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Chung Tai Resource Technology (ROCO:6923) Beneish M-Score : -1.58 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Chung Tai Resource Technology 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 -1.58 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chung Tai Resource Technology's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:6923' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.22   Med: -1.89   Max: -1.58
Current: -1.58

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chung Tai Resource Technology was -1.58. The lowest was -2.22. And the median was -1.89.


Chung Tai Resource Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chung Tai Resource Technology'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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Chung Tai Resource Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Chung Tai Resource Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.89 -2.22 -1.58

Chung Tai Resource Technology Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.89 - -2.22 - -1.58

Competitive Comparison of Chung Tai Resource Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Chung Tai Resource Technology'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.


Chung Tai Resource Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Chung Tai Resource Technology's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chung Tai Resource Technology's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Chung Tai Resource Technology 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 Chung Tai Resource Technology 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 * 1.215+0.528 * 1.0867+0.404 * 2.0347+0.892 * 1.5179+0.115 * 0.6708
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7767+4.679 * -0.049595-0.327 * 0.9833
=-1.58

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$264 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,272 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$411 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$655 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,892 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,981 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$130 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$76 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$697 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,383 Mil.
Net Income was NT$255 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$448 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$143 Mil.
Revenue was NT$838 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$294 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$401 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,507 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,993 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$87 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$64 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$357 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,549 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)
=(264.381 / 1272.457) / (143.357 / 838.324)
=0.207772 / 0.171004
=1.215

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)
=(293.939 / 838.324) / (410.55 / 1272.457)
=0.350627 / 0.322644
=1.0867

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 - (655.017 + 2980.77) / 3891.865) / (1 - (401.163 + 2992.875) / 3507.462)
=0.065798 / 0.032338
=2.0347

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
=1272.457 / 838.324
=1.5179

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))
=(86.614 / (86.614 + 2992.875)) / (130.459 / (130.459 + 2980.77))
=0.028126 / 0.041932
=0.6708

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)
=(75.536 / 1272.457) / (64.068 / 838.324)
=0.059362 / 0.076424
=0.7767

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)
=((1382.883 + 696.518) / 3891.865) / ((1548.523 + 357.297) / 3507.462)
=0.534294 / 0.543362
=0.9833

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
=(254.624 - 0 - 447.64) / 3891.865
=-0.049595

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.

Chung Tai Resource Technology has a M-score of -1.58 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Chung Tai Resource Technology (ROCO:6923) Business Description

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Address
No. 328, Huanke Road, Guanyin District, Taoyuan City, TWN, 328451
Chung Tai Resource Technology Corp provides waste removal and treatment, Pyrolysis treatment system, Recycling of Waste Printed Circuit Boards, Incineration Thermal Power Generation and Comprehensive Treatment R&D Center, waste lighting sources recycling, and other services.

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