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AMAX Holding Co (TPE:6933) Beneish M-Score : -3.07 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is AMAX Holding 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:6933' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.49   Max: -1.91
Current: -3.07

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AMAX Holding Co was -1.91. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.49.


AMAX Holding Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AMAX Holding 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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AMAX Holding Co Beneish M-Score Chart

AMAX Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.91 -3.07

AMAX Holding Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 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 -1.91 - -3.16 -3.50 -3.07

Competitive Comparison of AMAX Holding Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, AMAX Holding 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.


AMAX Holding Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where AMAX Holding Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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AMAX Holding 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 AMAX Holding 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 * 1.5385+0.528 * 1.2095+0.404 * 0.8581+0.892 * 0.9038+0.115 * 0.8101
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9933+4.679 * -0.216815-0.327 * 1.0496
=-3.07

* 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$1,174 Mil.
Revenue was 1654.066 + 1095.049 + 1470.171 + 1273.102 = NT$5,492 Mil.
Gross Profit was 222.036 + 141.285 + 151.452 + 225.123 = NT$740 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,842 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,236 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$271 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$80 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$476 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,824 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$156 Mil.
Net Income was 81.497 + 3.745 + 13.526 + 65.138 = NT$164 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 265.698 + -143.558 + 1225.932 + -265.834 = NT$1,082 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$844 Mil.
Revenue was 1542.035 + 1436.542 + 1511.369 + 1587.351 = NT$6,077 Mil.
Gross Profit was 216.887 + 204.839 + 287.555 + 280.937 = NT$990 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,181 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,618 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$315 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$71 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$531 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,408 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$204 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)
=(1174.235 / 5492.388) / (844.488 / 6077.297)
=0.213793 / 0.138958
=1.5385

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)
=(990.218 / 6077.297) / (739.896 / 5492.388)
=0.162937 / 0.134713
=1.2095

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 - (3841.678 + 271.345) / 4235.55) / (1 - (3181.068 + 314.814) / 3617.842)
=0.028928 / 0.033711
=0.8581

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
=5492.388 / 6077.297
=0.9038

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))
=(71.003 / (71.003 + 314.814)) / (79.764 / (79.764 + 271.345))
=0.184033 / 0.227177
=0.8101

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)
=(476.317 / 5492.388) / (530.591 / 6077.297)
=0.086723 / 0.087307
=0.9933

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)
=((155.982 + 1824.208) / 4235.55) / ((203.796 + 1407.616) / 3617.842)
=0.467517 / 0.445407
=1.0496

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
=(163.906 - 0 - 1082.238) / 4235.55
=-0.216815

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.

AMAX Holding Co has a M-score of -3.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AMAX Holding Co Business Description

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Address
14th floor, No. 137, Section 2, Nanjing East Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, TWN
AMAX Holding Co Ltd is a company that belongs to the midstream of the server industry. It engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and sales of cloud, data center, and high-performance computing (HPC) servers and peripheral equipment, as well as providing scalable customized clusters as well as relevant system solutions and customized services. Its geographic areas are the United States, Asia, and Europe. It generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.

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