MPI (ROCO:6223) Beneish M-Score : -1.90 (As of May. 17, 2024)

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What is MPI 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 -1.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6223' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92 Med: -2.39 Max: -1.72
Current: -1.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MPI was -1.72. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.39.

MPI Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for MPI's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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-2.37

-2.60

-2.03

-2.84

-1.87

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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-2.85	-2.29	-2.12	-1.87	-1.90

Competitive Comparison of MPI's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, MPI'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.

MPI's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, MPI's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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

MPI 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 MPI 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 * 0.9913

0.528 * 0.9572

0.404 * 2.0177

0.892 * 1.1255

0.115 * 0.977

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 1.0442

4.679 * 0.021334

0.327 * 1.0062

-1.90

This Year (Mar24) TTM:

Last Year (Mar23) TTM:

Total Receivables was NT$1,313 Mil.
Revenue was 2046.692 + 2196.37 + 2154.128 + 2017.833 = NT$8,415 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1025.892 + 1044.983 + 1029.437 + 977.623 = NT$4,078 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,897 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$12,566 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$3,582 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$538 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,680 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,714 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,550 Mil.
Net Income was 393.799 + 275.34 + 412.737 + 343.424 = NT$1,425 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 237.167 + 753.153 + -9.538 + 176.434 = NT$1,157 Mil.

Total Receivables was NT$1,176 Mil.
Revenue was 1778.781 + 1892.95 + 1930.9 + 1874.21 = NT$7,477 Mil.
Gross Profit was 845.02 + 882.288 + 899.125 + 841.743 = NT$3,468 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,478 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$10,959 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$3,579 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$524 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,430 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,590 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,106 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)
	=	(1312.531 / 8415.023)	/	(1176.42 / 7476.841)
	=	0.155975	/	0.157342
	=	0.9913

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)
	=	(3468.176 / 7476.841)	/	(4077.935 / 8415.023)
	=	0.463856	/	0.484602
	=	0.9572

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 - (6896.524 + 3582.302) / 12565.848)	/	(1 - (6478.026 + 3579.073) / 10959.22)
	=	0.166087	/	0.082316
	=	2.0177

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
	=	8415.023	/	7476.841
	=	1.1255

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))
	=	(523.536 / (523.536 + 3579.073))	/	(538.183 / (538.183 + 3582.302))
	=	0.127611	/	0.130612
	=	0.977

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)
	=	(1680.329 / 8415.023)	/	(1429.826 / 7476.841)
	=	0.199682	/	0.191234
	=	1.0442

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)
	=	((1549.551 + 2714.141) / 12565.848)	/	((1105.534 + 2590.247) / 10959.22)
	=	0.339308	/	0.33723
	=	1.0062

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
	=	(1425.3 - 0	-	1157.216)	/	12565.848
	=	0.021334

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.

MPI has a M-score of -1.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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