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Formosa Advanced Technologies Co (TPE:8131) Beneish M-Score : -1.55 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Formosa Advanced Technologies 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 -1.55 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:8131' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.8   Med: -2.96   Max: -1.55
Current: -1.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Formosa Advanced Technologies Co was -1.55. The lowest was -3.80. And the median was -2.96.


Formosa Advanced Technologies Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Formosa Advanced Technologies 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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Formosa Advanced Technologies Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Formosa Advanced Technologies Co 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 -2.53 -3.19 -3.05 -3.09 -2.00

Formosa Advanced Technologies Co 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 -3.39 -3.14 -2.87 -2.00 -1.55

Competitive Comparison of Formosa Advanced Technologies Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Formosa Advanced Technologies 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.


Formosa Advanced Technologies Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Formosa Advanced Technologies Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Formosa Advanced Technologies 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 Formosa Advanced Technologies 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 * 1.5942+0.528 * 2.447+0.404 * 1.1166+0.892 * 0.7807+0.115 * 0.9549
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5256+4.679 * -0.05409-0.327 * 0.6543
=-1.55

* 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$2,770 Mil.
Revenue was 2359.653 + 1956.852 + 1641.108 + 1880.837 = NT$7,838 Mil.
Gross Profit was 374.978 + 134.158 + 0.788 + 132.211 = NT$642 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$9,853 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$13,362 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,825 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,147 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$105 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,298 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$469 Mil.
Net Income was 347.841 + 23.949 + 43.765 + 230.908 = NT$646 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 226.193 + 88.238 + 536.101 + 518.674 = NT$1,369 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$2,225 Mil.
Revenue was 2169.797 + 2500.939 + 2670.776 + 2699.094 = NT$10,041 Mil.
Gross Profit was 335.744 + 509.517 + 559.455 + 608.027 = NT$2,013 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$10,770 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$14,731 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$3,286 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,252 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$88 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,466 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$511 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)
=(2769.564 / 7838.45) / (2225.363 / 10040.606)
=0.353331 / 0.221636
=1.5942

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)
=(2012.743 / 10040.606) / (642.135 / 7838.45)
=0.20046 / 0.081921
=2.447

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 - (9853.061 + 2825.104) / 13361.955) / (1 - (10770.043 + 3286.059) / 14731.254)
=0.051174 / 0.045831
=1.1166

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
=7838.45 / 10040.606
=0.7807

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))
=(1251.566 / (1251.566 + 3286.059)) / (1147.386 / (1147.386 + 2825.104))
=0.27582 / 0.288833
=0.9549

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)
=(105.282 / 7838.45) / (88.394 / 10040.606)
=0.013431 / 0.008804
=1.5256

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)
=((469.257 + 1297.549) / 13361.955) / ((510.589 + 2466.444) / 14731.254)
=0.132227 / 0.20209
=0.6543

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
=(646.463 - 0 - 1369.206) / 13361.955
=-0.05409

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.

Formosa Advanced Technologies Co has a M-score of -1.55 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Formosa Advanced Technologies Co (TPE:8131) Business Description

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No.329, Ho-Nan Street, Touliu, TWN, 640
Formosa Advanced Technologies Co Ltd is a professional manufacturer of DRAM assembly, testing and module Turn-Key service in Taiwan. Its operations include the packaging, testing, processing, and research and development of integrated chips. The group's business activity is operated in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. It provides services applied in thin small-outline packages (TSOPs), quad flat packages (QFPs), ball grid array (BGA) packages, chip probing (CP) testing, solid-state disk (SSD) testing, system-in-package (SIP) testing, embedded multimedia card (eMMC) testing, as well as cutting, grinding and testing of light-emitting diodes (LED) wafers, among others.

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