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Samg Entertainment Co (XKRX:419530) Beneish M-Score : -2.53 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Samg Entertainment 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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:419530' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.53   Med: -2.53   Max: -2.53
Current: -2.53

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Samg Entertainment Co was -2.53. The lowest was -2.53. And the median was -2.53.


Samg Entertainment Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Samg Entertainment Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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* 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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Samg Entertainment Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Samg Entertainment Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -2.53

Samg Entertainment Co Quarterly Data
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 - - - -2.53 -

Competitive Comparison of Samg Entertainment Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Samg Entertainment Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Samg Entertainment Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Samg Entertainment Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Samg Entertainment 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 Samg Entertainment 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+0.528 * 1.3551+0.404 * 1.9905+0.892 * 1.3577+0.115 * 0.3482
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.1146+4.679 * -0.132021-0.327 * 0.8621
=-3.33

* 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 ₩0 Mil.
Revenue was 25309.968 + 34480.545 + 16134.798 + 23479.785 = ₩99,405 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3792.617 + 8439.54 + 3126.786 + 5646.36 = ₩21,005 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩60,633 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩100,544 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩5,049 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩21,466 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩26,983 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 Mil.
Net Income was -6572.341 + -10487.52 + -4677.953 + -2499.058 = ₩-24,237 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + -9436.195 + -4159.682 + 2632.914 = ₩-10,963 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩12,739 Mil.
Revenue was 21027.44 + 25676.762 + 10735.001 + 15775.617 = ₩73,215 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6130.532 + 6136.009 + 3850.61 + 4847.849 = ₩20,965 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩52,632 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩76,200 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩8,373 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,472 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩7,477 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩21,084 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,637 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 / 99405.096) / (12739.372 / 73214.82)
=0 / 0.174
=0

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)
=(20965 / 73214.82) / (21005.303 / 99405.096)
=0.286349 / 0.21131
=1.3551

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 - (60633.302 + 0) / 100544.181) / (1 - (52631.756 + 8372.559) / 76200.05)
=0.396949 / 0.199419
=1.9905

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
=99405.096 / 73214.82
=1.3577

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))
=(4472.448 / (4472.448 + 8372.559)) / (5048.775 / (5048.775 + 0))
=0.348186 / 1
=0.3482

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)
=(21466.202 / 99405.096) / (7476.755 / 73214.82)
=0.215947 / 0.102121
=2.1146

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)
=((0 + 26983.367) / 100544.181) / ((2636.888 + 21084.019) / 76200.05)
=0.268373 / 0.311298
=0.8621

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
=(-24236.872 - 0 - -10962.963) / 100544.181
=-0.132021

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.

Samg Entertainment Co has a M-score of -3.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Samg Entertainment Co (XKRX:419530) Business Description

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Address
325 Teheran-ro, 8th Floor, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR, 06151
Samg Entertainment Co Ltd is engaged in the production and distribution of films, video products and broadcast programs.

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