GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Technology » Hardware » UTECHZONE Co Ltd (ROCO:3455) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

UTECHZONE Co (ROCO:3455) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2007. Start your Free Trial

What is UTECHZONE 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:3455' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.74   Med: -2.41   Max: -0.49
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of UTECHZONE Co was -0.49. The lowest was -3.74. And the median was -2.41.


UTECHZONE Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for UTECHZONE 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.

* Premium members only.

UTECHZONE Co Beneish M-Score Chart

UTECHZONE 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 -1.77 -2.95 -2.46 -2.41 -2.80

UTECHZONE 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 -2.47 -2.95 -3.05 -2.80 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of UTECHZONE Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, UTECHZONE 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.


UTECHZONE Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



UTECHZONE 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 UTECHZONE 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 * 1.4491+0.528 * 1.0061+0.404 * 0.986+0.892 * 0.6248+0.115 * 0.9386
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4362+4.679 * -0.020586-0.327 * 0.871
=-2.54

* 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$1,187 Mil.
Revenue was 331.678 + 820.81 + 414.927 + 376.856 = NT$1,944 Mil.
Gross Profit was 151.734 + 470.902 + 257.931 + 221.434 = NT$1,102 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,706 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,365 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,245 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$600 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,326 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$573 Mil.
Net Income was 41.836 + 172.865 + 111.411 + 10.693 = NT$337 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -10.071 + 187.499 + 72.222 + 177.003 = NT$427 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,311 Mil.
Revenue was 397.217 + 1002.221 + 937.665 + 774.699 = NT$3,112 Mil.
Gross Profit was 220.497 + 585.708 + 519.78 + 448.583 = NT$1,775 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,106 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,804 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,237 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$668 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,784 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$617 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)
=(1187.153 / 1944.271) / (1311.158 / 3111.802)
=0.61059 / 0.42135
=1.4491

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)
=(1774.568 / 3111.802) / (1102.001 / 1944.271)
=0.57027 / 0.566794
=1.0061

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 - (2705.937 + 1245.326) / 4364.514) / (1 - (3105.644 + 1237.058) / 4804.007)
=0.094684 / 0.096025
=0.986

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
=1944.271 / 3111.802
=0.6248

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))
=(53.357 / (53.357 + 1237.058)) / (57.392 / (57.392 + 1245.326))
=0.041349 / 0.044056
=0.9386

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)
=(599.836 / 1944.271) / (668.468 / 3111.802)
=0.308515 / 0.214817
=1.4362

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)
=((573.459 + 1325.991) / 4364.514) / ((616.504 + 1783.794) / 4804.007)
=0.435203 / 0.499645
=0.871

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
=(336.805 - 0 - 426.653) / 4364.514
=-0.020586

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.

UTECHZONE Co has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


UTECHZONE Co Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of UTECHZONE Co's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


UTECHZONE Co (ROCO:3455) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
10F, No. 268, Liancheng Road, Taipei County, Jhonghe City, TWN, 23553
UTECHZONE Co Ltd is engaged in the development of automated optical inspection equipment for integrated circuits and thin film transistor liquid crystal displays. It provides strip type, panel type and flip chip AOI equipment.

UTECHZONE Co (ROCO:3455) Headlines

No Headlines