Finemat Applied Materials Co (TPE:6698) Beneish M-Score: -2.39 (As of Jul. 14, 2026)

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TPE:6698 Finemat Applied Materials Co Ltd TPE:6698
78 GF Score
Price NT$39.90
GF Value NT$36.27
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Finemat Applied Materials Co Beneish M-Score?

Finemat Applied Materials Co TPE:6698 -0.37% 78 Beneish M-Score is -2.39 as of Jul. 14, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:6698 with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$36.27 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,408 Hardware companies, Finemat Applied Materials Co ranks worse than 56.23% on this metric.

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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Finemat Applied Materials Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:6698' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.59   Max: -1.89
Current: -2.39

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Finemat Applied Materials Co was -1.89. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.59.


Finemat Applied Materials Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Finemat Applied Materials 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.

Finemat Applied Materials Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Finemat Applied Materials Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.98 -1.89 -2.77 -3.16 -2.39

Finemat Applied Materials Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
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 -3.16 -3.17 -3.03 -2.37 -2.39

TPE:6698 vs APH, GLW: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Finemat Applied Materials 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.


Finemat Applied Materials Co Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Finemat Applied Materials Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Finemat Applied Materials Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Finemat Applied Materials 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 Finemat Applied Materials 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 * 0.9486+0.528 * 1.1423+0.404 * 1.0339+0.892 * 1.2986+0.115 * 0.9708
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7732+4.679 * -0.048878-0.327 * 1.08
=-2.39

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$400 Mil.
Revenue was 352.086 + 354.238 + 265.551 + 184.781 = NT$1,157 Mil.
Gross Profit was 61.332 + 85.656 + 79.23 + 49.631 = NT$276 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,366 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,875 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,288 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$126 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$173 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$930 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$47 Mil.
Net Income was -13.491 + -21.725 + -55.887 + -17.684 = NT$-109 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 68.907 + -60.919 + 15.693 + 8.06 = NT$32 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$325 Mil.
Revenue was 278.086 + 206.122 + 189.458 + 217.044 = NT$891 Mil.
Gross Profit was 100.639 + 52.34 + 44.096 + 45.58 = NT$243 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,419 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,895 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,259 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$120 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$172 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$837 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$74 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)
=(399.781 / 1156.656) / (324.55 / 890.71)
=0.345635 / 0.364372
=0.9486

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)
=(242.655 / 890.71) / (275.849 / 1156.656)
=0.272429 / 0.238488
=1.1423

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 - (1365.592 + 1287.563) / 2875.086) / (1 - (1419.122 + 1259.429) / 2894.672)
=0.077191 / 0.074662
=1.0339

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
=1156.656 / 890.71
=1.2986

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))
=(119.715 / (119.715 + 1259.429)) / (126.434 / (126.434 + 1287.563))
=0.086804 / 0.089416
=0.9708

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)
=(172.66 / 1156.656) / (171.96 / 890.71)
=0.149275 / 0.193059
=0.7732

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)
=((46.902 + 930.112) / 2875.086) / ((74.204 + 836.585) / 2894.672)
=0.339821 / 0.314643
=1.08

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
=(-108.787 - 0 - 31.741) / 2875.086
=-0.048878

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.

Finemat Applied Materials Co has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.39 mean?
Finemat Applied Materials Co (TPE:6698) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.39 as of Jul. 14, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Finemat Applied Materials Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Finemat Applied Materials Co ranks #1354 out of 2408 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 56.2%.
Is Finemat Applied Materials Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Finemat Applied Materials Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.39. Based on the distribution chart, Finemat Applied Materials Co ranks #1354 out of 2408 companies in the Hardware industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Finemat Applied Materials Co has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Finemat Applied Materials Co's Beneish M-Score compare to APH and GLW?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Finemat Applied Materials Co ranks #1354 out of 2408 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Finemat Applied Materials Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Hardware company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Hardware industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Finemat Applied Materials Co and its competitors. Finemat Applied Materials Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.39. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Finemat Applied Materials Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Finemat Applied Materials Co (TPE:6698) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$36.27, compared to a current price of NT$39.90 — trading 10% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.39. Finemat Applied Materials Co's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Finemat Applied Materials Co (TPE:6698), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.39 as of Jul. 14, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Finemat Applied Materials Co (TPE:6698) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Finemat Applied Materials Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$39.90 is trading 10% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$36.27. GuruFocus considers Finemat Applied Materials Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:6698:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.39
  • GF Value™: NT$36.27 vs. price of NT$39.90 (10% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:6698 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Finemat Applied Materials Co Business Description

Address No. 36, Gongye 1st Road, Annan District, Tainan, Taiwan, TWN
Finemat Applied Materials Co Ltd is engaged in manufacture of electronic components and computers and its peripherals. Products offered by the company include the display of special high-precision metal mask, Speaker mesh, SMTmask, Encoder, jigs, and etched products, Metal Mask stretching services for displays, metal mask production and stretching services for flexible OLED displays, recycle and cleaning services for OLED and semiconductor components, various precision-etched application products, full-size precision frame manufacturing, and other related products.
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