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SD System Co (XKRX:121890) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of Mar. 31, 2025)


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What is SD System 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:121890' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -87.97   Med: -3.11   Max: 0.06
Current: -2.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SD System Co was 0.06. The lowest was -87.97. And the median was -3.11.


SD System Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SD System 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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SD System Co Beneish M-Score Chart

SD System Co 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 -6.51 0.06 -3.11 -1.80 -2.83

SD System Co 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 -1.80 -2.47 -1.88 -2.42 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of SD System Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, SD System 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.


SD System Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, SD System Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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SD System 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 SD System 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 * 1.9258+0.528 * 1.8+0.404 * 0.8226+0.892 * 0.8482+0.115 * 1.0327
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.983+4.679 * -0.216983-0.327 * 2.252
=-2.83

* 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 ₩2,969 Mil.
Revenue was 4669.086 + 3386.814 + 4958.58 + 5049.186 = ₩18,064 Mil.
Gross Profit was 204.277 + 291.957 + 401.263 + 595.476 = ₩1,493 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩12,868 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩17,695 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩2,261 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩212 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩578 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩6,855 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩10 Mil.
Net Income was -1320.211 + -345.262 + -104.146 + -57.611 = ₩-1,827 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4395.275 + -476.173 + -1171.779 + -734.991 = ₩2,012 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩1,817 Mil.
Revenue was 4506.662 + 4780.348 + 7633.03 + 4375.219 = ₩21,295 Mil.
Gross Profit was 701.224 + 897.632 + 1005.661 + 563.613 = ₩3,168 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩9,705 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩14,611 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩2,331 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩226 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩693 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩2,514 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩3 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)
=(2968.954 / 18063.666) / (1817.467 / 21295.259)
=0.164361 / 0.085346
=1.9258

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)
=(3168.13 / 21295.259) / (1492.973 / 18063.666)
=0.148772 / 0.082651
=1.8

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 - (12868.46 + 2260.601) / 17695.232) / (1 - (9704.533 + 2330.612) / 14611.073)
=0.14502 / 0.1763
=0.8226

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
=18063.666 / 21295.259
=0.8482

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))
=(226.022 / (226.022 + 2330.612)) / (211.63 / (211.63 + 2260.601))
=0.088406 / 0.085603
=1.0327

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)
=(578.085 / 18063.666) / (693.328 / 21295.259)
=0.032003 / 0.032558
=0.983

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)
=((10.385 + 6855.06) / 17695.232) / ((3.44 + 2513.751) / 14611.073)
=0.387983 / 0.17228
=2.252

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
=(-1827.23 - 0 - 2012.332) / 17695.232
=-0.216983

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.

SD System Co has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SD System Co Business Description

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31 Galmachi-ro 244beon-gil, 613 Hyundai I-Valley, Jungwon-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Seongnam-si, KOR
SD System Co Ltd is a Korea-based company engaged in the field of toll collection and traffic management. It develops tollgates, high-pass card readers, smart parking system, and other systems. The portfolio of products and services that the company offers includes car DVR, integrated CCTV surveillance, toll collection systems, traffic management systems, display control systems, parking management systems, IBS and living comfort control systems, and others.

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