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Hotai Motor Co (TPE:2207) Beneish M-Score : -2.05 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Hotai Motor 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 -2.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2207' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.6   Med: -2.34   Max: -2.05
Current: -2.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hotai Motor Co was -2.05. The lowest was -2.60. And the median was -2.34.


Hotai Motor Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hotai Motor 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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Hotai Motor Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Hotai Motor 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 -2.48 -2.29 -2.05 -2.12 -2.05

Hotai Motor Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.12 -2.16 -2.18 -2.12 -2.05

Competitive Comparison of Hotai Motor Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Hotai Motor 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.


Hotai Motor Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hotai Motor Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hotai Motor 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 Hotai Motor 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 * 1.0638+0.528 * 0.5409+0.404 * 1.011+0.892 * 1.1313+0.115 * 0.9972
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5483+4.679 * 0.0865-0.327 * 0.9577
=-2.05

* 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$288,617 Mil.
Revenue was 63407.529 + 64243.651 + 65146.531 + 61961.104 = NT$254,759 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9232.979 + 9709.058 + 11896.704 + 15188.754 = NT$46,027 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$352,416 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$485,880 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$69,492 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$13,071 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$31,185 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$339,245 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$22,179 Mil.
Net Income was 4401.696 + 6345.6 + 7046.974 + 5063.405 = NT$22,858 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 871.019 + -2596.775 + -6326.162 + -11118.986 = NT$-19,171 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$239,817 Mil.
Revenue was 59996.131 + 57305.229 + 51751.795 + 56139.863 = NT$225,193 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12346.299 + -694.399 + 2655.079 + 7699.058 = NT$22,006 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$289,429 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$406,561 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$64,185 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$12,033 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$50,274 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$301,581 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$14,207 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)
=(288617.179 / 254758.815) / (239816.928 / 225193.018)
=1.132904 / 1.064939
=1.0638

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)
=(22006.037 / 225193.018) / (46027.495 / 254758.815)
=0.097721 / 0.180671
=0.5409

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 - (352416.4 + 69491.587) / 485880.35) / (1 - (289428.506 + 64185.206) / 406561.137)
=0.131663 / 0.130232
=1.011

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
=254758.815 / 225193.018
=1.1313

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))
=(12032.75 / (12032.75 + 64185.206)) / (13071.435 / (13071.435 + 69491.587))
=0.157873 / 0.158321
=0.9972

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)
=(31185.22 / 254758.815) / (50273.844 / 225193.018)
=0.122411 / 0.223248
=0.5483

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)
=((22178.941 + 339244.897) / 485880.35) / ((14206.846 + 301581.096) / 406561.137)
=0.743854 / 0.776729
=0.9577

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
=(22857.675 - 0 - -19170.904) / 485880.35
=0.0865

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.

Hotai Motor Co has a M-score of -2.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hotai Motor Co (TPE:2207) Business Description

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Address
No. 121 Sung Chiang Road, 8th-14th Floor, Taipei, TWN
Hotai Motor Co Ltd is an automobile distribution company domiciled in Taiwan. The company distributes new and used passenger vehicles under the Toyota and Lexus brands; commercial vehicles, including trucks, under the Toyota and HINO brands; and Toyota industrial equipment. It earns more than half its sales from HINO- and Toyota-branded products. In addition to vehicle sales, Hotai Motor provides leasing and financing services, insurance, vehicle accessories, and vehicle servicing. Its segments include the Distributor of Toyota and Hino products segments, Installment trading, Leasing, Property insurance, overseas sales agent and other segments. It has operations across both Taiwan and mainland China, with the vast majority of revenue derived domestically.

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