GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Basic Materials » Steel » Ajusteel Co Ltd (XKRX:139990) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Ajusteel Co (XKRX:139990) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2021. Start your Free Trial

What is Ajusteel 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:139990' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.14   Max: -1.3
Current: -2.87

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ajusteel Co was -1.30. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.14.


Ajusteel Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ajusteel 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.

* Premium members only.

Ajusteel Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Ajusteel Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.30 -2.81

Ajusteel Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.88 -2.14 -2.38 -2.81 -2.87

Competitive Comparison of Ajusteel Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Ajusteel 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.


Ajusteel Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Ajusteel Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ajusteel 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 Ajusteel 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 * 1.1135+0.528 * 0.7688+0.404 * 1.0652+0.892 * 1.0254+0.115 * 0.9317
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0772+4.679 * -0.079818-0.327 * 1.0865
=-2.87

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩152,553 Mil.
Revenue was 248869.598 + 234971.446 + 277425.279 + 241521.993 = ₩1,002,788 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13704.3 + -1779.879 + 16201.964 + 18237.214 = ₩46,364 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩401,654 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩1,035,669 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩586,430 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩26,444 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩23,795 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩553,346 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩262,160 Mil.
Net Income was -2637.978 + -21118.549 + -2109.56 + -2678.263 = ₩-28,544 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 31575.85 + -3186.497 + 31172.641 + -5441.016 = ₩54,121 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩133,608 Mil.
Revenue was 190695.721 + 214078.148 + 282079.401 + 291072.423 = ₩977,926 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5634.25 + -6626.816 + 12922.269 + 22829.955 = ₩34,760 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩381,078 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩845,915 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩428,349 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩17,940 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩21,541 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩418,713 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩194,358 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)
=(152553.489 / 1002788.316) / (133607.681 / 977925.693)
=0.152129 / 0.136624
=1.1135

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)
=(34759.658 / 977925.693) / (46363.599 / 1002788.316)
=0.035544 / 0.046235
=0.7688

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 - (401654.499 + 586429.767) / 1035668.673) / (1 - (381078.153 + 428349.101) / 845915.289)
=0.045946 / 0.043134
=1.0652

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
=1002788.316 / 977925.693
=1.0254

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))
=(17939.743 / (17939.743 + 428349.101)) / (26443.533 / (26443.533 + 586429.767))
=0.040198 / 0.043147
=0.9317

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)
=(23795.376 / 1002788.316) / (21541.433 / 977925.693)
=0.023729 / 0.022028
=1.0772

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)
=((262160.421 + 553345.928) / 1035668.673) / ((194358.048 + 418712.822) / 845915.289)
=0.78742 / 0.724743
=1.0865

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
=(-28544.35 - 0 - 54120.978) / 1035668.673
=-0.079818

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.

Ajusteel Co has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Ajusteel Co Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Ajusteel Co's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Ajusteel Co (XKRX:139990) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
321, 4-gongdan-ro, Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KOR
Ajusteel Co Ltd is a steel company in Korea. It owns the full spectrum of manufacturing methods for designing steel surfaces. Its products include Texteel, SUSlike, Silk, pMCCL, Atex among others.

Ajusteel Co (XKRX:139990) Headlines

No Headlines