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momo.com (TPE:8454) Beneish M-Score : -3.02 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is momo.com 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 -3.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for momo.com's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:8454' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.12   Med: -2.45   Max: -2.16
Current: -3.02

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of momo.com was -2.16. The lowest was -3.12. And the median was -2.45.


momo.com Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for momo.com'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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momo.com Beneish M-Score Chart

momo.com Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.89 -2.61 -2.40 -2.29 -3.02

momo.com Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 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 -2.29 -2.36 -2.41 -2.77 -3.02

Competitive Comparison of momo.com's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, momo.com'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.


momo.com's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, momo.com's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where momo.com's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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momo.com 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 momo.com 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 * 0.7817+0.528 * 1.0329+0.404 * 1.0909+0.892 * 1.0304+0.115 * 0.978
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9554+4.679 * -0.090092-0.327 * 1.0222
=-3.02

* 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$2,795 Mil.
Revenue was 33475.883 + 25552.937 + 26656.946 + 26877.869 = NT$112,564 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3273.462 + 2279.376 + 2427.237 + 2537.315 = NT$10,517 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$14,203 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$29,098 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$12,935 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,344 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$5,942 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$16,127 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,467 Mil.
Net Income was 1110.677 + 666.148 + 768.255 + 908.955 = NT$3,454 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3163.55 + 209.671 + 1412.902 + 1289.364 = NT$6,075 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$3,470 Mil.
Revenue was 32835.788 + 25074.675 + 26212.415 + 25120.04 = NT$109,243 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3057.086 + 2322.345 + 2607.666 + 2555.809 = NT$10,543 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$14,653 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$28,322 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$11,920 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,208 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$6,036 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$14,879 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,826 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)
=(2795.043 / 112563.635) / (3470.263 / 109242.918)
=0.024831 / 0.031766
=0.7817

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)
=(10542.906 / 109242.918) / (10517.39 / 112563.635)
=0.096509 / 0.093435
=1.0329

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 - (14202.667 + 12934.901) / 29097.596) / (1 - (14652.939 + 11919.776) / 28321.559)
=0.06736 / 0.06175
=1.0909

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
=112563.635 / 109242.918
=1.0304

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))
=(1208.095 / (1208.095 + 11919.776)) / (1343.594 / (1343.594 + 12934.901))
=0.092025 / 0.094099
=0.978

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)
=(5941.6 / 112563.635) / (6035.61 / 109242.918)
=0.052784 / 0.055249
=0.9554

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)
=((2467.228 + 16127.32) / 29097.596) / ((2826.367 + 14878.533) / 28321.559)
=0.639041 / 0.625139
=1.0222

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
=(3454.035 - 0 - 6075.487) / 29097.596
=-0.090092

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.

momo.com has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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momo.com Business Description

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Address
No. 96, Zhouzi Street, 4th Floor, Neihu District, Taipei City, TWN, 11493
Momo.com is a leading e-commerce company that serves Taiwan. The company derives 97% of revenue online and operates under mostly a first-party, or 1P, direct sales model but is currently developing emerging third-party, or 3P, and livestreaming channels on its platform. It specializes mostly in larger-ticket items such as electronics and household items under its platform, with 4.3 million active stock-keeping units. It has 55 warehouses and a distribution center as of first-quarter 2023, with two more under construction slated for operation by 2026. The company also owns 25% of the transportation that it uses for delivery. As of July 2022, Taiwan Mobile and Teco Group owned 45% and 10.5% of Momo.com, respectively.

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