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Nan Ya Plastics (TPE:1303) Beneish M-Score : -2.33 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Nan Ya Plastics 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 -2.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:1303' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.33
Current: -2.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nan Ya Plastics was -2.33. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.52.


Nan Ya Plastics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nan Ya Plastics'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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Nan Ya Plastics Beneish M-Score Chart

Nan Ya Plastics 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 -2.65 -2.42 -2.71 -2.33

Nan Ya Plastics 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 -2.71 -2.76 -2.68 -2.41 -2.33

Competitive Comparison of Nan Ya Plastics's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Nan Ya Plastics'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.


Nan Ya Plastics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Nan Ya Plastics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nan Ya Plastics's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Nan Ya Plastics 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 Nan Ya Plastics 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 * 1.068+0.528 * 2.0495+0.404 * 1.0635+0.892 * 0.7313+0.115 * 0.9013
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0776+4.679 * -0.045284-0.327 * 1.0468
=-2.33

* 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$45,130 Mil.
Revenue was 62991.958 + 67251.415 + 63738.195 + 65773.776 = NT$259,755 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4771.812 + 4999.49 + 4188.995 + 5275.703 = NT$19,236 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$215,139 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$648,528 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$220,998 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$23,444 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$17,232 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$127,208 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$106,553 Mil.
Net Income was 141.409 + 4360.722 + 941.595 + 866.324 = NT$6,310 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10464.765 + 9168.268 + 5108.088 + 10936.577 = NT$35,678 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$57,781 Mil.
Revenue was 75770.72 + 82588.422 + 94732.119 + 102092.039 = NT$355,183 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9984.895 + 8460.275 + 15894.301 + 19567.265 = NT$53,907 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$243,214 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$665,316 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$217,223 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$20,553 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$21,865 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$170,563 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$58,528 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)
=(45130.066 / 259755.344) / (57780.937 / 355183.3)
=0.173741 / 0.162679
=1.068

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)
=(53906.736 / 355183.3) / (19236 / 259755.344)
=0.151772 / 0.074054
=2.0495

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 - (215138.945 + 220998.174) / 648527.953) / (1 - (243213.654 + 217223.359) / 665316.156)
=0.327497 / 0.307943
=1.0635

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
=259755.344 / 355183.3
=0.7313

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))
=(20553.43 / (20553.43 + 217223.359)) / (23444.384 / (23444.384 + 220998.174))
=0.08644 / 0.09591
=0.9013

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)
=(17231.725 / 259755.344) / (21864.594 / 355183.3)
=0.066338 / 0.061559
=1.0776

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)
=((106553.377 + 127207.774) / 648527.953) / ((58527.924 + 170563.237) / 665316.156)
=0.360449 / 0.344334
=1.0468

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
=(6310.05 - 0 - 35677.698) / 648527.953
=-0.045284

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.

Nan Ya Plastics has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nan Ya Plastics (TPE:1303) Business Description

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Address
101, Shuiguan Road, Renwu District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 814
Nan Ya Plastics Corp manufactures and sells a variety of polyester and electronic products. The company's segments include plastic products, plastic material, electronic material, and fiber products. Its plastic product segments include the manufacture and sale of plastic processing products including flexible polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheets. The plastic material segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of plastic petrochemical raw materials such as ethylene glycol. The electronic materials segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of copper clad laminate. The fiber products segment engages in the production and sale of polyester products. The company operates in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and others.

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