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Tai Tung Communication Co (TPE:8011) Beneish M-Score : -1.93 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Tai Tung Communication 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 -1.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:8011' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.64   Med: -2.36   Max: -1.32
Current: -1.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tai Tung Communication Co was -1.32. The lowest was -2.64. And the median was -2.36.


Tai Tung Communication Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tai Tung Communication 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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Tai Tung Communication Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Tai Tung Communication Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.64 -2.58 -1.32 -2.53 -1.93

Tai Tung Communication Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.53 -3.52 -3.40 -3.00 -1.93

Competitive Comparison of Tai Tung Communication Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Tai Tung Communication 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.


Tai Tung Communication Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Tai Tung Communication Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Tai Tung Communication 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 Tai Tung Communication 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 * 1.7184+0.528 * 0.1489+0.404 * 0.8622+0.892 * 1.1975+0.115 * 0.9334
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.925+4.679 * 0.05342-0.327 * 1.1094
=-1.93

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$601 Mil.
Revenue was 684.114 + 530.274 + 413.442 + 407.407 = NT$2,035 Mil.
Gross Profit was 55.914 + 98.612 + 65.649 + 96.556 = NT$317 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,545 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$7,808 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,525 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$344 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$260 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,280 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,686 Mil.
Net Income was -0.251 + 0.277 + 1.139 + 13.099 = NT$14 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -31.586 + -150.594 + -65.661 + -154.992 = NT$-403 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$292 Mil.
Revenue was 400.503 + 474.454 + 363.898 + 460.68 = NT$1,700 Mil.
Gross Profit was 26.384 + 42.775 + -17.242 + -12.537 = NT$39 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,395 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$6,440 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,426 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$306 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$235 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$707 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,242 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)
=(600.886 / 2035.237) / (292.006 / 1699.535)
=0.295241 / 0.171815
=1.7184

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)
=(39.38 / 1699.535) / (316.731 / 2035.237)
=0.023171 / 0.155624
=0.1489

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 - (2545.145 + 2525.44) / 7807.903) / (1 - (1394.852 + 2426.48) / 6439.934)
=0.350583 / 0.406619
=0.8622

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
=2035.237 / 1699.535
=1.1975

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))
=(305.75 / (305.75 + 2426.48)) / (344.016 / (344.016 + 2525.44))
=0.111905 / 0.119889
=0.9334

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)
=(260.052 / 2035.237) / (234.778 / 1699.535)
=0.127775 / 0.138142
=0.925

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)
=((2686.281 + 1279.649) / 7807.903) / ((2241.704 + 706.723) / 6439.934)
=0.507938 / 0.457835
=1.1094

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
=(14.264 - 0 - -402.833) / 7807.903
=0.05342

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.

Tai Tung Communication Co has a M-score of -1.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tai Tung Communication Co (TPE:8011) Business Description

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Address
9th Floor, Number 219, Fuhui Road, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, TWN
Tai Tung Communication Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company mainly engaged in the fiber optical cables and Fiber to the Home (FTTH) related accessories business, internal and external communication cables business, power transmission cables business, manufacture and sale of other products, and wholesale and retail sale of ores. The company's business operations cover outdoor and indoor optical cables, telecommunication cable, power transmission and distribution cable, CATV trunk and distribution cable and others.

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