Korea Fund (Korea Fund) Beneish M-Score

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Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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.

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

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Korea Fund was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Korea Fund 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 Korea Fund for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:

Last Year (Jun22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $1.00 Mil.
Revenue was $7.76 Mil.
Gross Profit was $7.76 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.56 Mil.
Total Assets was $131.47 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.55 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $6.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $0.00 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.59 Mil.
Revenue was $-81.96 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-81.96 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.55 Mil.
Total Assets was $143.50 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.05 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.35 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
	=	(1 / 7.761)	/	(0.592 / -81.961)
	=	0.128849	/
	=

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)
	=	(-81.961 / -81.961)	/	(7.761 / 7.761)
	=		/	1
	=

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 - (1.555 + 0) / 131.472)	/	(1 - (1.548 + 0) / 143.495)
	=	0.988172	/	0.989212
	=

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
	=	7.761	/	-81.961
	=

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))
	=	(0 / (0 + 0))	/	(0 / (0 + 0))
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(0.978 / 7.761)	/	(1.045 / -81.961)
	=	0.126015	/
	=

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 + 0.552) / 131.472)	/	((0 + 0.349) / 143.495)
	=	0.004199	/	0.002432
	=

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
	=	(6.156 - 0	-	0)	/	131.472
	=	0.046824

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.

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Korea Fund (Korea Fund) Business Description

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Address

60 Victoria Embankment, London, GBR, EC4Y 0JP

Website

https://www.thekoreafund.com

Korea Fund Inc is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, equity securities, of Korean companies. Its portfolio consists of the different sectors such as the auto components, banks, beverages, chemicals, aerospace and defense, insurance, machinery, and others.

Executives

Yan Hu	director	60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y 0JP
Simon James Crinage	officer: See Remarks	60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y 0JP
Stephen M Ungerman	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Neil S Martin	officer: See Remarks	60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y0JP
Jpmorgan Asset Management (asia Pacific) Ltd	other: See Explanation of Response	8 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, 21ST FLOOR, CHATER HOUSE, HONG KONG K3 999077
Ayaz Hatim Ebrahim	other: See Explanation of Response	21/F CHATER HOUSE, 8 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 852
Carmine Lekstutis	officer: Chief Legal Officer	4 NEW YORK PLAZA, FLOOR 19, NEW YORK NY 10004
Paul Francis Winship	officer: Vice President & Secretary	60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y OJP
John Wonki Cho	other: See Explanation of Response	21/F CHATER HOUSE, 8 CONNAUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL K3 HK
Matthew J Sippel	director	1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Chung Jun Yun	other: Portfolio Manager	1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gem Pushpaharan	other: Affiliated Person	1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
John Viggiano	other: Affiliated Person	1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Angela Borreggine	officer: CLO and Secretary	C/O ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS U.S. LLC, 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
City Of London Investment Group Plc	10 percent owner	77 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3V0AS