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Kolon Industries (XKRX:120115) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Kolon Industries 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:120115' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.6   Max: -2.36
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kolon Industries was -2.36. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.60.


Kolon Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kolon Industries'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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Kolon Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Kolon Industries 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 -2.81 -2.43 -2.36 -2.74 -2.40

Kolon Industries 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 -2.74 -2.67 -2.56 -2.77 -2.40

Competitive Comparison of Kolon Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Kolon Industries'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.


Kolon Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Kolon Industries 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 Kolon Industries 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 * 0.9861+0.528 * 1.0325+0.404 * 1.3324+0.892 * 1.0228+0.115 * 1.1134
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9781+4.679 * -0.026487-0.327 * 0.9071
=-2.40

* 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 ₩807,927 Mil.
Revenue was 1298319.097 + 1099510.474 + 1283977.648 + 1161195.912 = ₩4,843,003 Mil.
Gross Profit was 369841.478 + 290947.645 + 360296.428 + 302977.906 = ₩1,324,063 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩2,401,813 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩7,248,051 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩3,055,548 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩260,756 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩707,374 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩2,357,088 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩935,648 Mil.
Net Income was 48831.618 + -9362.155 + 41203.315 + 17933.33 = ₩98,606 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 125758.886 + 34247.689 + 176010.552 + -45431.02 = ₩290,586 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩801,015 Mil.
Revenue was 1225872.497 + 1062690.166 + 1287397.056 + 1158947.463 = ₩4,734,907 Mil.
Gross Profit was 383545.238 + 281789.221 + 365857.196 + 305388.943 = ₩1,336,581 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩2,288,259 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩6,002,719 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩2,601,439 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩249,590 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩707,074 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩2,417,412 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩588,978 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)
=(807927.322 / 4843003.131) / (801014.524 / 4734907.182)
=0.166824 / 0.169172
=0.9861

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)
=(1336580.598 / 4734907.182) / (1324063.457 / 4843003.131)
=0.282282 / 0.273397
=1.0325

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 - (2401813.499 + 3055548.046) / 7248051.156) / (1 - (2288259.192 + 2601439.265) / 6002718.765)
=0.247058 / 0.185419
=1.3324

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
=4843003.131 / 4734907.182
=1.0228

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))
=(249589.643 / (249589.643 + 2601439.265)) / (260755.849 / (260755.849 + 3055548.046))
=0.087544 / 0.078628
=1.1134

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)
=(707373.997 / 4843003.131) / (707074.311 / 4734907.182)
=0.146061 / 0.149332
=0.9781

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)
=((935647.625 + 2357087.608) / 7248051.156) / ((588978.136 + 2417412.267) / 6002718.765)
=0.454292 / 0.500838
=0.9071

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
=(98606.108 - 0 - 290586.107) / 7248051.156
=-0.026487

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.

Kolon Industries has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kolon Industries Business Description

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Kolon Tower 1-23, Byeoryang-Dong, Gyeonggi do, Gwacheon-si, KOR, 427-709
Kolon Industries Inc is a Korean manufacturing company. It manufactures chemical Fibers and textiles. The company focuses on four business divisions namely, Industrial Materials, Chemicals, Films/electronic materials, and Fashion. Industrial materials where the company produces automotive and advance materials. The Chemicals segment is made for industrial and residential purposes. The division of films/electronic materials is used in displays and solar devices, and the division of fashion is where the company makes clothing.

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