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Meere Co (XKRX:049950) Beneish M-Score : -2.18 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Meere 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 -2.18 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:049950' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.9   Med: -2.2   Max: -1.1
Current: -2.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Meere Co was -1.10. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was -2.20.


Meere Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Meere Co 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 -1.10 -2.90 -1.82 -2.24 -2.18

Meere Co 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 -2.24 -2.54 -2.99 -3.83 -2.18

Competitive Comparison of Meere Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Meere 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.


Meere Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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


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Meere 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 Meere 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 * 1.8971+0.528 * 1.1071+0.404 * 0.7256+0.892 * 0.6146+0.115 * 1.0031
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2586+4.679 * -0.013291-0.327 * 1.071
=-2.18

* 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 ₩27,077 Mil.
Revenue was 19688.641 + 21286.413 + 19290.52 + 7013.075 = ₩67,279 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5615.54 + 6343.901 + 6211.155 + 461.097 = ₩18,632 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩91,242 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩149,199 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩30,095 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩2,978 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩7,612 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩20,893 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩189 Mil.
Net Income was 2579.343 + -3503.901 + -1041.948 + -5175.484 = ₩-7,142 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1483.237 + -3734.071 + -1566.588 + -1341.568 = ₩-5,159 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩23,225 Mil.
Revenue was 13663.792 + 43819.929 + 16791.806 + 35198.766 = ₩109,474 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2869.201 + 12309.572 + 5281.578 + 13104.329 = ₩33,565 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩84,612 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩155,295 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩30,717 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,050 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩9,840 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩20,419 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩70 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)
=(27077.321 / 67278.649) / (23224.708 / 109474.293)
=0.402465 / 0.212148
=1.8971

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)
=(33564.68 / 109474.293) / (18631.693 / 67278.649)
=0.306599 / 0.276933
=1.1071

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 - (91242.346 + 30094.822) / 149198.686) / (1 - (84612.023 + 30717.114) / 155294.715)
=0.186741 / 0.257353
=0.7256

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
=67278.649 / 109474.293
=0.6146

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))
=(3049.99 / (3049.99 + 30717.114)) / (2978.114 / (2978.114 + 30094.822))
=0.090324 / 0.090047
=1.0031

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)
=(7611.698 / 67278.649) / (9840.44 / 109474.293)
=0.113137 / 0.089888
=1.2586

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)
=((189.146 + 20893.455) / 149198.686) / ((70.246 + 20418.642) / 155294.715)
=0.141306 / 0.131936
=1.071

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
=(-7141.99 - 0 - -5158.99) / 149198.686
=-0.013291

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.

Meere Co has a M-score of -2.18 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Meere Co Business Description

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69-12, Jeongmunsongsan-ro, Yanggam-Myeon, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, KOR
Meere Co Inc designs & develops components & equipment for liquid crystal display, semi-conductor automation & solar battery. Its products include grinder, inspection, laser machine, wafer sorter, auto packing machine, memory repair, three dimensional (3D) thickness metrology and 3-dimensional surface profiler, laser scriber, cell counter, surgical robot, and time of flight 3D range camera.

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