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Asia Cement (TPE:1102) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Asia Cement 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:1102' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.14
Current: -2.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Asia Cement was -2.14. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.50.


Asia Cement Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Cement'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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Asia Cement Beneish M-Score Chart

Asia Cement 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 -3.00 -2.79 -2.30 -2.14 -2.51

Asia Cement Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.14 -2.25 -2.12 -2.25 -2.51

Competitive Comparison of Asia Cement's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Asia Cement'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.


Asia Cement's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Asia Cement's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Asia Cement 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 Asia Cement 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 * 1.0637+0.528 * 0.9935+0.404 * 0.9769+0.892 * 0.8876+0.115 * 0.9855
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1338+4.679 * 0.010731-0.327 * 0.9997
=-2.51

* 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$14,142 Mil.
Revenue was 19943.713 + 19893.9 + 21136.474 + 19208.712 = NT$80,183 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2296.699 + 2808.556 + 3352.361 + 1979.571 = NT$10,437 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$122,341 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$336,727 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$43,923 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$4,756 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$3,272 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$82,888 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$49,768 Mil.
Net Income was 1325.636 + 2705.618 + 4163.78 + 2687.792 = NT$10,883 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3335.886 + 8592.524 + 2540.895 + -7199.889 = NT$7,269 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$14,979 Mil.
Revenue was 24246.555 + 21925.072 + 24487.758 + 19681.118 = NT$90,341 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1838.393 + 2789.881 + 4078.302 + 2975.892 = NT$11,682 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$111,450 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$324,243 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$44,770 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$4,769 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$3,251 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$70,963 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$56,818 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)
=(14142.455 / 80182.799) / (14979.298 / 90340.503)
=0.176378 / 0.165809
=1.0637

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)
=(11682.468 / 90340.503) / (10437.187 / 80182.799)
=0.129316 / 0.130167
=0.9935

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 - (122340.909 + 43923.488) / 336726.851) / (1 - (111449.752 + 44769.715) / 324243.127)
=0.506234 / 0.518203
=0.9769

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
=80182.799 / 90340.503
=0.8876

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))
=(4769.335 / (4769.335 + 44769.715)) / (4755.698 / (4755.698 + 43923.488))
=0.096274 / 0.097695
=0.9855

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)
=(3271.753 / 80182.799) / (3251.38 / 90340.503)
=0.040804 / 0.03599
=1.1338

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)
=((49767.948 + 82887.767) / 336726.851) / ((56817.868 + 70962.661) / 324243.127)
=0.393956 / 0.394089
=0.9997

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
=(10882.826 - 0 - 7269.416) / 336726.851
=0.010731

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.

Asia Cement has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Asia Cement (TPE:1102) Business Description

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Address
No. 207, Dunhua South Road, 30th-31st Floor, Section 2, Daan District, Taipei, TWN, 106
Asia Cement Corp manufactures and sells cement, concrete, and cement-related products to the construction and building industries. The firm also provides a range of services that include industrial plant development, real estate, real estate leasing, warehousing, parking management, waste disposal, and international trade. Asia Cement's product portfolio includes Portland cement types I and II, cement clinker, ready-mix concrete, furnace powder, plaster, and silica sand. The majority of revenue comes from Taiwan and China. Its reportable segments are as follows: Cement, electric power, investment, engineering, transportation, stainless steel, and leasing.

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