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Korea Gas (XKRX:036460) Beneish M-Score : -2.94 (As of Apr. 22, 2025)


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What is Korea Gas 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 -2.94 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:036460' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.76   Med: -2.92   Max: -0.31
Current: -2.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Korea Gas was -0.31. The lowest was -3.76. And the median was -2.92.


Korea Gas Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korea Gas'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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Korea Gas Beneish M-Score Chart

Korea Gas Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.06 -1.53 -0.31 -3.21 -2.94

Korea Gas Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -3.21 -3.21 -2.86 -2.94 -2.94

Competitive Comparison of Korea Gas's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Korea Gas'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.


Korea Gas's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Korea Gas's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Korea Gas 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 Gas 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 * 1.1462+0.528 * 0.4947+0.404 * 0.9961+0.892 * 0.8626+0.115 * 0.9872
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0762+4.679 * -0.043056-0.327 * 0.9648
=-2.94

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩6,978,809 Mil.
Revenue was 9978964.455 + 8109307.59 + 7533827.392 + 12810655.397 = ₩38,432,755 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1297731.738 + 528416.743 + 555602.292 + 1030922.227 = ₩3,412,673 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩16,968,511 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩57,669,637 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩23,586,678 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,982,636 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩110,202 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩21,266,507 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩22,587,170 Mil.
Net Income was 332409.274 + 155102.818 + 252881.36 + 406355.548 = ₩1,146,749 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1519849.427 + 1541246.341 + 3205300.984 + 403065.102 = ₩3,629,763 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩7,059,003 Mil.
Revenue was 10609166.442 + 7889265.849 + 8127613.294 + 17929949.415 = ₩44,555,995 Mil.
Gross Profit was 626321.396 + 317167.593 + 302763.162 + 710870.849 = ₩1,957,123 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩17,430,305 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩57,254,666 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩22,766,125 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,887,118 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩118,684 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩22,566,372 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩22,560,196 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)
=(6978809 / 38432754.834) / (7059003 / 44555995)
=0.181585 / 0.15843
=1.1462

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)
=(1957123 / 44555995) / (3412673 / 38432754.834)
=0.043925 / 0.088796
=0.4947

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 - (16968511 + 23586678) / 57669637) / (1 - (17430305 + 22766125) / 57254666)
=0.296767 / 0.297936
=0.9961

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
=38432754.834 / 44555995
=0.8626

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))
=(1887118.001 / (1887118.001 + 22766125)) / (1982635.999 / (1982635.999 + 23586678))
=0.076546 / 0.07754
=0.9872

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)
=(110202 / 38432754.834) / (118684 / 44555995)
=0.002867 / 0.002664
=1.0762

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)
=((22587170 + 21266507) / 57669637) / ((22560196 + 22566372) / 57254666)
=0.760429 / 0.788173
=0.9648

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
=(1146749 - 0 - 3629763) / 57669637
=-0.043056

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.

Korea Gas has a M-score of -2.94 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Korea Gas Business Description

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Address
215 Jeongja-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, KOR, 463-754
Korea Gas Corp is a Korean natural gas utility company. The Government of Korea holds a majority stake in the firm. Korea Gas Corp holds a monopoly as the country's only natural gas distributor with a nationwide network of pipelines and storage tanks. The company segments its operations into Domestic Business and Overseas Business units. The Domestic Business division encompasses Korea Gas' liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchasing, supply, storage, and pipeline distributing activities. The company primarily buys natural gas from Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian sources. Korea Gas' total revenue is split fairly evenly between the sale of natural gas to urban consumers and to the power sector. Korean housing and industrial customers represent the majority of the firm's customer base.

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