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Asia Papertec, (XKRX:009380) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 02, 2024)


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What is Asia Papertec, 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.

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

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Asia Papertec, was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Asia Papertec, Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Papertec,'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 Papertec, Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Asia Papertec,'s Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Asia Papertec,'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 Papertec,'s Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Asia Papertec,'s Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Asia Papertec, 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 Papertec, 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+0.528 * 0.2627+0.404 * 0.9851+0.892 * 0.9246+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8121+4.679 * -0.088714-0.327 * 0.7641
=-3.25

* 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 (Sep12) TTM:Last Year (Sep11) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩0 Mil.
Revenue was 38689.46 + 41525.982 + 40151.713 + 45318.961 = ₩165,686 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5602.328 + 5905.643 + 4052.755 + 5847.508 = ₩21,408 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩67,197 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩250,436 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩156,873 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,552 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩14,540 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩17,517 Mil.
Net Income was 3360.795 + 3330.456 + 2031.762 + 3256.237 = ₩11,979 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7462.319 + 8229.817 + 7358.974 + 11145.41 = ₩34,197 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩0 Mil.
Revenue was 44422.557 + 48430.755 + 41498.724 + 44853.663 = ₩179,206 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2059.274 + 1393.457 + 1334.566 + 1295.426 = ₩6,083 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩56,032 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩249,344 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩166,664 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩15 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,068 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩17,680 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩24,092 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 / 165686.116) / (0 / 179205.699)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(6082.723 / 179205.699) / (21408.234 / 165686.116)
=0.033943 / 0.12921
=0.2627

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 - (67196.963 + 156872.963) / 250435.829) / (1 - (56032.385 + 166663.841) / 249344.308)
=0.10528 / 0.106873
=0.9851

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
=165686.116 / 179205.699
=0.9246

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))
=(15.145 / (15.145 + 166663.841)) / (0 / (0 + 156872.963))
=9.1E-5 / 0
=1

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)
=(1552.478 / 165686.116) / (2067.619 / 179205.699)
=0.00937 / 0.011538
=0.8121

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)
=((17517.45 + 14540.036) / 250435.829) / ((24091.95 + 17680.482) / 249344.308)
=0.128007 / 0.167529
=0.7641

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
=(11979.25 - 0 - 34196.52) / 250435.829
=-0.088714

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 Papertec, has a M-score of -3.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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