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AMED Co (ROCO:7575) Beneish M-Score : -2.45 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is AMED 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 -2.45 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:7575' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.45   Med: -2.25   Max: -2.22
Current: -2.45

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AMED Co was -2.22. The lowest was -2.45. And the median was -2.25.


AMED Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AMED 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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AMED Co Beneish M-Score Chart

AMED Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.22 -2.25 -2.45

AMED Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.22 - -2.25 - -2.45

Competitive Comparison of AMED Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, AMED 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.


AMED Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, AMED Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AMED 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 AMED 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 * 0.9715+0.528 * 1.0471+0.404 * 0.8596+0.892 * 1.1076+0.115 * 1.2335
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9335+4.679 * -0.017351-0.327 * 0.8834
=-2.45

* 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$216.3 Mil.
Revenue was NT$763.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$524.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$453.1 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$885.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$322.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$28.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$375.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$270.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$145.4 Mil.
Net Income was NT$91.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$107.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$201.1 Mil.
Revenue was NT$689.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$495.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$406.1 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$826.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$300.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$33.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$363.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$297.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$141.7 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)
=(216.349 / 763.823) / (201.075 / 689.649)
=0.283245 / 0.291561
=0.9715

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)
=(495.938 / 689.649) / (524.557 / 763.823)
=0.719117 / 0.686752
=1.0471

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 - (453.104 + 322.663) / 885.851) / (1 - (406.098 + 300.931) / 826.516)
=0.124269 / 0.144567
=0.8596

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
=763.823 / 689.649
=1.1076

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))
=(33.395 / (33.395 + 300.931)) / (28.431 / (28.431 + 322.663))
=0.099888 / 0.080978
=1.2335

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)
=(375.452 / 763.823) / (363.129 / 689.649)
=0.491543 / 0.526542
=0.9335

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)
=((145.416 + 270.136) / 885.851) / ((141.655 + 297.237) / 826.516)
=0.469099 / 0.531015
=0.8834

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
=(91.716 - 0 - 107.086) / 885.851
=-0.017351

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.

AMED Co has a M-score of -2.45 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AMED Co (ROCO:7575) Business Description

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No. 14, Wuquan 7th Road, 4th Floor, Wugu District, New Taipei, TWN
AMED Co Ltd is fully committed to the research and development of UV photopolymerized hydrogels. It is a professional research and development and manufacturing company of wound dressing materials, providing proper wound care solutions, and marketing the product under the brand of Heli Dressing.

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