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Quanta Computer (TPE:2382) Beneish M-Score : -3.22 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Quanta Computer 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 -3.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2382' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.22   Med: -2.43   Max: -1.77
Current: -3.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Quanta Computer was -1.77. The lowest was -3.22. And the median was -2.43.


Quanta Computer Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Quanta Computer 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 -2.59 -3.03 -1.77 -2.20 -3.22

Quanta Computer 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 -2.20 -2.79 -2.82 -2.80 -3.22

Competitive Comparison of Quanta Computer's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Quanta Computer'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 Computer's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Quanta Computer 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 Computer 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 * 1.0827+0.528 * 0.7083+0.404 * 1.1497+0.892 * 0.8478+0.115 * 0.8672
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1574+4.679 * -0.122669-0.327 * 0.9128
=-3.22

* 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$262,076 Mil.
Revenue was 287896.101 + 286504.589 + 245029.412 + 266180.95 = NT$1,085,611 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23206.628 + 23228.314 + 20882.329 + 17565.688 = NT$84,883 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$610,448 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$690,120 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$64,639 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$11,437 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$18,045 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$483,013 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$7,802 Mil.
Net Income was 10278.02 + 12800.029 + 10124.728 + 6473.617 = NT$39,676 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 40200.806 + 11078.605 + 35519.615 + 37533.908 = NT$124,333 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$285,501 Mil.
Revenue was 326105.478 + 382075.216 + 270467.363 + 301781.255 = NT$1,280,429 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21158.861 + 21437.113 + 12286.616 + 16032.422 = NT$70,915 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$733,270 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$816,128 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$67,395 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$10,103 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$18,389 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$628,591 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$7,287 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)
=(262075.7 / 1085611.052) / (285501.125 / 1280429.312)
=0.241408 / 0.222973
=1.0827

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)
=(70915.012 / 1280429.312) / (84882.959 / 1085611.052)
=0.055384 / 0.078189
=0.7083

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 - (610447.59 + 64639.398) / 690120.045) / (1 - (733270.06 + 67394.655) / 816128.2)
=0.021783 / 0.018947
=1.1497

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
=1085611.052 / 1280429.312
=0.8478

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))
=(10102.976 / (10102.976 + 67394.655)) / (11436.887 / (11436.887 + 64639.398))
=0.130365 / 0.150334
=0.8672

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)
=(18045.221 / 1085611.052) / (18389.087 / 1280429.312)
=0.016622 / 0.014362
=1.1574

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)
=((7801.926 + 483012.749) / 690120.045) / ((7287.086 + 628590.767) / 816128.2)
=0.711202 / 0.77914
=0.9128

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
=(39676.394 - 0 - 124332.934) / 690120.045
=-0.122669

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 Computer has a M-score of -3.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Quanta Computer (TPE:2382) Business Description

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No. 188, Wenhua 2nd Road, Guishan District, Taoyuan, TWN, 33377
Quanta Computer Inc is an original design manufacturer of notebook computers and electronic hardware for use in communication, networking, consumer electronics, auto electronics, and cloud computing solutions. Its products include enterprise network systems, home entertainment systems, rack-mount servers, data center networking switches, high-density storage solutions, encoding cameras, and smart home devices. Most of the firm's revenue is generated in the American region, with the rest coming from countries across the world.

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