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Moatech Co (XKRX:033200) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of May. 30, 2024)


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What is Moatech 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:033200' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.22   Med: -2.62   Max: -1.94
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Moatech Co was -1.94. The lowest was -3.22. And the median was -2.62.


Moatech Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Moatech 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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Moatech Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Moatech Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.29 -2.56 -2.78 -2.67 -2.08

Moatech 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 -2.42 -2.08 -2.48 -2.50 -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Moatech Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Moatech 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.


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

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

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



Moatech 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 Moatech 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 * 1.0498+0.528 * 0.7286+0.404 * 0.9305+0.892 * 1.1085+0.115 * 0.9906
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.075+4.679 * -0.014788-0.327 * 1.2743
=-2.68

* 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 ₩6,764 Mil.
Revenue was 8145.487 + 7483.409 + 7064.401 + 9078.737 = ₩31,772 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1200.568 + 1224.932 + 1062.939 + 1221.298 = ₩4,710 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩55,381 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩78,349 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩15,378 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩581 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,547 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩6,518 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩19 Mil.
Net Income was -23.274 + -36.689 + 84.032 + -49.929 = ₩-26 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -131.785 + 191.088 + 418.573 + 654.917 = ₩1,133 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩5,812 Mil.
Revenue was 8215.576 + 7204.169 + 7458.457 + 5782.995 = ₩28,661 Mil.
Gross Profit was 848.335 + 612.679 + 848.19 + 786.475 = ₩3,096 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩53,485 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩76,594 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩15,134 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩566 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,298 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩5,015 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)
=(6763.909 / 31772.034) / (5812.106 / 28661.197)
=0.212889 / 0.202787
=1.0498

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)
=(3095.679 / 28661.197) / (4709.737 / 31772.034)
=0.108009 / 0.148235
=0.7286

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 - (55380.597 + 15378.375) / 78349.391) / (1 - (53484.792 + 15134.479) / 76593.618)
=0.096879 / 0.104112
=0.9305

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
=31772.034 / 28661.197
=1.1085

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))
=(566.187 / (566.187 + 15134.479)) / (580.955 / (580.955 + 15378.375))
=0.036061 / 0.036402
=0.9906

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)
=(1547.009 / 31772.034) / (1298.141 / 28661.197)
=0.048691 / 0.045293
=1.075

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)
=((19.245 + 6518.038) / 78349.391) / ((0 + 5015.182) / 76593.618)
=0.083438 / 0.065478
=1.2743

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
=(-25.86 - 0 - 1132.793) / 78349.391
=-0.014788

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.

Moatech Co has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Moatech Co (XKRX:033200) Business Description

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92 Guwol-1Dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, KOR, 405-827
Moatech Co Ltd manufactures and sells electrical components for home, automobile, office automation, and other instrument applications in South Korea and internationally. The firm offers HVAC step actuators, VAPS fan motors, active in-car sensors, linear step actuators, linear step motors, stepping motors, brushless DC motors, adaptive front-light system step actuators, adjustable electric thermostat step actuators, refrigerant control valves, solenoids, linear expansion valves, dampers, and IRIS meters. Its products are used in digital cameras and camcorders, AV devices, HAVC, air conditioners, refrigerators, boilers, actuators, fan motors, computer devices, printing devices, and medical instruments.

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