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Hannet Co (XKRX:052600) Beneish M-Score : -3.11 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Hannet 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 -3.11 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:052600' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.78   Max: -2.24
Current: -3.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hannet Co was -2.24. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.78.


Hannet Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Hannet 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 -2.97 -2.46 -2.49 -2.24 -3.11

Hannet 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 -3.02 -1.14 -2.71 -3.11

Competitive Comparison of Hannet Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Hannet 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.


Hannet Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Hannet Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Hannet 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 Hannet 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 * 0.6862+0.528 * 0.8798+0.404 * 0.8022+0.892 * 1.0403+0.115 * 1.2592
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7577+4.679 * -0.055807-0.327 * 1.131
=-3.11

* 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 ₩3,048 Mil.
Revenue was 7008.302 + 6627.717 + 5868.823 + 6392.826 = ₩25,898 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1796.163 + 1974.942 + 1598.5 + 1726.171 = ₩7,096 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩36,222 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩54,034 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩11,185 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩2,739 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩403 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩13,841 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,655 Mil.
Net Income was 1005.009 + 1024.81 + 531.311 + 866.54 = ₩3,428 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 638.348 + 3516.034 + -1705.085 + 3993.831 = ₩6,443 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩4,270 Mil.
Revenue was 6154.304 + 5836.385 + 6598.266 + 6304.501 = ₩24,893 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1363.844 + 1462.798 + 1640.947 + 1533.059 = ₩6,001 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩33,256 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩50,178 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩9,250 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,045 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩511 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩12,372 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩352 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)
=(3048.486 / 25897.668) / (4270.119 / 24893.456)
=0.117713 / 0.171536
=0.6862

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)
=(6000.648 / 24893.456) / (7095.776 / 25897.668)
=0.241053 / 0.273993
=0.8798

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 - (36221.903 + 11185.262) / 54034.085) / (1 - (33256.087 + 9249.945) / 50177.806)
=0.122643 / 0.152892
=0.8022

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
=25897.668 / 24893.456
=1.0403

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))
=(3045.215 / (3045.215 + 9249.945)) / (2738.686 / (2738.686 + 11185.262))
=0.247676 / 0.196689
=1.2592

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)
=(402.851 / 25897.668) / (511.026 / 24893.456)
=0.015555 / 0.020529
=0.7577

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)
=((1655.334 + 13840.745) / 54034.085) / ((351.639 + 12372.278) / 50177.806)
=0.286783 / 0.253577
=1.131

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
=(3427.67 - 0 - 6443.128) / 54034.085
=-0.055807

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.

Hannet Co has a M-score of -3.11 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hannet Co Business Description

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161-8 Yeomni-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, KOR, 121-090
Hannet Co Ltd is a Korea based network company. It is engaged in providing VAN service. The organization is involved in Outside cash withdrawal business, CD ticket business, Internet business, Kiosk business and Security business.

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