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Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co (XKRX:000540) Beneish M-Score : -3.21 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -3.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:000540' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.33   Med: -3.04   Max: -2.05
Current: -3.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co was -2.05. The lowest was -3.33. And the median was -3.04.


Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance 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 Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0141+0.892 * 0.82+0.115 * 0.1515
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2046+4.679 * -0.005238-0.327 * 0
=-3.21

* 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 + 847099 + 639405 + 674801 = ₩2,161,305 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 847099 + 639405 + 674801 = ₩2,161,305 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩0 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩11,680,240 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩23,783 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩10,445 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 Mil.
Net Income was 48010 + 134335 + 18084 + 67033 = ₩267,462 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + -44088 + 30995 + 5092 = ₩-8,001 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 47324 + 163908 + 125407 = ₩336,639 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩118,073 Mil.
Revenue was 726950 + 637352 + 629366 + 642063 = ₩2,635,731 Mil.
Gross Profit was 726950 + 637352 + 629366 + 642063 = ₩2,635,731 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩0 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩11,363,823 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩158,250 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩28,255 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩62,256 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩314,629 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 / 2161305) / (118073 / 2635731)
=0 / 0.044797
=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)
=(2635731 / 2635731) / (2161305 / 2161305)
=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) / 11680240) / (1 - (0 + 158250) / 11363823)
=1 / 0.986074
=1.0141

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
=2161305 / 2635731
=0.82

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))
=(28255 / (28255 + 158250)) / (23783 / (23783 + 0))
=0.151497 / 1
=0.1515

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)
=(10445 / 2161305) / (62256 / 2635731)
=0.004833 / 0.02362
=0.2046

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) / 11680240) / ((314629 + 0) / 11363823)
=0 / 0.027687
=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
=(267462 - -8001 - 336639) / 11680240
=-0.005238

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.

Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co has a M-score of -3.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co (XKRX:000540) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
226, Sinmunno 1-Ga, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, KOR, 110-061
Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd operates in the non-life insurance market. The company's offering includes property insurance, auto insurance, medical and health insurance, injury insurance, bancassurance and personal pension fund.