LINE Pay Taiwan (TPE:7722) Beneish M-Score: -2.31 (As of Jul. 06, 2026)


TPE:7722 LINE Pay Taiwan Ltd TPE:7722
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What is LINE Pay Taiwan Beneish M-Score?

LINE Pay Taiwan TPE:7722 +0.79% 47 Beneish M-Score is -2.31 as of Jul. 06, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:7722 with a GF Score™ of 47/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,626 Software companies, LINE Pay Taiwan ranks worse than 64.13% 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 -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:7722' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -2.73   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.31

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LINE Pay Taiwan was -2.31. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -2.73.


LINE Pay Taiwan Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for LINE Pay Taiwan'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.

LINE Pay Taiwan Beneish M-Score Chart

LINE Pay Taiwan Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 0.00 -3.14 -2.31

LINE Pay Taiwan Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 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 -3.14 -3.18 -3.18 -2.40 -2.31

TPE:7722 vs MSFT, ORCL, PLTR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, LINE Pay Taiwan'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.


LINE Pay Taiwan Beneish M-Score vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, LINE Pay Taiwan's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LINE Pay Taiwan's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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LINE Pay Taiwan 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 LINE Pay Taiwan 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 * 0.9418+0.528 * 0.9649+0.404 * 1.095+0.892 * 1.2503+0.115 * 1.4948
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1787+4.679 * 0.009094-0.327 * 1.2567
=-2.31

* 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$2,604 Mil.
Revenue was 2178.278 + 2015.091 + 1862.827 + 1815.808 = NT$7,872 Mil.
Gross Profit was 667.343 + 656.937 + 628.219 + 620.895 = NT$2,573 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$18,986 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$20,509 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,242 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$220 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,460 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$8,509 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$686 Mil.
Net Income was 95.538 + 180.319 + 69.331 + 162.198 = NT$507 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -143.145 + -601.622 + 673.197 + 392.441 = NT$321 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$2,211 Mil.
Revenue was 1766.049 + 1594.644 + 1475.673 + 1459.634 = NT$6,296 Mil.
Gross Profit was 581.586 + 488.754 + 443.985 + 471.573 = NT$1,986 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$16,058 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$16,706 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$438 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$127 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$991 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$5,858 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$103 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)
=(2603.746 / 7872.004) / (2211.158 / 6296)
=0.33076 / 0.3512
=0.9418

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)
=(1985.898 / 6296) / (2573.394 / 7872.004)
=0.315422 / 0.326905
=0.9649

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 - (18985.696 + 1242.234) / 20508.653) / (1 - (16058.436 + 438.289) / 16705.545)
=0.013688 / 0.0125
=1.095

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
=7872.004 / 6296
=1.2503

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))
=(127.157 / (127.157 + 438.289)) / (219.976 / (219.976 + 1242.234))
=0.224879 / 0.150441
=1.4948

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)
=(1459.966 / 7872.004) / (990.677 / 6296)
=0.185463 / 0.15735
=1.1787

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)
=((686.102 + 8509.193) / 20508.653) / ((102.552 + 5857.692) / 16705.545)
=0.448362 / 0.356782
=1.2567

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
=(507.386 - 0 - 320.871) / 20508.653
=0.009094

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.

LINE Pay Taiwan has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.31 mean?
LINE Pay Taiwan (TPE:7722) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.31 as of Jul. 06, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on LINE Pay Taiwan and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, LINE Pay Taiwan ranks #1684 out of 2626 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 64.1%.
Is LINE Pay Taiwan's Beneish M-Score too high?
LINE Pay Taiwan's current Beneish M-Score is -2.31. Based on the distribution chart, LINE Pay Taiwan ranks #1684 out of 2626 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, LINE Pay Taiwan has a GF Score™ of 47/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does LINE Pay Taiwan's Beneish M-Score compare to MSFT and ORCL?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, LINE Pay Taiwan ranks #1684 out of 2626 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places LINE Pay Taiwan 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 Software company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Software 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 LINE Pay Taiwan and its competitors. LINE Pay Taiwan's current Beneish M-Score is -2.31. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is LINE Pay Taiwan stock overvalued right now?
LINE Pay Taiwan (TPE:7722) has a current Beneish M-Score of -2.31. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.31. LINE Pay Taiwan's overall GF Score™ is 47/100 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 LINE Pay Taiwan (TPE:7722), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.31 as of Jul. 06, 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.

LINE Pay Taiwan Business Description

Address 18th Floor, No. 121, Jingmao 2nd Road, Zhongshan District, Nangang District, Taipei, TWN
LINE Pay Taiwan Ltd is mainly engaged in data processing services, electronic information supply services and the third-party payment services. The company's service includes Signing up to be a LINE Pay member is easy, Convenient and Secure payments, Brand New Payment Experience. The Group only has a single operating segment, which engages in payment business. The company has presence in Taiwan and Korea. The company generates majority of revenue from Taiwan.
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