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Catcher Technology Co (TPE:2474) Beneish M-Score : -2.18 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Catcher Technology 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 -2.18 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2474' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -2.5   Max: -1.74
Current: -2.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Catcher Technology Co was -1.74. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -2.50.


Catcher Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Catcher Technology 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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Catcher Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Catcher Technology Co 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 -2.51 -1.74 -2.86 -2.20 -2.18

Catcher Technology Co 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 -2.17 -1.33 -1.73 -2.18

Competitive Comparison of Catcher Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Catcher Technology 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.


Catcher Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Catcher Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Catcher Technology 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 Catcher Technology 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 * 0.8013+0.528 * 1.1675+0.404 * 3.0628+0.892 * 0.6497+0.115 * 1.0914
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2907+4.679 * -0.000114-0.327 * 1.2655
=-2.18

* 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$5,418 Mil.
Revenue was 3307.1 + 4333.284 + 6891.756 + 3541.744 = NT$18,074 Mil.
Gross Profit was 817.989 + 1033.403 + 2270.788 + 811.781 = NT$4,934 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$121,621 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$256,380 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$13,741 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$2,780 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,059 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$92,967 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$133 Mil.
Net Income was -701.386 + 4485.659 + 4483.14 + 883.78 = NT$9,151 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1277.512 + 3325.992 + 1811.568 + 2765.46 = NT$9,181 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$10,408 Mil.
Revenue was 6646.12 + 8675.025 + 5278.554 + 7220.83 = NT$27,821 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2266.977 + 2961.66 + 1499.439 + 2138.821 = NT$8,867 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$188,996 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$241,563 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$15,338 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$3,450 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,455 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$69,192 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$126 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)
=(5418.396 / 18073.884) / (10408.125 / 27820.529)
=0.299791 / 0.374117
=0.8013

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)
=(8866.897 / 27820.529) / (4933.961 / 18073.884)
=0.318718 / 0.272988
=1.1675

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 - (121621.135 + 13740.77) / 256379.781) / (1 - (188996.045 + 15337.727) / 241562.69)
=0.472026 / 0.154117
=3.0628

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
=18073.884 / 27820.529
=0.6497

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))
=(3450.431 / (3450.431 + 15337.727)) / (2779.836 / (2779.836 + 13740.77))
=0.183649 / 0.168265
=1.0914

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)
=(2058.712 / 18073.884) / (2455.179 / 27820.529)
=0.113905 / 0.088251
=1.2907

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)
=((133.357 + 92967.104) / 256379.781) / ((126.297 + 69192.236) / 241562.69)
=0.363135 / 0.286959
=1.2655

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
=(9151.193 - 0 - 9180.532) / 256379.781
=-0.000114

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.

Catcher Technology Co has a M-score of -2.18 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Catcher Technology Co (TPE:2474) Business Description

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No. 398, Renai Street, Yungkang District, Tainan, TWN
Catcher Technology is a supplier of metal casings for handsets, notebooks, tablets, and consumer electronics products. Apple is Catcher's biggest customer, accounting for almost 80% of the company's overall sales. The firm mainly supplies metal casings for iPhones, MacBooks, and iPads, and entered into the iPhone supply chain in 2014. Outside of Apple, Catcher produces metal chassis for leading notebook original equipment manufacturers such as HP and Dell. The firm also supplies to consumer electronic products such as digital still cameras, camcorders, MP3 players, and television sets.

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