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Largan Precision Co (TPE:3008) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Largan Precision 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:3008' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.58   Max: -1.3
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Largan Precision Co was -1.30. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.58.


Largan Precision Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Largan Precision 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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Largan Precision Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Largan Precision 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 -1.59 -2.58 -2.65 -3.04 -2.16

Largan Precision 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 -2.89 -2.70 -2.43 -2.16 -2.43

Competitive Comparison of Largan Precision Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Largan Precision 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.


Largan Precision Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Largan Precision 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 Largan Precision 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 * 0.9777+0.528 * 1.1118+0.404 * 1.1915+0.892 * 1.093+0.115 * 1.0282
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.172+4.679 * -0.030921-0.327 * 0.9415
=-2.43

* 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$7,776 Mil.
Revenue was 11313.191 + 17883.054 + 13628.819 + 8194.353 = NT$51,019 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5560.761 + 9455.822 + 5792.763 + 4003.617 = NT$24,813 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$139,365 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$205,784 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$42,494 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$5,548 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,900 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$37,257 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$46 Mil.
Net Income was 6111.106 + 4964.881 + 5952.52 + 3695.973 = NT$20,724 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 13144.866 + 6205.059 + 3883.176 + 3854.435 = NT$27,088 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$7,277 Mil.
Revenue was 9136.021 + 14390.119 + 13477.29 + 9675.073 = NT$46,679 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4553.349 + 8042.898 + 7243.673 + 5400.415 = NT$25,240 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$132,610 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$189,576 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$38,468 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$5,183 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,483 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$36,439 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$61 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)
=(7776.333 / 51019.417) / (7276.709 / 46678.503)
=0.152419 / 0.15589
=0.9777

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)
=(25240.335 / 46678.503) / (24812.963 / 51019.417)
=0.540727 / 0.486344
=1.1118

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 - (139364.52 + 42494.219) / 205783.8) / (1 - (132610.142 + 38467.938) / 189576.028)
=0.116263 / 0.097575
=1.1915

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
=51019.417 / 46678.503
=1.093

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))
=(5182.507 / (5182.507 + 38467.938)) / (5547.553 / (5547.553 + 42494.219))
=0.118727 / 0.115474
=1.0282

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)
=(1899.899 / 51019.417) / (1483.145 / 46678.503)
=0.037239 / 0.031774
=1.172

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)
=((45.767 + 37257.193) / 205783.8) / ((61.441 + 36438.884) / 189576.028)
=0.181273 / 0.192537
=0.9415

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
=(20724.48 - 0 - 27087.536) / 205783.8
=-0.030921

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.

Largan Precision Co has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Largan Precision Co (TPE:3008) Business Description

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No. 11, Jingke Road, Nantun District, Taichung, TWN, 40852
Largan Precision is the leader in optical lens technology and the world's largest handset lensmaker by value. The company boasts almost 30 years of experience in the production of optical lenses, namely, plastic aspherical lenses, which are widely used to manufacture smartphone cameras. It is a major supplier of high-end handset camera lenses to global smartphone brands such as Apple and Samsung. The firm also produces optical lenses for various applications such as for automobiles, digital cameras, and extended reality headsets. Largan was co-founded in 1987 by Scott Lin, whose sons Lin En Ping and Lin En Zhou serve as the current CEO and Chairman, respectively. Largan is headquartered and mainly operates in Taichung City, Taiwan and employs 7,704 people as of 2023.

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