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AJU IB Investment Co (XKRX:027360) Beneish M-Score : -2.49 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is AJU IB Investment 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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:027360' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.88   Med: -2.53   Max: 0.61
Current: -2.49

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AJU IB Investment Co was 0.61. The lowest was -4.88. And the median was -2.53.


AJU IB Investment Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AJU IB Investment 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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AJU IB Investment Co Beneish M-Score Chart

AJU IB Investment Co Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -0.64 -4.69 -3.45 -1.96

AJU IB Investment 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 -3.20 -4.88 -3.45 -1.96 -2.49

Competitive Comparison of AJU IB Investment Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, AJU IB Investment 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.


AJU IB Investment Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, AJU IB Investment Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AJU IB Investment Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



AJU IB Investment 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 AJU IB Investment 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.2057+0.892 * 0.7483+0.115 * 0.2085
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9965+4.679 * -0.022501-0.327 * 0
=-2.49

* 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 ₩0 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 7458.975 + 5918.801 + 11387.102 = ₩24,765 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 7458.975 + 5918.801 + 11387.102 = ₩24,765 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩0 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩360,709 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,479 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,160 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 Mil.
Net Income was 5006.491 + 2316.113 + 755.634 + 4482.004 = ₩12,560 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + -9706.866 + 10116.446 + 20267.141 = ₩20,677 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩0 Mil.
Revenue was 14476.435 + 6010.27 + 4875.911 + 7733.059 = ₩33,096 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14476.435 + 6010.27 + 4875.911 + 7733.059 = ₩33,096 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩57,371 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩376,078 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩6,793 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,790 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,896 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩4,864 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 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)
=(0 / 24764.878) / (0 / 33095.675)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(33095.675 / 33095.675) / (24764.878 / 24764.878)
=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 + 0) / 360708.905) / (1 - (57370.873 + 6793.328) / 376077.819)
=1 / 0.829386
=1.2057

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
=24764.878 / 33095.675
=0.7483

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))
=(1789.933 / (1789.933 + 6793.328)) / (1479.107 / (1479.107 + 0))
=0.208538 / 1
=0.2085

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)
=(2159.788 / 24764.878) / (2896.413 / 33095.675)
=0.087212 / 0.087516
=0.9965

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)
=((0 + 0) / 360708.905) / ((0 + 4864.465) / 376077.819)
=0 / 0.012935
=0

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
=(12560.242 - 0 - 20676.721) / 360708.905
=-0.022501

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.

AJU IB Investment Co has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AJU IB Investment Co (XKRX:027360) Business Description

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AJU Building, 201, 135-978 4th~5th Floor, Teheranro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, KOR
AJU IB Investment Co Ltd is the venture capital company in Korea, is an excellent partner that comprehensively supports start-up businesses and IPO of SMEs and venture companies with investment, finance, management, technical support, mergers and acquisitions. By actively investing not only in the Korean but also overseas markets, the company is growing and developing into a global venture and private equity investment company that leads the growth of small and medium-sized venture companies.

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