Taiwan Fund (Taiwan Fund) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 16, 2024)

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What is Taiwan Fund Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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.

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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taiwan Fund was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Taiwan Fund 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 Taiwan Fund for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

* 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 (Aug23) TTM:

Last Year (Aug22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $3.0 Mil.
Revenue was $75.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was $75.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $298.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was $72.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $0.0 Mil.

Total Receivables was $2.1 Mil.
Revenue was $-71.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-71.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $225.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
	=	(3.044 / 75.086)	/	(2.094 / -71.74)
	=	0.04054	/
	=

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)
	=	(-71.74 / -71.74)	/	(75.086 / 75.086)
	=		/	1
	=

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 - (0 + 0) / 298.813)	/	(1 - (0 + 0) / 225.278)
	=	1	/	1
	=

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
	=	75.086	/	-71.74
	=

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))
	=	(0 / (0 + 0))	/	(0 / (0 + 0))
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(1.45 / 75.086)	/	(1.548 / -71.74)
	=	0.019311	/
	=

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)
	=	((0 + 0) / 298.813)	/	((0 + 0) / 225.278)
	=	0	/	0
	=

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
	=	(72.645 - 0	-	0)	/	298.813
	=	0.243112

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.

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Taiwan Fund (Taiwan Fund) Business Description

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Address

c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Lincoln Street, P.O. Box 5049, Boston, MA, USA, 02111

Website

https://www.thetaiwanfund.com

Taiwan Fund Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment predominantly in equity securities listed in Taiwan stock exchange and the Republic of China. In selecting the companies for investments fund's portfolio managers will consider overall growth prospects, competitive position in the respective industry technology, research, and development, productivity, profit margins, return on investment, capital resources, government regulation, management and other factors.

Executives

Anthony Clark	director	C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Maria R. Premole	officer: Vice President	C/O JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND, WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Yuichi Nomoto	officer: President	WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019-7316
Warren Olsen	director	C/O AETOS ALTERNATIVES MANAGEMENT, LP, 875 THIRD AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Aiden Redmond	officer: President	1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
William Kirby	director	22 CONCORD AVE., LEXINGTON MA 02421
Thomas Gregory Kamp	director	5821 SOUTHWOOD DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437
John Viggiano	other: Affiliated Person	1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gem Pushpaharan	other: Affiliated Person	1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Peter Bonanno	other: Affiliated Person	1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Douglas Eu	other: Affiliated Person	C/O ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS U.S. LLC, 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thomas J Fuccillo	officer: President	1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Xiao Corrina	other: Portfolio Manager	5F, NO. 378, FUXING N ROAD, TAIPEI F5 10476
Allianz Global Investors U.s. Holdings Llc	other: Affiliated Entity	1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
City Of London Investment Group Plc	10 percent owner	77 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3V0AS