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Gus Technology Co (ROCO:6940) Beneish M-Score : 20.77 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Gus 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 20.77 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ROCO:6940' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.77   Med: 20.77   Max: 20.77
Current: 20.77

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gus Technology Co was 20.77. The lowest was 20.77. And the median was 20.77.


Gus Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Gus Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 20.77

Gus Technology Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - - - 20.77

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

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Gus 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.


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

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

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



Gus 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 Gus 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 * 27.0133+0.528 * 0.3254+0.404 * 0.7263+0.892 * 0.9358+0.115 * 0.6295
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.1751+4.679 * 0.014589-0.327 * 0.9463
=20.77

* 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$34.68 Mil.
Revenue was NT$46.33 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$-233.35 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$842.99 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,364.61 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$3,456.76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$76.30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$152.42 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$218.51 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,925.50 Mil.
Net Income was NT$-478.48 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$-542.16 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1.37 Mil.
Revenue was NT$49.51 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$-81.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$799.04 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,486.86 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,616.48 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$36.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$74.88 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,037.60 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$772.45 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)
=(34.683 / 46.331) / (1.372 / 49.509)
=0.748592 / 0.027712
=27.0133

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)
=(-81.143 / 49.509) / (-233.347 / 46.331)
=-1.638955 / -5.03652
=0.3254

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 - (842.99 + 3456.762) / 4364.611) / (1 - (799.035 + 2616.484) / 3486.864)
=0.01486 / 0.020461
=0.7263

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
=46.331 / 49.509
=0.9358

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))
=(36.06 / (36.06 + 2616.484)) / (76.299 / (76.299 + 3456.762))
=0.013594 / 0.021596
=0.6295

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)
=(152.419 / 46.331) / (74.88 / 49.509)
=3.289784 / 1.512452
=2.1751

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)
=((1925.504 + 218.506) / 4364.611) / ((772.451 + 1037.599) / 3486.864)
=0.491226 / 0.519105
=0.9463

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
=(-478.48 - 0 - -542.157) / 4364.611
=0.014589

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.

Gus Technology Co has a M-score of 20.77 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Gus Technology Co (ROCO:6940) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 99, Xintai 5th Road, Section 1, 26th Floor-2, Xizhi District, New Taipei, TWN, 221416
Gus Technology Co Ltd is engaged in the development and manufacture of battery cells and battery modules.

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