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Central Reinsurance (TPE:2851) Beneish M-Score : -1.41 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Central Reinsurance Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -1.41 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:2851' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.18   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.02
Current: -1.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Central Reinsurance was -1.02. The lowest was -6.18. And the median was -2.45.


Central Reinsurance 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 Central Reinsurance 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 * 1.287+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0005+0.892 * 1.0785+0.115 * 0.9277
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.228+4.679 * 0.139764-0.327 * 0.6061
=-1.41

* 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$446 Mil.
Revenue was 6377.761 + 5318.045 + 5692.642 + 5527.477 = NT$22,916 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6377.761 + 5318.045 + 5692.642 + 5527.477 = NT$22,916 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$0 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$56,472 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$288 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$684 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1 Mil.
Net Income was 1070.501 + 551.049 + 359.513 + 527.404 = NT$2,508 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 748.052 + -787.712 + 604.119 + 306.704 = NT$871 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2277.558 + -1955.702 + -2601.323 + 579.209 = NT$-6,255 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$321 Mil.
Revenue was 5440.044 + 4774.456 + 4939.28 + 6094.906 = NT$21,249 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5440.044 + 4774.456 + 4939.28 + 6094.906 = NT$21,249 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$0 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$51,453 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$289 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$517 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2 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)
=(445.678 / 22915.925) / (321.079 / 21248.686)
=0.019448 / 0.015111
=1.287

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)
=(21248.686 / 21248.686) / (22915.925 / 22915.925)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 287.663) / 56471.5) / (1 - (0 + 288.719) / 51453.22)
=0.994906 / 0.994389
=1.0005

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
=22915.925 / 21248.686
=1.0785

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))
=(25.207 / (25.207 + 288.719)) / (27.258 / (27.258 + 287.663))
=0.080296 / 0.086555
=0.9277

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)
=(684.075 / 22915.925) / (516.54 / 21248.686)
=0.029852 / 0.024309
=1.228

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)
=((1.154 + 0) / 56471.5) / ((1.692 + 0) / 51453.22)
=2.0E-5 / 3.3E-5
=0.6061

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
=(2508.467 - 871.163 - -6255.374) / 56471.5
=0.139764

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.

Central Reinsurance has a M-score of -1.41 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Central Reinsurance (TPE:2851) Business Description

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Section 2, Nanjing East Road, 12th Floor, No. 53, Zhongshan District, Taipei, TWN, 10457
Central Reinsurance Corp is an insurance company providing a range of property and life inward and outward reinsurance services. Central Reinsurance offers reinsurance protection on non-life insurance businesses, including fire, marine and aviation, casualty, motor, engineering, and residential earthquake insurance; and life insurance business including life, personal accident, and health insurance. The main source of revenue for the company is premiums and commission income.