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Kim Forest Enterprise Co (TPE:6645) Beneish M-Score : -1.72 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


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What is Kim Forest Enterprise Co 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.72 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kim Forest Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:6645' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.44   Med: -2.08   Max: -1.72
Current: -1.72

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kim Forest Enterprise Co was -1.72. The lowest was -2.44. And the median was -2.08.


Kim Forest Enterprise Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kim Forest Enterprise Co'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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Kim Forest Enterprise Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Kim Forest Enterprise Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
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Kim Forest Enterprise Co Quarterly Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.44 - -1.63 -1.96 -1.72

Competitive Comparison of Kim Forest Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Kim Forest Enterprise Co'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.


Kim Forest Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Kim Forest Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kim Forest Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Kim Forest Enterprise Co 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 Kim Forest Enterprise Co 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 * 1.1402+0.528 * 1.6895+0.404 * 1.167+0.892 * 1.2085+0.115 * 0.9375
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.936+4.679 * 0.009544-0.327 * 1.0941
=-1.72

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$133.5 Mil.
Revenue was 159.334 + 124.538 + 121.22 + 96.435 = NT$501.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17.764 + 19.77 + 10.617 + 8.078 = NT$56.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$539.1 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,139.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$519.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$60.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$200.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$249.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$250.4 Mil.
Net Income was -44.562 + -35.657 + -40.521 + -39.138 = NT$-159.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.644 + -61.799 + -57.651 + -49.657 = NT$-170.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$96.9 Mil.
Revenue was 130.628 + 100.91 + 88.305 + 95.167 = NT$415.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.477 + 19.842 + 10.341 + 31.952 = NT$78.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$455.0 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$970.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$456.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$49.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$177.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$270.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$117.9 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)
=(133.468 / 501.527) / (96.862 / 415.01)
=0.266123 / 0.233397
=1.1402

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)
=(78.612 / 415.01) / (56.229 / 501.527)
=0.189422 / 0.112116
=1.6895

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 - (539.073 + 519.626) / 1139.259) / (1 - (455.011 + 456.325) / 970.121)
=0.070713 / 0.060596
=1.167

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
=501.527 / 415.01
=1.2085

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))
=(49.278 / (49.278 + 456.325)) / (60.29 / (60.29 + 519.626))
=0.097464 / 0.103963
=0.9375

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)
=(200.71 / 501.527) / (177.441 / 415.01)
=0.400198 / 0.427558
=0.936

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)
=((250.396 + 249.139) / 1139.259) / ((117.873 + 270.931) / 970.121)
=0.438474 / 0.400779
=1.0941

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
=(-159.878 - 0 - -170.751) / 1139.259
=0.009544

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.

Kim Forest Enterprise Co has a M-score of -1.72 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Kim Forest Enterprise Co Business Description

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No. 97, Xintai 5th Road, 30th Floor, Section 1, U-TOWN Building B, Xizhi District, New Taipei, TWN, 22175
Kim Forest Enterprise Co Ltd is engaged in providing clinical medical information, genetic testing services, and biological information. It manufactures medical equipment and also produces drug products. The company's equipment includes Desktop microcentrifuge, Desktop large capacity centrifuge, Filter-type absorption spectrometer, Multifunctional spectrometer, and many more. Its reportable segments are Biomedical products which generates key revenue, and the Precision medicine segment. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from Taiwan and the rest from the United States of America.

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