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Hiwin Mikrosystem (TPE:4576) Beneish M-Score : -2.22 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Hiwin Mikrosystem 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 -2.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:4576' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.72   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.22
Current: -2.22

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hiwin Mikrosystem was -2.22. The lowest was -2.72. And the median was -2.52.


Hiwin Mikrosystem Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hiwin Mikrosystem'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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Hiwin Mikrosystem Beneish M-Score Chart

Hiwin Mikrosystem Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.72 -2.66 -2.39 -2.52 -2.22

Hiwin Mikrosystem 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 -2.79 -2.48 -2.35 -2.22 -

Competitive Comparison of Hiwin Mikrosystem's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Hiwin Mikrosystem'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.


Hiwin Mikrosystem's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Hiwin Mikrosystem's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Hiwin Mikrosystem 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 Hiwin Mikrosystem 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 * 1.2652+0.528 * 1.1062+0.404 * 1.9787+0.892 * 0.7085+0.115 * 1.1126
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2415+4.679 * -0.046343-0.327 * 1.099
=-2.32

* 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$376 Mil.
Revenue was 453.943 + 547.849 + 508.294 + 561.765 = NT$2,072 Mil.
Gross Profit was 112.892 + 181.743 + 164.21 + 158.459 = NT$617 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,011 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$6,113 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$3,729 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$181 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$363 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,192 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$816 Mil.
Net Income was -23.297 + 0.751 + 16.838 + -18.277 = NT$-24 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 50.963 + 62.74 + 55.352 + 90.24 = NT$259 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$420 Mil.
Revenue was 552.292 + 715.007 + 795.814 + 861.13 = NT$2,924 Mil.
Gross Profit was 164.02 + 226.034 + 271.486 + 302.265 = NT$964 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,348 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$5,814 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$3,287 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$179 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$412 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,131 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$607 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)
=(376.138 / 2071.851) / (419.594 / 2924.243)
=0.181547 / 0.143488
=1.2652

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)
=(963.805 / 2924.243) / (617.304 / 2071.851)
=0.329591 / 0.297948
=1.1062

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 - (2011.12 + 3728.731) / 6112.638) / (1 - (2348.214 + 3286.742) / 5814.157)
=0.060986 / 0.030821
=1.9787

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
=2071.851 / 2924.243
=0.7085

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))
=(178.963 / (178.963 + 3286.742)) / (181.475 / (181.475 + 3728.731))
=0.051638 / 0.046411
=1.1126

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)
=(362.767 / 2071.851) / (412.425 / 2924.243)
=0.175093 / 0.141037
=1.2415

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)
=((815.754 + 1192.025) / 6112.638) / ((607.262 + 1130.502) / 5814.157)
=0.328464 / 0.298885
=1.099

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
=(-23.985 - 0 - 259.295) / 6112.638
=-0.046343

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.

Hiwin Mikrosystem has a M-score of -2.32 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hiwin Mikrosystem (TPE:4576) Business Description

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No.6, Jingke Central Road, Chuen She Village, Nantun District, Taichung, TWN
Hiwin Mikrosystem Corp is engaged in manufactures, repairs and sells a variety of motors, drives and automation systems. Its product offerings include ballscrews, rolled ballscrews, precision linear guideways, rotary motor, single axis motor, among other. Its products can be applied in semiconductor equipment, optical component manufacturing equipment, automation equipment, Medicare and healthcare equipment, rehabilitation equipment, and transportation.

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