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Noul Co (XKRX:376930) Beneish M-Score : 4.98 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Noul 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 4.98 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:376930' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.98   Med: 9.15   Max: 13.31
Current: 4.98

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Noul Co was 13.31. The lowest was 4.98. And the median was 9.15.


Noul Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Noul Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - 13.31 4.98

Noul Co Quarterly Data
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 13.31 2.73 4.88 107.34 4.98

Competitive Comparison of Noul Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Noul 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.


Noul Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Noul Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Noul 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 Noul 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 * 0.5241+0.528 * 0.3239+0.404 * 11.94+0.892 * 5.0451+0.115 * 0.7938
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.22+4.679 * -0.019233-0.327 * 0.3558
=4.98

* 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 ₩1,813 Mil.
Revenue was 705.519 + 510.045 + 1018.058 + 500.22 = ₩2,734 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.455 + -1.174 + 16.667 + 57.181 = ₩85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩25,164 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩55,577 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩9,639 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩968 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,810 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩4,154 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩4,839 Mil.
Net Income was -4298.959 + -4656.606 + -3664.986 + -3700.529 = ₩-16,321 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5610.212 + -3820.271 + -2165.647 + -3656.065 = ₩-15,252 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩686 Mil.
Revenue was 48.043 + 37.265 + 314.453 + 142.117 = ₩542 Mil.
Gross Profit was -71.121 + 11.248 + 36.177 + 29.162 = ₩5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩14,073 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩25,851 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩10,969 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩857 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,531 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩6,462 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩5,294 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)
=(1812.749 / 2733.842) / (685.601 / 541.878)
=0.663077 / 1.265231
=0.5241

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)
=(5.466 / 541.878) / (85.129 / 2733.842)
=0.010087 / 0.031139
=0.3239

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 - (25163.92 + 9639.348) / 55576.862) / (1 - (14073.321 + 10968.821) / 25851.414)
=0.373781 / 0.031305
=11.94

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
=2733.842 / 541.878
=5.0451

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))
=(856.51 / (856.51 + 10968.821)) / (967.897 / (967.897 + 9639.348))
=0.07243 / 0.091249
=0.7938

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)
=(2809.684 / 2733.842) / (2531.46 / 541.878)
=1.027742 / 4.671642
=0.22

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)
=((4838.573 + 4153.764) / 55576.862) / ((5293.878 + 6462.173) / 25851.414)
=0.1618 / 0.454755
=0.3558

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
=(-16321.08 - 0 - -15252.195) / 55576.862
=-0.019233

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.

Noul Co has a M-score of 4.98 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Noul Co (XKRX:376930) Business Description

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B-10F, 338, Gwanggyojungang-ro, Suji-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Yongin-si, KOR, 16942
Noul Co Ltd provides solutions for chronic and systemic problems in healthcare. The company's miLab is an all-in-one, fully-automated device which can process sample preparation and AI diagnostic in one workflow. It integrates technologies from computer vision AI, bio, hardware, and software engineering.

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