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Humax Co (XKRX:115160) Beneish M-Score : -3.33 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Humax 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 -3.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:115160' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.33   Med: -2.64   Max: -1.78
Current: -3.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Humax Co was -1.78. The lowest was -3.33. And the median was -2.64.


Humax Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Humax 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 -2.77 -2.96 -2.43 -2.50 -3.33

Humax Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.50 -2.90 -3.25 -3.05 -3.33

Competitive Comparison of Humax Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Humax 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.


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

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

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



Humax 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 Humax 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 * 0.7054+0.528 * 0.9658+0.404 * 1.0508+0.892 * 0.9466+0.115 * 1.073
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9713+4.679 * -0.118063-0.327 * 0.9962
=-3.33

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩141,079 Mil.
Revenue was 162600.433 + 187335.448 + 157665.969 + 145031.853 = ₩652,634 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30025.09 + 35770.758 + 25837.432 + 28219.277 = ₩119,853 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩371,325 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩832,438 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩51,488 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩11,938 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩57,475 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩357,458 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩136,165 Mil.
Net Income was -34110.83 + -1749.005 + -14661.581 + -10969.214 = ₩-61,491 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 21502.357 + 12001.971 + -3082.847 + 6367.638 = ₩36,789 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩211,293 Mil.
Revenue was 205856.456 + 181233.941 + 143309.917 + 159074.939 = ₩689,475 Mil.
Gross Profit was 35935.423 + 32603.666 + 31056.864 + 22687.15 = ₩122,283 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩470,768 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩1,007,567 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩64,965 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩16,440 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩62,511 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩441,352 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩158,375 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)
=(141078.694 / 652633.703) / (211293.321 / 689475.253)
=0.216168 / 0.306455
=0.7054

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)
=(122283.103 / 689475.253) / (119852.557 / 652633.703)
=0.177357 / 0.183644
=0.9658

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 - (371324.869 + 51488.305) / 832437.812) / (1 - (470767.51 + 64965.275) / 1007566.828)
=0.492078 / 0.468291
=1.0508

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
=652633.703 / 689475.253
=0.9466

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))
=(16440.316 / (16440.316 + 64965.275)) / (11938.123 / (11938.123 + 51488.305))
=0.201956 / 0.18822
=1.073

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)
=(57475.473 / 652633.703) / (62511.326 / 689475.253)
=0.088067 / 0.090665
=0.9713

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)
=((136165.174 + 357458.344) / 832437.812) / ((158375.398 + 441351.704) / 1007566.828)
=0.592985 / 0.595223
=0.9962

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
=(-61490.63 - 0 - 36789.119) / 832437.812
=-0.118063

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.

Humax Co has a M-score of -3.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Humax Co (XKRX:115160) Business Description

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HUMAX Village 11-4, Sunae-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, KOR, 463-825
Humax Co Ltd is a gateway developer dedicated to providing better content delivery systems for the consumers through continuous research, development, and innovations. It manufactures electronic equipment and image processing systems such as set-top box, with over 20 overseas subsidiaries and branches across the globe. It offers high-definition set-top box; multi room TV products to experience a whole new way to enjoy TV and online entertainment and smart home product to see and hear what's happening in the home through the smartphone, tablet, computer, and TV screen. Its products are sold within Korea and to the international market as well.

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