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Far Eastern New Century (TPE:1402) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Far Eastern New Century 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:1402' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -2.64   Max: -2.23
Current: -2.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Far Eastern New Century was -2.23. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -2.64.


Far Eastern New Century Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Far Eastern New Century'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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Far Eastern New Century Beneish M-Score Chart

Far Eastern New Century Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.71 -2.78 -2.63 -2.64 -2.63

Far Eastern New Century Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.62 -2.77 -2.62 -2.63 -2.63

Competitive Comparison of Far Eastern New Century's Beneish M-Score

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Far Eastern New Century'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.


Far Eastern New Century's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Far Eastern New Century's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Far Eastern New Century's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Far Eastern New Century 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 Far Eastern New Century 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 * 1.0727+0.528 * 1.0075+0.404 * 1.0591+0.892 * 0.992+0.115 * 1.0356
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9578+4.679 * -0.059524-0.327 * 0.9097
=-2.63

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$47,365 Mil.
Revenue was 65409.19 + 66006.969 + 65312.502 + 63286.441 = NT$260,015 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12306.39 + 11136.716 + 12032.6 + 11608.303 = NT$47,084 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$137,368 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$671,575 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$204,771 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$29,028 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$32,350 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$132,412 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$193,094 Mil.
Net Income was 1585.324 + 2514.446 + 1980.787 + 2273.04 = NT$8,354 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8264.029 + 12293.022 + 14810.019 + 12961.24 = NT$48,328 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$44,508 Mil.
Revenue was 61539.147 + 64068.714 + 67195.255 + 69296.305 = NT$262,099 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11224.745 + 10254.333 + 11651.087 + 14685.643 = NT$47,816 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$169,213 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$666,354 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$188,509 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$27,815 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$34,046 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$151,356 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$203,695 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)
=(47364.626 / 260015.102) / (44508.094 / 262099.421)
=0.182161 / 0.169814
=1.0727

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)
=(47815.808 / 262099.421) / (47084.009 / 260015.102)
=0.182434 / 0.181082
=1.0075

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 - (137368.148 + 204770.949) / 671574.791) / (1 - (169213.264 + 188508.69) / 666353.657)
=0.490542 / 0.463165
=1.0591

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
=260015.102 / 262099.421
=0.992

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))
=(27814.742 / (27814.742 + 188508.69)) / (29028.157 / (29028.157 + 204770.949))
=0.128579 / 0.124159
=1.0356

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)
=(32350.37 / 260015.102) / (34046.023 / 262099.421)
=0.124417 / 0.129897
=0.9578

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)
=((193093.721 + 132412.099) / 671574.791) / ((203694.701 + 151355.645) / 666353.657)
=0.48469 / 0.532826
=0.9097

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
=(8353.597 - 0 - 48328.31) / 671574.791
=-0.059524

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.

Far Eastern New Century has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Far Eastern New Century (TPE:1402) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 207, Tun Hwa South Road, 36th Floor, Taipei Metro Tower, Section 2, Taipei, TWN
Far Eastern New Century Corp is a Taiwan-based industrial holding company with operations that span Taiwan, China, Vietnam, the United States, and Southeast Asia. The company is organized into a business that includes telecommunication, polyester, textiles, property development, and others. The telecommunication business offers wireless telecommunications and cloud services and sells mobile equipment products. The petrochemical business mainly engages in the production and sales of PTA goods. The polyester business produces and sells various polyester and PET products. The textile business produces finished yarns, fabrics, and clothes. The company generates the majority of its revenue from its polyester segments, and most of its revenue is derived from Taiwan.

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