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Elan Microelectronics (TPE:2458) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Elan Microelectronics 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2458' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.49   Max: -1.8
Current: -2.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Elan Microelectronics was -1.80. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.49.


Elan Microelectronics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Elan Microelectronics'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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Elan Microelectronics Beneish M-Score Chart

Elan Microelectronics 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 -1.91 -2.00 -2.56 -2.41 -2.81

Elan Microelectronics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.41 -2.53 -2.36 -2.81 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Elan Microelectronics's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Elan Microelectronics'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.


Elan Microelectronics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Elan Microelectronics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Elan Microelectronics 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 Elan Microelectronics 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 * 1.1685+0.528 * 0.9535+0.404 * 0.8522+0.892 * 1.1255+0.115 * 1.3685
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7235+4.679 * -0.134463-0.327 * 0.9828
=-2.83

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$2,197 Mil.
Revenue was 3105.898 + 3110.046 + 3501.909 + 3041.422 = NT$12,759 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1489.366 + 1457.508 + 1651.118 + 1341.609 = NT$5,940 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$9,311 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$15,008 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,621 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$344 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$832 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$4,398 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,157 Mil.
Net Income was 682.683 + 576.534 + 765.69 + 494.81 = NT$2,520 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 812.018 + 1497.813 + 1216.034 + 1011.832 = NT$4,538 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,671 Mil.
Revenue was 2405.138 + 1964.103 + 2819.194 + 4148.548 = NT$11,337 Mil.
Gross Profit was 980.377 + 766.549 + 1311.402 + 1973.52 = NT$5,032 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$8,468 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$13,577 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,844 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$348 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,022 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$4,412 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$700 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)
=(2197.075 / 12759.275) / (1670.651 / 11336.983)
=0.172194 / 0.147363
=1.1685

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)
=(5031.848 / 11336.983) / (5939.601 / 12759.275)
=0.443844 / 0.465512
=0.9535

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 - (9311.168 + 2620.503) / 15007.753) / (1 - (8467.753 + 1843.538) / 13576.855)
=0.204966 / 0.240524
=0.8522

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
=12759.275 / 11336.983
=1.1255

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))
=(348.22 / (348.22 + 1843.538)) / (344.198 / (344.198 + 2620.503))
=0.158877 / 0.116099
=1.3685

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)
=(831.892 / 12759.275) / (1021.642 / 11336.983)
=0.065199 / 0.090116
=0.7235

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)
=((1156.714 + 4397.743) / 15007.753) / ((700.491 + 4412.475) / 13576.855)
=0.370106 / 0.376594
=0.9828

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
=(2519.717 - 0 - 4537.697) / 15007.753
=-0.134463

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.

Elan Microelectronics has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Elan Microelectronics (TPE:2458) Business Description

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No. 12, Innovation 1st Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, TWN, 30076
Elan Microelectronics Corp manufactures and sells neural network and fuzzy processors, digital signal processors, 8-bit RISC micro-controllers, and integrated circuits for special use. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Hong Kong and also has a presence in America; Europe; Mainland China, and other countries. The Laptop input devices account for to majority of revenue.

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