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Asia Pacifictellite lnc (XKRX:211270) Beneish M-Score : -2.22 (As of Dec. 01, 2024)


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What is Asia Pacifictellite lnc 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 -2.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:211270' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.56   Med: -2.47   Max: -0.32
Current: -2.22

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Asia Pacifictellite lnc was -0.32. The lowest was -4.56. And the median was -2.47.


Asia Pacifictellite lnc Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Pacifictellite lnc'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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Asia Pacifictellite lnc Beneish M-Score Chart

Asia Pacifictellite lnc 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 -3.06 -4.06 -2.14 -2.11 -3.67

Asia Pacifictellite lnc Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -1.79 -3.67 -2.47 -1.56 -2.22

Competitive Comparison of Asia Pacifictellite lnc's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Asia Pacifictellite lnc'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.


Asia Pacifictellite lnc's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Asia Pacifictellite lnc 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 Asia Pacifictellite lnc 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 * 1.2177+0.528 * 1.0123+0.404 * 0.4757+0.892 * 0.9606+0.115 * 1.2638
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0097+4.679 * 0.055482-0.327 * 0.967
=-2.22

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩15,411 Mil.
Revenue was 12759.329 + 5021.467 + 14162.904 + 19427.534 = ₩51,371 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5866.329 + 1244.604 + 5168.831 + 6704.878 = ₩18,985 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩122,204 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩138,229 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩14,992 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩613 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,092 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩36,759 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩139 Mil.
Net Income was 2464.022 + 89.382 + 4117 + 3120.505 = ₩9,791 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2705.78 + -14286.634 + -6405.493 + 20108.073 = ₩2,122 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩13,175 Mil.
Revenue was 19872.553 + 7059.295 + 3074.753 + 23473.707 = ₩53,480 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9443.267 + 2446.957 + -71.922 + 8188.591 = ₩20,007 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩115,375 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩127,170 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩9,799 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩512 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,126 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩34,900 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩203 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)
=(15410.55 / 51371.234) / (13175.257 / 53480.308)
=0.299984 / 0.246357
=1.2177

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)
=(20006.893 / 53480.308) / (18984.642 / 51371.234)
=0.374098 / 0.369558
=1.0123

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 - (122204.158 + 14992.131) / 138228.574) / (1 - (115374.681 + 9798.605) / 127169.688)
=0.007468 / 0.015699
=0.4757

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
=51371.234 / 53480.308
=0.9606

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))
=(511.944 / (511.944 + 9798.605)) / (613.115 / (613.115 + 14992.131))
=0.049652 / 0.039289
=1.2638

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)
=(1092.445 / 51371.234) / (1126.41 / 53480.308)
=0.021266 / 0.021062
=1.0097

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)
=((138.586 + 36759.438) / 138228.574) / ((203.192 + 34900.023) / 127169.688)
=0.266935 / 0.276034
=0.967

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
=(9790.909 - 0 - 2121.726) / 138228.574
=0.055482

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.

Asia Pacifictellite lnc has a M-score of -2.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Asia Pacifictellite lnc Business Description

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Gamsan Digital 2 Road 98, 2, 9th Floor, Gumcheon-gu, Seoul, KOR
Asia Pacific Satellite lnc is engaged in domestic and international satellite communications technology. It produces Tetra Portable Terminals and second generation satellite mobile phones. It manufactures satellite handheld terminal, baseband mode, tetra modem, and designs satellite bus system.

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