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Super Dragon Technology Co (TPE:9955) Beneish M-Score : 10.41 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is Super Dragon Technology 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 10.41 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:9955' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.66   Med: -2.83   Max: 10.41
Current: 10.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Super Dragon Technology Co was 10.41. The lowest was -8.66. And the median was -2.83.


Super Dragon Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Super Dragon Technology 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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Super Dragon Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Super Dragon Technology 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 -4.66 -1.58 0.07 -2.84 10.41

Super Dragon Technology 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 -2.84 -3.18 -2.45 -2.77 10.41

Competitive Comparison of Super Dragon Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Super Dragon Technology 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.


Super Dragon Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Super Dragon Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Super Dragon Technology Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Super Dragon Technology 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 Super Dragon Technology 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 * 1.069+0.528 * 26.1273+0.404 * 1.1321+0.892 * 1.0486+0.115 * 0.9333
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1037+4.679 * -0.105325-0.327 * 1.0522
=10.41

* 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$33 Mil.
Revenue was 281.456 + 288.9 + 352.221 + 272.888 = NT$1,195 Mil.
Gross Profit was -21.271 + 21.382 + 3.678 + -2.202 = NT$2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$453 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,684 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,864 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$67 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$126 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$811 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$664 Mil.
Net Income was -85.105 + -22.006 + -24.548 + -31.566 = NT$-163 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -16.155 + 39.268 + 76.49 + 19.894 = NT$119 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$30 Mil.
Revenue was 275.361 + 262.225 + 339.911 + 262.585 = NT$1,140 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.375 + 6.606 + 25.99 + -0.414 = NT$40 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$559 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,825 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,925 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$109 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$765 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$709 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)
=(33.1 / 1195.465) / (29.529 / 1140.082)
=0.027688 / 0.025901
=1.069

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)
=(39.557 / 1140.082) / (1.587 / 1195.465)
=0.034697 / 0.001328
=26.1273

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 - (453.268 + 1864.36) / 2684.276) / (1 - (559.276 + 1924.746) / 2824.851)
=0.136591 / 0.120654
=1.1321

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
=1195.465 / 1140.082
=1.0486

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))
=(64.223 / (64.223 + 1924.746)) / (66.817 / (66.817 + 1864.36))
=0.03229 / 0.034599
=0.9333

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)
=(126.485 / 1195.465) / (109.296 / 1140.082)
=0.105804 / 0.095867
=1.1037

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)
=((663.543 + 810.629) / 2684.276) / ((709.499 + 764.841) / 2824.851)
=0.549188 / 0.521918
=1.0522

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
=(-163.225 - 0 - 119.497) / 2684.276
=-0.105325

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.

Super Dragon Technology Co has a M-score of 10.41 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Super Dragon Technology Co Business Description

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Address
No.323, Huanke Road, Datan Village, Guanyin District, Taoyuan, TWN, 328
Super Dragon Technology Co Ltd is an environmental technology company. It is engaged in waste recycling and precious metal refining. It processes and sells mixed hardware of precious metals, recycled products, hardware parts, and other components. Its revenue mainly comes from the trading of precious metals. Geographically its key revenue comes from Taiwan and the rest from China.

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