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Zhen Ding Technology Holding (TPE:4958) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Zhen Ding Technology Holding 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:4958' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.35   Med: -2.77   Max: -1.47
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zhen Ding Technology Holding was -1.47. The lowest was -3.35. And the median was -2.77.


Zhen Ding Technology Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zhen Ding Technology Holding'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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Zhen Ding Technology Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Zhen Ding Technology Holding 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 -2.87 -2.23 -2.46 -2.89 -2.92

Zhen Ding Technology Holding 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 -3.07 -3.10 -2.84 -2.92 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of Zhen Ding Technology Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Zhen Ding Technology Holding'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.


Zhen Ding Technology Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Zhen Ding Technology Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zhen Ding Technology Holding's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Zhen Ding Technology Holding 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 Zhen Ding Technology Holding 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 * 1.2134+0.528 * 1.2547+0.404 * 1.1125+0.892 * 0.9016+0.115 * 0.9485
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0401+4.679 * -0.096438-0.327 * 0.9973
=-2.65

* 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$20,856 Mil.
Revenue was 32510.315 + 54396.328 + 41919.467 + 23537.09 = NT$152,363 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5336.934 + 11678.846 + 8582.596 + 2122.764 = NT$27,721 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$112,652 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$243,283 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$115,743 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$16,596 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$8,679 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$62,029 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$31,897 Mil.
Net Income was 977.36 + 3504.124 + 2270.705 + -89.698 = NT$6,662 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8261.835 + 13248.311 + 5143.423 + 3470.577 = NT$30,124 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$19,062 Mil.
Revenue was 31545.153 + 52902.226 + 50004.714 + 34534.315 = NT$168,986 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5075.283 + 13912.749 + 12985.831 + 6602.638 = NT$38,577 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$106,225 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$231,417 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$112,461 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$15,183 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$9,254 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$75,071 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$14,513 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)
=(20855.507 / 152363.2) / (19062.263 / 168986.408)
=0.13688 / 0.112804
=1.2134

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)
=(38576.501 / 168986.408) / (27721.14 / 152363.2)
=0.228282 / 0.181941
=1.2547

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 - (112651.696 + 115742.88) / 243283.356) / (1 - (106225.165 + 112460.655) / 231416.517)
=0.061199 / 0.055012
=1.1125

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
=152363.2 / 168986.408
=0.9016

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))
=(15183.383 / (15183.383 + 112460.655)) / (16596.308 / (16596.308 + 115742.88))
=0.118951 / 0.125407
=0.9485

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)
=(8678.88 / 152363.2) / (9254.371 / 168986.408)
=0.056962 / 0.054764
=1.0401

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)
=((31897.343 + 62029.213) / 243283.356) / ((14512.584 + 75071.275) / 231416.517)
=0.386079 / 0.387111
=0.9973

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
=(6662.491 - 0 - 30124.146) / 243283.356
=-0.096438

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.

Zhen Ding Technology Holding has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Zhen Ding Technology Holding (TPE:4958) Business Description

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No. 6, Lane 28, Sanhe Road, Sanshili, Dayuan District, Taoyuan, TWN
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd manufactures printed circuit boards, including high-density interconnection, flexible printed circuits, rigid printed circuit boards, and integrated circuit substrates. These products are used in a variety of applications, including personal computers, watches, memory and data cards, smartphones, tablets, media players, televisions, digital and video cameras, and game consoles. Zhen Ding's customers include the telecommunications, electronics, automotive, medical equipment, military equipment, and space industries.

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