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DIT (XKRX:110990) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is DIT 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:110990' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -1.63   Max: 0.89
Current: -2.85

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DIT was 0.89. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -1.63.


DIT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

DIT Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.86 0.89 -2.04 -2.00 -2.85

DIT 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 -2.00 -1.44 -2.29 -3.25 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of DIT's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, DIT'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.


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

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

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


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DIT 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 DIT 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 * 1.0701+0.528 * 0.4532+0.404 * 0.9541+0.892 * 1.0896+0.115 * 1.0504
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2716+4.679 * -0.038114-0.327 * 0.9551
=-2.85

* 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 ₩20,424 Mil.
Revenue was 49237.983 + 16488.42 + 30738.777 + 20190.213 = ₩116,655 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21011.247 + 4809.606 + 9506.856 + 6475.026 = ₩41,803 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩194,426 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩240,860 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩23,160 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,238 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩8,730 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩26,717 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩181 Mil.
Net Income was 12481.134 + 4009.171 + 7715.208 + 4724.018 = ₩28,930 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10307.569 + 8423.103 + 20351.738 + -972.783 = ₩38,110 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩17,516 Mil.
Revenue was 35446.674 + 30842.872 + 16663.468 + 24108.28 = ₩107,061 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8352.699 + 6097.569 + 1449.875 + 1487.829 = ₩17,388 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩168,030 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩211,851 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩22,365 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,260 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩6,301 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩24,625 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩146 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)
=(20424.284 / 116655.393) / (17516.265 / 107061.294)
=0.175082 / 0.16361
=1.0701

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)
=(17387.972 / 107061.294) / (41802.735 / 116655.393)
=0.162411 / 0.358344
=0.4532

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 - (194426.387 + 23160.054) / 240859.868) / (1 - (168030.065 + 22365.089) / 211851.147)
=0.096626 / 0.101279
=0.9541

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
=116655.393 / 107061.294
=1.0896

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))
=(1259.602 / (1259.602 + 22365.089)) / (1238.459 / (1238.459 + 23160.054))
=0.053317 / 0.05076
=1.0504

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)
=(8730.06 / 116655.393) / (6300.504 / 107061.294)
=0.074836 / 0.05885
=1.2716

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)
=((180.796 + 26717.173) / 240859.868) / ((146.223 + 24624.679) / 211851.147)
=0.111675 / 0.116926
=0.9551

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
=(28929.531 - 0 - 38109.627) / 240859.868
=-0.038114

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.

DIT has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


DIT Business Description

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DIT Corp whose main business purpose is manufacturing machinery for flat panel display manufacturing. Their main products can be divided into AOI Solution, LASER Solution, and VISION AI Solution, and are used in the semiconductor industry, display (OLED) industry, secondary battery industry, and automobile industry.

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