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Seowon Co (XKRX:021050) Beneish M-Score : 5.56 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Seowon 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 5.56 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:021050' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.65   Med: -2.46   Max: 5.56
Current: 5.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Seowon Co was 5.56. The lowest was -3.65. And the median was -2.46.


Seowon Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Seowon 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 -2.27 -2.46 -2.05 -1.99 -2.46

Seowon 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 -2.19 -2.79 -2.37 -2.46 5.56

Competitive Comparison of Seowon Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Seowon 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.


Seowon Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Seowon Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Seowon 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 Seowon 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 * 9.7665+0.528 * 0.8889+0.404 * 0.0849+0.892 * 0.9074+0.115 * 5.3196
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8788+4.679 * 0.021067-0.327 * 1.3885
=5.56

* 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 ₩246,340 Mil.
Revenue was 59580.99 + 60087.924 + 54643.799 + 58159.642 = ₩232,472 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2233.337 + 3557.34 + 2356.52 + 1260.4 = ₩9,408 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩541,325 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩913,329 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩340,688 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,772 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,208 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩520,351 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩89,152 Mil.
Net Income was 28280.577 + -226.243 + -4284.713 + -882.183 = ₩22,887 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1426.074 + 16083.828 + -16611.853 + 5600.119 = ₩3,646 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩27,798 Mil.
Revenue was 60287.903 + 59424.559 + 58384.429 + 78104.317 = ₩256,201 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2166.675 + 5267.038 + -253.395 + 2035.631 = ₩9,216 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩93,479 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩263,179 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩63,458 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,796 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩4,023 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩101,333 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩25,157 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)
=(246339.949 / 232472.355) / (27797.507 / 256201.208)
=1.059653 / 0.108499
=9.7665

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)
=(9215.949 / 256201.208) / (9407.597 / 232472.355)
=0.035972 / 0.040468
=0.8889

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 - (541325.351 + 340687.51) / 913329.065) / (1 - (93478.564 + 63458.258) / 263179.19)
=0.034288 / 0.403688
=0.0849

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
=232472.355 / 256201.208
=0.9074

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))
=(1796.385 / (1796.385 + 63458.258)) / (1772.398 / (1772.398 + 340687.51))
=0.027529 / 0.005175
=5.3196

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)
=(3208.029 / 232472.355) / (4023.266 / 256201.208)
=0.0138 / 0.015704
=0.8788

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)
=((89152.496 + 520351.327) / 913329.065) / ((25156.735 + 101332.804) / 263179.19)
=0.667343 / 0.480621
=1.3885

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
=(22887.438 - 0 - 3646.02) / 913329.065
=0.021067

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.

Seowon Co has a M-score of 5.56 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Seowon Co (XKRX:021050) Business Description

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165-3 Choonye-Dong, Wonmi-gu, Buchon, Kyungki-do, KOR, 420-859
Seowon Co Ltd manufactures and constructs agricultural and commercial irrigation products. Its products include pipes, fittings, joints, pump and valves, spray watering hoes, disc filter and fertigation system.

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