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KGMobilians Co (XKRX:046440) Beneish M-Score : -1.73 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is KGMobilians 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.73 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:046440' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -2.26   Max: -1.31
Current: -1.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KGMobilians Co was -1.31. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -2.26.


KGMobilians Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

KGMobilians 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 -3.23 -1.71 -2.99 -2.08 -1.89

KGMobilians 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 -1.96 -2.21 -1.94 -1.89 -1.73

Competitive Comparison of KGMobilians Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, KGMobilians 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.


KGMobilians Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



KGMobilians 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 KGMobilians 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 * 0.7789+0.528 * 1.0526+0.404 * 0.8863+0.892 * 1.0799+0.115 * 1.014
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8555+4.679 * 0.176001-0.327 * 0.8543
=-1.73

* 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 ₩28,696 Mil.
Revenue was 82085.548 + 65772.972 + 76341.662 + 69970.191 = ₩294,170 Mil.
Gross Profit was 24051.904 + 23011.37 + 23586.22 + 22419.054 = ₩93,069 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩373,378 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩511,176 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩38,220 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩5,403 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩19,986 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩153,767 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩3,657 Mil.
Net Income was 8960.321 + 24009.686 + 7581.149 + 7733.717 = ₩48,285 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 29875.146 + -20151.505 + -5887.93 + -45518.532 = ₩-41,683 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩34,114 Mil.
Revenue was 67495.007 + 66402.988 + 68154.4 + 70346.138 = ₩272,399 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21339.495 + 23197.542 + 22866.062 + 23307.296 = ₩90,710 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩341,939 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩492,434 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩42,265 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩6,071 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩21,634 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩145,130 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩32,395 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)
=(28695.761 / 294170.373) / (34113.83 / 272398.533)
=0.097548 / 0.125235
=0.7789

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)
=(90710.395 / 272398.533) / (93068.548 / 294170.373)
=0.333006 / 0.316376
=1.0526

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 - (373377.835 + 38220.471) / 511176.201) / (1 - (341939.317 + 42265.004) / 492433.929)
=0.194802 / 0.219785
=0.8863

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
=294170.373 / 272398.533
=1.0799

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))
=(6070.931 / (6070.931 + 42265.004)) / (5403.401 / (5403.401 + 38220.471))
=0.125599 / 0.123863
=1.014

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)
=(19986.227 / 294170.373) / (21633.741 / 272398.533)
=0.067941 / 0.079419
=0.8555

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)
=((3657.406 + 153767.388) / 511176.201) / ((32395.103 + 145129.682) / 492433.929)
=0.307966 / 0.360505
=0.8543

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
=(48284.873 - 0 - -41682.821) / 511176.201
=0.176001

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.

KGMobilians Co has a M-score of -1.73 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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KGMobilians Co (XKRX:046440) Business Description

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Gyeonggi Great Space gyo u 1 A, 5th Floor, Bundang, KOR
KGMobilians Co Ltd is engaged in providing business payment service system in South Korea. Its services include mobile phone payment, wired phone, credit card, account transfer services, prepaid card services, and wireless online billing.

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