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Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co (TPE:5906) Beneish M-Score : -2.21 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) 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 -2.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:5906' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.99   Med: -2.63   Max: -0.59
Current: -2.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co was -0.59. The lowest was -5.99. And the median was -2.63.


Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) 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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Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) 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 -3.44 -2.41 -2.98 -1.66 -2.72

Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) 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 -1.79 -1.95 -2.00 -2.72 -2.21

Competitive Comparison of Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) 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.


Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) 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 Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) 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 * 1.2397+0.528 * 0.9873+0.404 * 0.9669+0.892 * 0.9981+0.115 * 1.0901
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0834+4.679 * 0.017453-0.327 * 1.0306
=-2.21

* 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$267 Mil.
Revenue was 497.385 + 559.668 + 516.305 + 480.517 = NT$2,054 Mil.
Gross Profit was 278.233 + 296.991 + 262.243 + 265.774 = NT$1,103 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$946 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,891 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$333 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$964 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$814 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$289 Mil.
Net Income was 24.359 + 30.342 + 7.727 + 17.358 = NT$80 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -8.363 + 3.748 + 2.457 + 48.945 = NT$47 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$216 Mil.
Revenue was 578.698 + 652.587 + 505.006 + 321.545 = NT$2,058 Mil.
Gross Profit was 318.909 + 319.29 + 267.219 + 185.952 = NT$1,091 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$858 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,681 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$261 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$892 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$614 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$338 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)
=(266.854 / 2053.875) / (215.68 / 2057.836)
=0.129927 / 0.104809
=1.2397

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)
=(1091.37 / 2057.836) / (1103.241 / 2053.875)
=0.530348 / 0.537151
=0.9873

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 - (946.394 + 332.961) / 1890.715) / (1 - (857.561 + 261.364) / 1681.129)
=0.323349 / 0.33442
=0.9669

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
=2053.875 / 2057.836
=0.9981

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))
=(84.652 / (84.652 + 261.364)) / (96.346 / (96.346 + 332.961))
=0.244648 / 0.224422
=1.0901

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)
=(964.464 / 2053.875) / (891.922 / 2057.836)
=0.469583 / 0.433427
=1.0834

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)
=((289.448 + 814.427) / 1890.715) / ((337.905 + 614.418) / 1681.129)
=0.58384 / 0.566478
=1.0306

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
=(79.786 - 0 - 46.787) / 1890.715
=0.017453

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.

Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co has a M-score of -2.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co (TPE:5906) Business Description

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Address
Section 2, Dongmen Road, 1st Floor, No. 297, East District, Tainan, TWN
Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co Ltd provides clothing products in China. Its products include individualized men's clothing, popular men's clothing, casual men's clothing, and sportswear women's clothing. Its segments include Guanjia; Nelson Sport; Focus Fashion; Overtop Sport and Others.

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