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RBW (XKRX:361570) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is RBW 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:361570' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -1.82   Max: -1.57
Current: -2.83

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of RBW was -1.57. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -1.82.


RBW Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for RBW'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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RBW Beneish M-Score Chart

RBW Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -2.77

RBW Quarterly Data
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 -1.64 -1.82 -1.62 -1.57 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of RBW's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, RBW'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.


RBW's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, RBW's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



RBW 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 RBW 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+0.528 * 1.5316+0.404 * 1.7662+0.892 * 1.1246+0.115 * 0.1076
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6363+4.679 * 0.020389-0.327 * 1.0324
=-2.83

* 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 15170.094 + 21852.687 + 23262.282 + 23582.022 = ₩83,867 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1558.184 + 2198.552 + 3979.32 + 4321.817 = ₩12,058 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩50,230 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩175,959 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,589 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩7,817 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩78,009 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 Mil.
Net Income was -3707.247 + -2416.278 + 173.845 + -2002.839 = ₩-7,953 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + -6190.523 + -4143.096 + -1206.579 = ₩-11,540 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩11,710 Mil.
Revenue was 22737.334 + 21521.596 + 13956.245 + 16358.213 = ₩74,573 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5503.766 + 3718.92 + 3488.76 + 3709.494 = ₩16,421 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩60,355 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩175,061 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩43,883 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩5,291 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩4,248 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩68,244 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩6,934 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 / 83867.085) / (11709.554 / 74573.388)
=0 / 0.157021
=0

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)
=(16420.94 / 74573.388) / (12057.873 / 83867.085)
=0.220198 / 0.143774
=1.5316

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 - (50229.797 + 0) / 175959.245) / (1 - (60355.339 + 43882.792) / 175061.134)
=0.714537 / 0.404562
=1.7662

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
=83867.085 / 74573.388
=1.1246

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))
=(5290.929 / (5290.929 + 43882.792)) / (4589.05 / (4589.05 + 0))
=0.107597 / 1
=0.1076

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)
=(7816.655 / 83867.085) / (4247.558 / 74573.388)
=0.093203 / 0.056958
=1.6363

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 + 78008.743) / 175959.245) / ((6933.648 + 68243.861) / 175061.134)
=0.443334 / 0.429436
=1.0324

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
=(-7952.519 - 0 - -11540.198) / 175959.245
=0.020389

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.

RBW has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


RBW (XKRX:361570) Business Description

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Address
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RBW Inc is an integrated entertainment company. The company conducts exclusive artist planning and production, global broadcasting programmes and planning, OEM artist and music production among others.

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