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Merida Industry Co (TPE:9914) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Merida Industry 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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:9914' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.19   Max: 45.9
Current: -2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Merida Industry Co was 45.90. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.19.


Merida Industry Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merida Industry 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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Merida Industry Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Merida Industry Co 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 -2.41 -1.88 -1.00 45.90 -2.76

Merida Industry Co 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 45.90 26.47 - - -2.76

Competitive Comparison of Merida Industry Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Leisure subindustry, Merida Industry 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.


Merida Industry Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Merida Industry Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Merida Industry 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 Merida Industry 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 * 1.0783+0.528 * 1.0332+0.404 * 0.8894+0.892 * 1.087+0.115 * 1.0275
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9519+4.679 * -0.078138-0.327 * 1.1337
=-2.76

* 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$2,813 Mil.
Revenue was 5800.641 + 8664.287 + 9322.709 + 5845.495 = NT$29,633 Mil.
Gross Profit was 782.671 + 1580.102 + 1943.161 + 1074.297 = NT$5,380 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$17,750 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$37,582 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,541 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$316 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,316 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$12,677 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$965 Mil.
Net Income was -2460.602 + 690.182 + 655.548 + 415.769 = NT$-699 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -848.404 + 782.821 + 1960.462 + 342.585 = NT$2,237 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$2,400 Mil.
Revenue was 4726.799 + 6688.372 + 7459.365 + 8386.581 = NT$27,261 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1067.822 + 1230.388 + 1380.655 + 1435.165 = NT$5,114 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$15,800 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$38,157 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,618 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$335 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,238 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$11,017 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,200 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)
=(2813.416 / 29633.132) / (2400.206 / 27261.117)
=0.094942 / 0.088045
=1.0783

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)
=(5114.03 / 27261.117) / (5380.231 / 29633.132)
=0.187594 / 0.181561
=1.0332

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 - (17749.957 + 2541.306) / 37581.832) / (1 - (15800.376 + 2617.68) / 38157.199)
=0.460078 / 0.517311
=0.8894

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
=29633.132 / 27261.117
=1.087

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))
=(335.12 / (335.12 + 2617.68)) / (315.554 / (315.554 + 2541.306))
=0.113492 / 0.110455
=1.0275

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)
=(2315.675 / 29633.132) / (2237.892 / 27261.117)
=0.078145 / 0.082091
=0.9519

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)
=((965.251 + 12676.986) / 37581.832) / ((1200.277 + 11016.821) / 38157.199)
=0.363001 / 0.320178
=1.1337

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
=(-699.103 - 0 - 2237.464) / 37581.832
=-0.078138

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.

Merida Industry Co has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Merida Industry Co Business Description

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Address
No. 116, Meigang Road, Dacun Township, Changhua County, Yuanlin, TWN
Merida Industry Co Ltd is a manufacturer and distributor of bicycles and bicycle-related components, domiciled in Taiwan. The company produces bicycles for both recreational and professional use. Products include mountain bicycles, road and racing bicycles, bicycle motocross, or BMX, folding bicycles, children and youth bicycles, electric bicycles, helmets, components, and related parts and accessories. Merida distributes bicycles and components both domestically and internationally, and products are largely sold under the Merida brand name.

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