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Quanta Storage (ROCO:6188) Beneish M-Score : -1.19 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Quanta Storage 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 -1.19 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ROCO:6188' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.45   Med: -2.5   Max: -1.19
Current: -1.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Quanta Storage was -1.19. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.50.


Quanta Storage Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quanta Storage'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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Quanta Storage Beneish M-Score Chart

Quanta Storage 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 -2.55 -2.54 -2.57 -2.26 -1.64

Quanta Storage 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 -2.63 -2.35 -1.56 -1.64 -1.19

Competitive Comparison of Quanta Storage's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Quanta Storage'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.


Quanta Storage's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Quanta Storage 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 Quanta Storage 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 * 1.4492+0.528 * 0.892+0.404 * 2.5937+0.892 * 0.8531+0.115 * 1.0733
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0953+4.679 * 0.09559-0.327 * 1.0675
=-1.19

* 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$2,884 Mil.
Revenue was 2193.99 + 2780.936 + 2721.639 + 2326.514 = NT$10,023 Mil.
Gross Profit was 564.91 + 760.844 + 730.716 + 548.996 = NT$2,605 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$10,901 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$14,275 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,536 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$369 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$897 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$4,887 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$39 Mil.
Net Income was 216.386 + 356.781 + 342.245 + 215.894 = NT$1,131 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -402.773 + -441.495 + 572.753 + 38.227 = NT$-233 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$2,333 Mil.
Revenue was 2546.944 + 3475.288 + 3064.992 + 2661.759 = NT$11,749 Mil.
Gross Profit was 614.504 + 833.199 + 663.414 + 613.214 = NT$2,724 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$10,917 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$13,603 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,378 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$375 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$960 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$4,313 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$84 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)
=(2884.467 / 10023.079) / (2333.107 / 11748.983)
=0.287783 / 0.198579
=1.4492

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)
=(2724.331 / 11748.983) / (2605.466 / 10023.079)
=0.231878 / 0.259947
=0.892

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 - (10900.65 + 2536.295) / 14275.48) / (1 - (10917.054 + 2377.822) / 13602.942)
=0.05874 / 0.022647
=2.5937

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
=10023.079 / 11748.983
=0.8531

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))
=(374.827 / (374.827 + 2377.822)) / (368.549 / (368.549 + 2536.295))
=0.13617 / 0.126874
=1.0733

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)
=(897.24 / 10023.079) / (960.197 / 11748.983)
=0.089517 / 0.081726
=1.0953

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)
=((38.912 + 4886.919) / 14275.48) / ((84.111 + 4312.903) / 13602.942)
=0.345055 / 0.32324
=1.0675

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
=(1131.306 - 0 - -233.288) / 14275.48
=0.09559

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.

Quanta Storage has a M-score of -1.19 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Quanta Storage (ROCO:6188) Business Description

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Quanta Storage Inc. is a Taiwan-based company, engaged in the research and development, design, manufacture, and supply of optical storage products. It offers a product such as storage and peripheral products which include NAS, DAS, USB-C power delivery and mini docks, adapters, and Wi-Fi storage products, solid state drives and intelligent automation systems. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Mainland China.

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