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NewFlex Technology Co (XKRX:085670) Beneish M-Score : -2.84 (As of Jun. 15, 2024)


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What is NewFlex Technology 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 -2.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:085670' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -75.17   Med: -2.62   Max: 8.73
Current: -2.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NewFlex Technology Co was 8.73. The lowest was -75.17. And the median was -2.62.


NewFlex Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NewFlex Technology 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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NewFlex Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

NewFlex Technology 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 -1.50 -2.39 -2.51 -2.69 -2.57

NewFlex Technology 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 -2.93 -3.22 -2.74 -2.57 -2.84

Competitive Comparison of NewFlex Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, NewFlex Technology 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.


NewFlex Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



NewFlex Technology 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 NewFlex Technology 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 * 1.3292+0.528 * 0.7014+0.404 * 0.4868+0.892 * 0.7779+0.115 * 1.1491
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.057+4.679 * -0.037056-0.327 * 0.7913
=-2.84

* 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 ₩38,551 Mil.
Revenue was 50938.619 + 52329.444 + 50818.417 + 38472.784 = ₩192,559 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11810.545 + 9044.82 + 10641.582 + 2052.509 = ₩33,549 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩60,462 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩152,317 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩91,040 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩10,637 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩7,904 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩65,162 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,042 Mil.
Net Income was 5645.888 + 2781.167 + 4715.573 + -1415.56 = ₩11,727 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 15290.562 + 470.161 + 253.931 + 1356.709 = ₩17,371 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩37,285 Mil.
Revenue was 53485.835 + 66205.429 + 64550.86 + 63302.001 = ₩247,544 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5372.678 + 8280.543 + 7541.702 + 9054.314 = ₩30,249 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩66,816 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩165,509 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩96,875 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩13,237 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩9,613 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩87,245 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩3,670 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)
=(38551.318 / 192559.264) / (37284.868 / 247544.125)
=0.200205 / 0.150619
=1.3292

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)
=(30249.237 / 247544.125) / (33549.456 / 192559.264)
=0.122197 / 0.174229
=0.7014

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 - (60461.928 + 91039.881) / 152316.592) / (1 - (66815.864 + 96874.588) / 165508.84)
=0.005349 / 0.010987
=0.4868

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
=192559.264 / 247544.125
=0.7779

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))
=(13236.926 / (13236.926 + 96874.588)) / (10637.252 / (10637.252 + 91039.881))
=0.120214 / 0.104618
=1.1491

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)
=(7903.597 / 192559.264) / (9612.977 / 247544.125)
=0.041045 / 0.038833
=1.057

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)
=((1042.345 + 65162.256) / 152316.592) / ((3670.287 + 87245.348) / 165508.84)
=0.434651 / 0.54931
=0.7913

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
=(11727.068 - 0 - 17371.363) / 152316.592
=-0.037056

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.

NewFlex Technology Co has a M-score of -2.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NewFlex Technology Co (XKRX:085670) Business Description

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603-4 Banwoul Industry Complex, 1055 Shingil-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi, KOR, 425-839
NewFlex Technology Co Ltd is involved in manufacturing and selling flexible printed circuit boards products in South Korea. The company offers single side, double side, multi-layer, rigid, and build-up and IVH flexible printed circuit boards, as well as metal, printed circuit boards. Its products are primarily used in mobile, LED, and IT parts.

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