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Incon Co (XKRX:083640) Beneish M-Score : -3.64 (As of Mar. 02, 2025)


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What is Incon 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 -3.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:083640' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.16   Med: -2.8   Max: -0.91
Current: -3.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Incon Co was -0.91. The lowest was -4.16. And the median was -2.80.


Incon Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Incon Co 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 -3.34 -1.90 -2.26 -2.88 -3.79

Incon Co 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 -3.08 -3.79 -4.16 -3.54 -3.64

Competitive Comparison of Incon Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Incon 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.


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

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

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



Incon 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 Incon 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 * 0.8502+0.528 * 0.9305+0.404 * 0.8474+0.892 * 0.8348+0.115 * 1.0706
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9477+4.679 * -0.215132-0.327 * 0.3603
=-3.64

* 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 ₩2,974 Mil.
Revenue was 10259.285 + 12014.754 + 9247.449 + 21782.145 = ₩53,304 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1732.689 + 1805.774 + 1249.735 + 3474.907 = ₩8,263 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩41,138 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩92,048 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩3,006 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩601 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,709 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩3,074 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,404 Mil.
Net Income was 1079.824 + 1685.452 + 733.516 + -21497.745 = ₩-17,999 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 475.438 + 262.253 + -2136.086 + 3202.023 = ₩1,804 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩4,190 Mil.
Revenue was 15711.867 + 14976.361 + 10958.418 + 22202.4 = ₩63,849 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2346.515 + 2475.967 + 1369.691 + 3018.086 = ₩9,210 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩39,942 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩111,327 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩3,014 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩654 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,160 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩15,960 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,430 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)
=(2974.131 / 53303.633) / (4190.18 / 63849.046)
=0.055796 / 0.065626
=0.8502

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)
=(9210.259 / 63849.046) / (8263.105 / 53303.633)
=0.144251 / 0.15502
=0.9305

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 - (41138.013 + 3006.413) / 92048.469) / (1 - (39941.622 + 3014.055) / 111326.851)
=0.520422 / 0.614148
=0.8474

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
=53303.633 / 63849.046
=0.8348

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))
=(654.164 / (654.164 + 3014.055)) / (600.845 / (600.845 + 3006.413))
=0.178333 / 0.166566
=1.0706

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)
=(1708.689 / 53303.633) / (2159.733 / 63849.046)
=0.032056 / 0.033826
=0.9477

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)
=((2403.628 + 3074.336) / 92048.469) / ((2429.74 + 15960.2) / 111326.851)
=0.059512 / 0.165189
=0.3603

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
=(-17998.953 - 0 - 1803.628) / 92048.469
=-0.215132

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.

Incon Co has a M-score of -3.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Incon Co Business Description

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Mario Tower, 7th Floor, 28, Digital-ro 30-gil, Guro-gu, Seoul, KOR, 08389
Incon Co is engaged in manufacturing of video surveillance systems in South Korea. It produces and sells products including security cameras, NVR, AHD camera, network video recorder, network IP camera, video server, software storage, and POS equipment.

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