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Kortek (XKRX:052330) Beneish M-Score : -2.97 (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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What is Kortek 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 -2.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:052330' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.78   Med: -2.38   Max: -0.87
Current: -2.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kortek was -0.87. The lowest was -3.78. And the median was -2.38.


Kortek Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kortek'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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Kortek Beneish M-Score Chart

Kortek Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.32 -2.37 -1.34 -1.99 -3.78

Kortek Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -3.57 -3.78 -3.25 -3.13 -2.97

Competitive Comparison of Kortek's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Kortek'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.


Kortek's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Kortek 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 Kortek 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 * 1.0211+0.528 * 0.9398+0.404 * 1.0977+0.892 * 0.8636+0.115 * 0.9502
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3091+4.679 * -0.085804-0.327 * 0.8144
=-2.97

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩72,887 Mil.
Revenue was 85302.668 + 71805.247 + 71872.662 + 79519.667 = ₩308,500 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20920.108 + 17791.768 + 15427.891 + 9193.066 = ₩63,333 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩317,943 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩442,547 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩87,292 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩5,006 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩19,826 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩95,396 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩5,878 Mil.
Net Income was 2330.29 + 7013.624 + 6292.079 + -3288.574 = ₩12,347 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1691.292 + 2088.847 + 3015.597 + 43524.069 = ₩50,320 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩82,655 Mil.
Revenue was 70880.103 + 91087.626 + 85620.095 + 109620.045 = ₩357,208 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13874.327 + 17379.03 + 14274.944 + 23386.035 = ₩68,914 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩342,769 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩478,496 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩98,974 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩5,378 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩17,536 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩132,496 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,962 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)
=(72887.108 / 308500.244) / (82654.51 / 357207.869)
=0.236263 / 0.231391
=1.0211

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)
=(68914.336 / 357207.869) / (63332.833 / 308500.244)
=0.192925 / 0.205293
=0.9398

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 - (317943.215 + 87292.461) / 442546.635) / (1 - (342768.606 + 98974.465) / 478495.826)
=0.08431 / 0.076809
=1.0977

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
=308500.244 / 357207.869
=0.8636

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))
=(5378.348 / (5378.348 + 98974.465)) / (5006.291 / (5006.291 + 87292.461))
=0.05154 / 0.05424
=0.9502

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)
=(19826.057 / 308500.244) / (17536.068 / 357207.869)
=0.064266 / 0.049092
=1.3091

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)
=((5878.12 + 95396.238) / 442546.635) / ((1962.005 + 132496.358) / 478495.826)
=0.228844 / 0.281002
=0.8144

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
=(12347.419 - 0 - 50319.805) / 442546.635
=-0.085804

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.

Kortek has a M-score of -2.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Kortek Business Description

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Kortek Corp is a Korean company engaged in manufacturing and distribution of industrial display products. It offers display products in the fields of gaming display, IFP display, medical display, digital signage, video wall, outdoor display, ATC display and touch solution. The organization supplies its products to various industries including entertainment, education, corporate, healthcare, aviation, retail and advertising. The company has a business presence in Korea and other countries.

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