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UNIPOINT (XKRX:121060) Beneish M-Score : -3.28 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is UNIPOINT 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 -3.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:121060' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.53   Med: -2.89   Max: -1.87
Current: -3.28

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of UNIPOINT was -1.87. The lowest was -3.53. And the median was -2.89.


UNIPOINT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

UNIPOINT Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.87 -2.99 -2.89 -3.53 -3.28

UNIPOINT Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.87 -2.99 -2.89 -3.53 -3.28

Competitive Comparison of UNIPOINT's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, UNIPOINT'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.


UNIPOINT's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



UNIPOINT 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 UNIPOINT 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 * 1.1841+0.528 * 0.7879+0.404 * 0.9504+0.892 * 0.7052+0.115 * 0.8161
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3977+4.679 * -0.099916-0.327 * 1.0378
=-3.28

* 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 ₩10,372 Mil.
Revenue was ₩41,319 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩5,869 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩18,536 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩22,422 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩747 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩605 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,357 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩15,614 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩71 Mil.
Net Income was ₩-1,711 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₩529 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩12,421 Mil.
Revenue was ₩58,593 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩6,558 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩22,073 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩27,291 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩1,198 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩690 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,377 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩18,238 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩157 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)
=(10371.866 / 41319.176) / (12420.849 / 58592.998)
=0.251018 / 0.211985
=1.1841

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)
=(6557.522 / 58592.998) / (5868.834 / 41319.176)
=0.111916 / 0.142037
=0.7879

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 - (18536.149 + 746.83) / 22421.574) / (1 - (22073.295 + 1198.415) / 27291.192)
=0.139981 / 0.147281
=0.9504

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
=41319.176 / 58592.998
=0.7052

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))
=(689.893 / (689.893 + 1198.415)) / (605.308 / (605.308 + 746.83))
=0.36535 / 0.447667
=0.8161

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)
=(1357.373 / 41319.176) / (1377.083 / 58592.998)
=0.032851 / 0.023503
=1.3977

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)
=((70.651 + 15613.661) / 22421.574) / ((157 + 18238.009) / 27291.192)
=0.699519 / 0.674027
=1.0378

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
=(-1711.422 - 0 - 528.852) / 22421.574
=-0.099916

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.

UNIPOINT has a M-score of -3.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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UNIPOINT (XKRX:121060) Business Description

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2F Neotis Building, 2049, Nambusunhwan-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, KOR, 07024
UNIPOINT Corp is an innovation company in IT infrastructure. It provides IT infrastructure solutions, enterprise information security solutions, and development services.

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