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Supreme Electronics Co (TPE:8112) Beneish M-Score : -0.65 (As of May. 31, 2024)


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What is Supreme Electronics 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 -0.65 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:8112' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.21   Med: -1.6   Max: 0.17
Current: -0.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Supreme Electronics Co was 0.17. The lowest was -4.21. And the median was -1.60.


Supreme Electronics Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Supreme Electronics 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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Supreme Electronics Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Supreme Electronics 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 -2.82 -1.30 -1.39 -3.44 -2.10

Supreme Electronics 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 -4.21 -3.50 -3.08 -2.10 -0.65

Competitive Comparison of Supreme Electronics Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Supreme Electronics 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.


Supreme Electronics Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Supreme Electronics 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 Supreme Electronics 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 * 1.4088+0.528 * 0.8225+0.404 * 0.5749+0.892 * 1.2802+0.115 * 1.0311
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8605+4.679 * 0.313112-0.327 * 1.0632
=-0.65

* 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$25,913 Mil.
Revenue was 55822.303 + 49173.945 + 40630.253 + 37598.893 = NT$183,225 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1803.534 + 2314.181 + 1861.066 + 1502.918 = NT$7,482 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$64,672 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$66,014 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$430 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$99 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,025 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$43,910 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,838 Mil.
Net Income was 530.645 + 783.768 + 684.425 + 493.721 = NT$2,493 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -13324.708 + -166.381 + -1992.036 + -2693.945 = NT$-18,177 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$14,367 Mil.
Revenue was 24742.087 + 35719.185 + 37783.334 + 44872.486 = NT$143,117 Mil.
Gross Profit was 818.844 + 1033.385 + 1237.427 + 1716.942 = NT$4,807 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$41,472 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$42,880 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$378 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$91 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,838 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$23,421 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$5,140 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)
=(25912.89 / 183225.394) / (14366.88 / 143117.092)
=0.141426 / 0.100385
=1.4088

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)
=(4806.598 / 143117.092) / (7481.699 / 183225.394)
=0.033585 / 0.040833
=0.8225

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 - (64671.683 + 430.043) / 66013.564) / (1 - (41471.692 + 377.943) / 42879.937)
=0.013813 / 0.024028
=0.5749

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
=183225.394 / 143117.092
=1.2802

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))
=(90.726 / (90.726 + 377.943)) / (99.404 / (99.404 + 430.043))
=0.193582 / 0.187751
=1.0311

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)
=(2024.773 / 183225.394) / (1837.964 / 143117.092)
=0.011051 / 0.012842
=0.8605

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)
=((2838.299 + 43909.612) / 66013.564) / ((5139.756 + 23420.848) / 42879.937)
=0.708156 / 0.66606
=1.0632

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
=(2492.559 - 0 - -18177.07) / 66013.564
=0.313112

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.

Supreme Electronics Co has a M-score of -0.65 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Supreme Electronics Co (TPE:8112) Business Description

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No. 189 Gangqian Road, 7th Floor, Neihu District, Taipei City, TWN, 11494
Supreme Electronics Co Ltd is engaged in the import and export dealership of a variety of electronic products and components. It manufactures and sells electronic components to computer manufacturers. The products offered by the group include NAND flash & other memory, DRAM, TFT/LCD, Application Processor, System LSI, and other products, of which key revenue is generated from NAND flash & other memory products. Its geographical segments are Hong Kong & China, Taiwan, the United States, and other countries, of which most of the income is generated from Hong Kong & China.

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