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SYNergy ScienTech (TPE:6558) Beneish M-Score : -2.75 (As of Jun. 25, 2025)


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What is SYNergy ScienTech Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.75 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for SYNergy ScienTech's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:6558' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.67   Med: -2.52   Max: -0.66
Current: -2.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SYNergy ScienTech was -0.66. The lowest was -3.67. And the median was -2.52.


SYNergy ScienTech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SYNergy ScienTech's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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SYNergy ScienTech Beneish M-Score Chart

SYNergy ScienTech Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.40 -2.79 -2.21 -3.25 -2.49

SYNergy ScienTech Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.79 -2.87 -2.49 -2.75

Competitive Comparison of SYNergy ScienTech's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, SYNergy ScienTech's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


SYNergy ScienTech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, SYNergy ScienTech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SYNergy ScienTech's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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SYNergy ScienTech Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of SYNergy ScienTech for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.0602+0.528 * 0.8588+0.404 * 0.9701+0.892 * 1.0084+0.115 * 0.9658
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9913+4.679 * -0.043918-0.327 * 1.1036
=-2.75

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$324 Mil.
Revenue was 268.71 + 286.712 + 331.794 + 282.659 = NT$1,170 Mil.
Gross Profit was 49.833 + 53.665 + 66.959 + 57.47 = NT$228 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,079 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,926 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$745 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$117 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$176 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$396 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$27 Mil.
Net Income was -6.578 + 3.095 + 0.685 + 3.924 = NT$1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 19.734 + 48.568 + 14.709 + 2.702 = NT$86 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$303 Mil.
Revenue was 258.109 + 281.322 + 335.59 + 285.156 = NT$1,160 Mil.
Gross Profit was 39.757 + 44.041 + 71.123 + 39.207 = NT$194 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,020 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,882 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$759 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$115 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$177 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$375 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(323.816 / 1169.875) / (302.904 / 1160.177)
=0.276795 / 0.261084
=1.0602

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(194.128 / 1160.177) / (227.927 / 1169.875)
=0.167326 / 0.19483
=0.8588

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (1078.59 + 744.97) / 1926.002) / (1 - (1019.78 + 759.26) / 1882.243)
=0.053189 / 0.05483
=0.9701

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=1169.875 / 1160.177
=1.0084

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(115.023 / (115.023 + 759.26)) / (117.491 / (117.491 + 744.97))
=0.131563 / 0.136228
=0.9658

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(176.435 / 1169.875) / (176.505 / 1160.177)
=0.150815 / 0.152136
=0.9913

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((27.497 + 396.365) / 1926.002) / ((0.098 + 375.249) / 1882.243)
=0.220073 / 0.199415
=1.1036

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(1.126 - 0 - 85.713) / 1926.002
=-0.043918

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

SYNergy ScienTech has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SYNergy ScienTech Business Description

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6F-1 & 6F-3, No.9, Prosperity Road, Dr Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, TWN, 30078
SYNergy ScienTech Corp is a Taiwan-based company engaged in the development and manufacturing of rechargeable lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Asia, Taiwan, America, and Europe.

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