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Showbox (XKRX:086980) Beneish M-Score : -2.98 (As of Apr. 11, 2025)


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What is Showbox 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 -2.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:086980' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.33   Med: -2.25   Max: -0.21
Current: -2.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Showbox was -0.21. The lowest was -5.33. And the median was -2.25.


Showbox Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Showbox 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 -1.68 -2.06 -0.98 -5.33 -2.98

Showbox 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 -5.33 1.11 -2.73 -3.80 -2.98

Competitive Comparison of Showbox's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Showbox'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.


Showbox's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Showbox's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Showbox 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 Showbox 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 * 0.339+0.528 * -1.2342+0.404 * 0.8822+0.892 * 2.3181+0.115 * 1.0006
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.334+4.679 * -0.012277-0.327 * 0.6842
=-2.98

* 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 ₩6,177 Mil.
Revenue was 8070.333 + 4853.717 + 16979.429 + 63214.093 = ₩93,118 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1746.112 + 2158.579 + 8182.16 + 23205.786 = ₩35,293 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩95,038 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩154,047 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩1,368 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩31,953 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,357 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩20,364 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩728 Mil.
Net Income was 998.641 + -65.455 + 6417.757 + 20077.409 = ₩27,428 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4128.294 + -16887.417 + 36790.533 + 13544.73 = ₩29,320 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩7,860 Mil.
Revenue was 7571.177 + 17497.406 + 3060.085 + 12041.541 = ₩40,170 Mil.
Gross Profit was -3540.105 + -19616.568 + 1380.044 + 2985.777 = ₩-18,791 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩74,095 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩132,070 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩1,957 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩46,429 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,753 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩25,206 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,227 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)
=(6177.015 / 93117.572) / (7860.178 / 40170.209)
=0.066336 / 0.195672
=0.339

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)
=(-18790.852 / 40170.209) / (35292.637 / 93117.572)
=-0.467781 / 0.379012
=-1.2342

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 - (95037.516 + 1368.095) / 154046.788) / (1 - (74095.202 + 1956.611) / 132069.65)
=0.37418 / 0.424154
=0.8822

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
=93117.572 / 40170.209
=2.3181

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))
=(46428.979 / (46428.979 + 1956.611)) / (31953.387 / (31953.387 + 1368.095))
=0.959562 / 0.958943
=1.0006

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)
=(1357.115 / 93117.572) / (1752.708 / 40170.209)
=0.014574 / 0.043632
=0.334

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)
=((728.31 + 20364.479) / 154046.788) / ((1226.568 + 25205.588) / 132069.65)
=0.136925 / 0.200138
=0.6842

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
=(27428.352 - 0 - 29319.552) / 154046.788
=-0.012277

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.

Showbox has a M-score of -2.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Showbox Business Description

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Showbox Corp is a South Korea based company operates in media division. It operates as a financing and distribution company in the Korean film industry. The group has achieved extraordinary Box office records of more than 10million admissions for films such as The Host, Assassination, Chaser, Take off, The face reader and others.

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