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Ycchem Co (XKRX:112290) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Ycchem 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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:112290' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.8

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ycchem Co was -2.31. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.56.


Ycchem Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Ycchem Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.31 -2.80

Ycchem Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 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 -2.31 -1.87 -1.57 -2.21 -2.80

Competitive Comparison of Ycchem Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Ycchem 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.


Ycchem Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Ycchem Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ycchem 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 Ycchem 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 * 1.1769+0.528 * 0.9588+0.404 * 0.6963+0.892 * 1.129+0.115 * 1.0143
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0731+4.679 * -0.077889-0.327 * 1.2493
=-2.80

* 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 ₩7,782 Mil.
Revenue was 18295.959 + 18507.102 + 17603.825 + 15896.062 = ₩70,303 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3624.156 + 3084.434 + 2825.665 + 1955.456 = ₩11,490 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩43,549 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩116,280 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩67,160 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩5,130 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩5,981 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩50,569 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩20,907 Mil.
Net Income was -5624.967 + -5691.324 + -1812.039 + -2860.897 = ₩-15,989 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2366.749 + 227.585 + -2267.54 + -2525.531 = ₩-6,932 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩5,857 Mil.
Revenue was 14947.083 + 14798.691 + 16115.275 + 16410.63 = ₩62,272 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1109.369 + 1986.079 + 3160.72 + 3501.447 = ₩9,758 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩47,463 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩119,569 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩63,879 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,954 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩4,937 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩41,643 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩17,186 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)
=(7782.337 / 70302.948) / (5857.424 / 62271.679)
=0.110697 / 0.094062
=1.1769

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)
=(9757.615 / 62271.679) / (11489.711 / 70302.948)
=0.156694 / 0.163431
=0.9588

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 - (43548.942 + 67160.189) / 116280.165) / (1 - (47462.577 + 63878.643) / 119568.598)
=0.04791 / 0.068809
=0.6963

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
=70302.948 / 62271.679
=1.129

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))
=(4954.291 / (4954.291 + 63878.643)) / (5129.987 / (5129.987 + 67160.189))
=0.071976 / 0.070964
=1.0143

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)
=(5980.915 / 70302.948) / (4936.663 / 62271.679)
=0.085073 / 0.079276
=1.0731

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)
=((20906.645 + 50569.152) / 116280.165) / ((17185.672 + 41643.398) / 119568.598)
=0.614686 / 0.492011
=1.2493

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
=(-15989.227 - 0 - -6932.235) / 116280.165
=-0.077889

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.

Ycchem Co has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ycchem Co Business Description

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Address
174-12, Yuseori-gil, Seonnam-myeon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Seongju-gun, KOR
Ycchem Co Ltd is a developer and producer of chemical materials that it supplies to the semiconductor, display, and eco-friendly energy industries. Its products comprise of Wafering, Chemical Mechanical Planarization, Rinsing Solution, Etchant, among others.

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