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Korchip (XKRX:126730) Beneish M-Score : -1.98 (As of Apr. 23, 2025)


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What is Korchip 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 -1.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:126730' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.15   Med: -2.56   Max: -1.3
Current: -1.98

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Korchip was -1.30. The lowest was -5.15. And the median was -2.56.


Korchip Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Korchip Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.39 -1.30 -2.64 -2.63 -1.98

Korchip Quarterly Data
Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 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 - -2.63 - - -1.98

Competitive Comparison of Korchip's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Korchip'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.


Korchip's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Korchip 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 Korchip 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 * 1.6373+0.528 * 1.0031+0.404 * 0.5452+0.892 * 1.0139+0.115 * 1.0594
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2101+4.679 * -0.01883-0.327 * 0.3807
=-1.98

* 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 ₩6,932 Mil.
Revenue was ₩33,371 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩9,738 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩38,600 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩62,000 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩22,602 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,676 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,434 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩4,006 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩4,437 Mil.
Net Income was ₩3,230 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₩4,397 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩4,176 Mil.
Revenue was ₩32,912 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩9,634 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩18,482 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩37,495 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩18,127 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,430 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,984 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩12,753 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩658 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)
=(6931.973 / 33371.109) / (4175.575 / 32912.375)
=0.207724 / 0.126869
=1.6373

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)
=(9633.801 / 32912.375) / (9738.078 / 33371.109)
=0.292711 / 0.291812
=1.0031

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 - (38599.927 + 22601.961) / 62000.491) / (1 - (18482.437 + 18127.118) / 37495.381)
=0.012881 / 0.023625
=0.5452

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
=33371.109 / 32912.375
=1.0139

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))
=(1430.365 / (1430.365 + 18127.118)) / (1675.981 / (1675.981 + 22601.961))
=0.073136 / 0.069033
=1.0594

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)
=(2433.63 / 33371.109) / (1983.501 / 32912.375)
=0.072926 / 0.060266
=1.2101

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)
=((4437.078 + 4005.982) / 62000.491) / ((657.991 + 12752.859) / 37495.381)
=0.136177 / 0.357667
=0.3807

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
=(3229.562 - 0 - 4397.057) / 62000.491
=-0.01883

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.

Korchip has a M-score of -1.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Korchip Business Description

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Address
359 Manan-ro, Manan-gu, Kochip Building, Gyeonggi-do, Anyang-dong, Anyang-si, KOR
Korchip Corp is a company that manufactures and sells carbon-based small and ultra-small secondary batteries among the carbon-based secondary batteries called supercapacitors. In addition, they sell MLCC (Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors, manufactured by Samsung Electro-Mechanics), known as the rice of the electronics industry.

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