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InBody Co (XKRX:041830) Beneish M-Score : -2.38 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is InBody 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:041830' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -17.96   Med: -2.46   Max: -1.57
Current: -2.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of InBody Co was -1.57. The lowest was -17.96. And the median was -2.46.


InBody Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

InBody 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 -2.94 -2.67 -1.57 -2.36 -2.38

InBody Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.36 -2.48 -2.81 -2.39 -2.38

Competitive Comparison of InBody Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Devices subindustry, InBody 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.


InBody Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, InBody Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



InBody 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 InBody 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 * 0.9049+0.528 * 0.9732+0.404 * 1.3755+0.892 * 1.0647+0.115 * 0.9509
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1909+4.679 * -0.007153-0.327 * 0.7932
=-2.38

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩17,489 Mil.
Revenue was 41911.899 + 44751.98 + 40660.352 + 43026.999 = ₩170,351 Mil.
Gross Profit was 32851.989 + 35479.356 + 31459.947 + 32663.569 = ₩132,455 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩148,964 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩274,456 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩85,909 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩5,961 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩32,646 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩17,451 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩3,636 Mil.
Net Income was 7276.461 + 12052.829 + 7045.361 + 10348.172 = ₩36,723 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 11936.046 + 5515.038 + 11073.886 + 10161.154 = ₩38,686 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩18,153 Mil.
Revenue was 43083.345 + 38892.428 + 39427.952 + 38600.05 = ₩160,004 Mil.
Gross Profit was 34671.158 + 27967.318 + 29154.391 + 29278.707 = ₩121,072 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩135,489 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩242,665 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩81,731 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩5,374 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩25,747 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩19,205 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩4,301 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)
=(17488.633 / 170351.23) / (18152.582 / 160003.775)
=0.102662 / 0.113451
=0.9049

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)
=(121071.574 / 160003.775) / (132454.861 / 170351.23)
=0.756679 / 0.77754
=0.9732

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 - (148963.799 + 85908.704) / 274456.138) / (1 - (135489.178 + 81730.967) / 242665.327)
=0.144226 / 0.104857
=1.3755

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
=170351.23 / 160003.775
=1.0647

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))
=(5373.983 / (5373.983 + 81730.967)) / (5960.591 / (5960.591 + 85908.704))
=0.061695 / 0.064881
=0.9509

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)
=(32645.827 / 170351.23) / (25747.229 / 160003.775)
=0.191638 / 0.160916
=1.1909

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)
=((3636.17 + 17451.048) / 274456.138) / ((4301.487 + 19204.628) / 242665.327)
=0.076833 / 0.096866
=0.7932

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
=(36722.823 - 0 - 38686.124) / 274456.138
=-0.007153

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.

InBody Co has a M-score of -2.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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InBody Co (XKRX:041830) Business Description

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54, Nonhyeon-ro 2-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR, 135-960
InBody Co Ltd is a Korea-based company engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of body composition analyzers. The company mainly produces body composition analyzers under the brand name InBody and Lookin'Body. It's InBody series products include InBody720, InBody570, InBody230, InBody J30, and InBody S10.

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