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Da Cin Construction Co (TPE:2535) Beneish M-Score : -1.22 (As of Jun. 02, 2024)


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What is Da Cin Construction 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.22 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:2535' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.03   Med: -2.33   Max: -0.8
Current: -1.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Da Cin Construction Co was -0.80. The lowest was -4.03. And the median was -2.33.


Da Cin Construction Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Da Cin Construction 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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Da Cin Construction Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Da Cin Construction 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 -1.64 -3.12 -3.04 -1.60 -0.80

Da Cin Construction Co 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 -1.40 -1.05 -1.12 -0.80 -1.22

Competitive Comparison of Da Cin Construction Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Da Cin Construction 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.


Da Cin Construction Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Da Cin Construction Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Da Cin Construction Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Da Cin Construction 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 Da Cin Construction 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 * 1.5092+0.528 * 1.1548+0.404 * 0.8704+0.892 * 0.903+0.115 * 1.4915
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.174747-0.327 * 1.0661
=-1.22

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$6,144 Mil.
Revenue was 3355.92 + 4124.559 + 3766.138 + 3586.418 = NT$14,833 Mil.
Gross Profit was 185.406 + 462.733 + 487.935 + 476.674 = NT$1,613 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$23,045 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$24,840 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$934 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$12,412 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,615 Mil.
Net Income was 232.271 + 326.956 + 227.246 + 370.032 = NT$1,157 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1016.985 + 32.518 + -854.992 + -1344.713 = NT$-3,184 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$4,508 Mil.
Revenue was 3029.409 + 4457.97 + 4525.222 + 4414.259 = NT$16,427 Mil.
Gross Profit was 295.035 + 547.871 + 467.332 + 752.333 = NT$2,063 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$21,004 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$22,598 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$694 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$66 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$9,092 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$4,585 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)
=(6143.678 / 14833.035) / (4508.285 / 16426.86)
=0.414189 / 0.274446
=1.5092

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)
=(2062.571 / 16426.86) / (1612.748 / 14833.035)
=0.125561 / 0.108727
=1.1548

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 - (23045.108 + 934.055) / 24839.805) / (1 - (21004.384 + 694.163) / 22598.118)
=0.034648 / 0.039807
=0.8704

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
=14833.035 / 16426.86
=0.903

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))
=(66.451 / (66.451 + 694.163)) / (58.117 / (58.117 + 934.055))
=0.087365 / 0.058576
=1.4915

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)
=(0 / 14833.035) / (0 / 16426.86)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((3614.967 + 12411.693) / 24839.805) / ((4584.793 + 9091.941) / 22598.118)
=0.645201 / 0.605216
=1.0661

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
=(1156.505 - 0 - -3184.172) / 24839.805
=0.174747

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.

Da Cin Construction Co has a M-score of -1.22 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Da Cin Construction Co (TPE:2535) Business Description

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Address
9th Floor, Dunhua S. Road, No 92, Section 2, Da-an District, Taipei, TWN, 106
Da Cin Construction Co Ltd operates as a construction company. mainly engages in civil engineering, building construction, and the management of and investment in related businesses. It constructs factory plants, public engineering, civil works, and commercial and residential buildings. The company operates its businesses within Taiwan markets.

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