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Taiwan Chelic (TPE:4555) Beneish M-Score : -3.03 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is Taiwan Chelic 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 -3.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:4555' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.03
Current: -3.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taiwan Chelic was -2.03. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.56.


Taiwan Chelic Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Chelic'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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Taiwan Chelic Beneish M-Score Chart

Taiwan Chelic 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 -3.02 -2.44 -2.34 -2.51 -3.19

Taiwan Chelic 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 -2.72 -2.98 -3.03 -3.19 -3.03

Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Chelic's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Taiwan Chelic'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.


Taiwan Chelic's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Taiwan Chelic 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 Taiwan Chelic 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 * 0.9729+0.528 * 1.2923+0.404 * 0.7534+0.892 * 0.8103+0.115 * 1.0165
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2157+4.679 * -0.08338-0.327 * 0.9644
=-3.03

* 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$370 Mil.
Revenue was 325.599 + 336.663 + 309.875 + 388.097 = NT$1,360 Mil.
Gross Profit was 87.342 + 79.125 + 77.329 + 109.456 = NT$353 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,135 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,459 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,226 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$173 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$287 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$575 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$967 Mil.
Net Income was -4.251 + -27.712 + -18.925 + 8.922 = NT$-42 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 36.587 + 146.606 + 36.53 + 110.136 = NT$330 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$470 Mil.
Revenue was 342.595 + 377.376 + 471.413 + 487.276 = NT$1,679 Mil.
Gross Profit was 106.966 + 125.465 + 161.294 + 169.646 = NT$563 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,177 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,568 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,256 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$179 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$291 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$997 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$641 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)
=(370.231 / 1360.234) / (469.609 / 1678.66)
=0.272182 / 0.279752
=0.9729

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)
=(563.371 / 1678.66) / (353.252 / 1360.234)
=0.335608 / 0.259699
=1.2923

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 - (2134.562 + 2225.897) / 4459.428) / (1 - (2177.481 + 2256.348) / 4568.402)
=0.022193 / 0.029457
=0.7534

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
=1360.234 / 1678.66
=0.8103

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))
=(178.707 / (178.707 + 2256.348)) / (173.211 / (173.211 + 2225.897))
=0.073389 / 0.072198
=1.0165

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)
=(286.81 / 1360.234) / (291.158 / 1678.66)
=0.210853 / 0.173447
=1.2157

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)
=((966.872 + 574.808) / 4459.428) / ((641.094 + 996.609) / 4568.402)
=0.345712 / 0.358485
=0.9644

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
=(-41.966 - 0 - 329.859) / 4459.428
=-0.08338

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.

Taiwan Chelic has a M-score of -3.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Taiwan Chelic (TPE:4555) Business Description

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Address
No. 21, Guifeng Street, Taishan District, New Taipei City, TWN, 24355
Taiwan Chelic Corp Ltd isis mainly engaged in the design, production, and trading of pneumatic and hydraulic equipment for a variety of machinery, and the parts thereof, and electronic parts. Its products include FRL, pneumatic/ hydraulic cylinders, solenoid valves, air control valves, vacuum ejectors, assembly pick and place robots, and hydraulic components. The company's products are used in machinery sectors such as production facilities, inspection machines, packing machines, forming machines, repairmen equipment, and factory automation.

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