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Kweather Co (XKRX:068100) Beneish M-Score : -1.77 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is Kweather 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.77 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:068100' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.77   Med: -1.77   Max: -1.77
Current: -1.77

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kweather Co was -1.77. The lowest was -1.77. And the median was -1.77.


Kweather Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Kweather Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -1.77

Kweather Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 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 - - - -0.70 -1.77

Competitive Comparison of Kweather Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Kweather 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.


Kweather Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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


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Kweather 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 Kweather 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 * 1.0088+0.528 * 1.295+0.404 * 1.7968+0.892 * 0.9513+0.115 * 1.1025
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6293+4.679 * 0.021095-0.327 * 0.7046
=-1.77

* 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 ₩2,486 Mil.
Revenue was 6918.711 + 3530.316 + 2812.375 + 2325.566 = ₩15,587 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1874.502 + 982.651 + -129.189 + 813.095 = ₩3,541 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩9,821 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩18,829 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩7,033 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩370 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,010 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩2,998 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,555 Mil.
Net Income was 1024.23 + -377.961 + -1555.38 + -984.054 = ₩-1,893 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1716.189 + -705.827 + -1377.221 + -1923.501 = ₩-2,290 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩2,590 Mil.
Revenue was 6434.015 + 4011.033 + 2891.326 + 3048.394 = ₩16,385 Mil.
Gross Profit was 973.199 + 2110.093 + 377.104 + 1360.129 = ₩4,821 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩6,697 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩14,781 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩7,222 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩421 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩5,029 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩3,157 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩3,031 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)
=(2485.844 / 15586.968) / (2590.334 / 16384.768)
=0.159482 / 0.158094
=1.0088

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)
=(4820.525 / 16384.768) / (3541.059 / 15586.968)
=0.294208 / 0.227181
=1.295

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 - (9820.815 + 7032.728) / 18828.687) / (1 - (6696.812 + 7221.69) / 14781.46)
=0.104901 / 0.058381
=1.7968

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
=15586.968 / 16384.768
=0.9513

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))
=(420.889 / (420.889 + 7221.69)) / (369.773 / (369.773 + 7032.728))
=0.055072 / 0.049952
=1.1025

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)
=(3010.492 / 15586.968) / (5029.085 / 16384.768)
=0.193142 / 0.306937
=0.6293

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)
=((2555.242 + 2998.495) / 18828.687) / ((3030.598 + 3156.895) / 14781.46)
=0.294961 / 0.418598
=0.7046

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
=(-1893.165 - 0 - -2290.36) / 18828.687
=0.021095

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.

Kweather Co has a M-score of -1.77 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Kweather Co Business Description

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5, Digital-ro 26-gil, Guro-gu, Ace High-end Tower 1st 401, Seoul, KOR, 08389
Kweather Co Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling air measurement solutions, air improvement solutions, and weather, air data services.

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