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IK Semicon Co (XKRX:149010) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is IK Semicon 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:149010' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.99
Current: -2.56

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of IK Semicon Co was -1.99. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.52.


IK Semicon Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for IK Semicon 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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IK Semicon Co Beneish M-Score Chart

IK Semicon Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.91 -2.47 -2.24 -2.25 -2.56

IK Semicon Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.91 -2.47 -2.24 -2.25 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of IK Semicon Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, IK Semicon 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.


IK Semicon Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, IK Semicon Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



IK Semicon 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 IK Semicon 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 * 1.2668+0.528 * 1.1053+0.404 * 1.3038+0.892 * 0.7332+0.115 * 1.5768
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1541+4.679 * -0.064655-0.327 * 0.9949
=-2.56

* 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 ₩2,459 Mil.
Revenue was ₩15,687 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩5,071 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩11,956 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩15,461 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩1,645 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩315 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩726 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩2,139 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩516 Mil.
Net Income was ₩1,832 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₩2,831 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩2,648 Mil.
Revenue was ₩21,395 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩7,644 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩11,895 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩14,294 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩1,080 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩367 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩858 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩2,445 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩23 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)
=(2459.225 / 15686.925) / (2647.73 / 21395.094)
=0.156769 / 0.123754
=1.2668

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)
=(7643.609 / 21395.094) / (5070.606 / 15686.925)
=0.35726 / 0.323238
=1.1053

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 - (11955.72 + 1644.934) / 15460.641) / (1 - (11894.769 + 1080.445) / 14294.231)
=0.120305 / 0.092276
=1.3038

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
=15686.925 / 21395.094
=0.7332

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))
=(367.181 / (367.181 + 1080.445)) / (315.334 / (315.334 + 1644.934))
=0.253644 / 0.160863
=1.5768

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)
=(725.758 / 15686.925) / (857.684 / 21395.094)
=0.046265 / 0.040088
=1.1541

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)
=((516.339 + 2138.859) / 15460.641) / ((22.916 + 2444.619) / 14294.231)
=0.171739 / 0.172625
=0.9949

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
=(1831.764 - 0 - 2831.371) / 15460.641
=-0.064655

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.

IK Semicon Co has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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IK Semicon Co (XKRX:149010) Business Description

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Address
Room 503, DMC Hi-Tech Industrial Center, 330 SeongAm-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, KOR, 121-912
IK Semicon Co Ltd is a IC design fabless semiconductor company in the fields of analog and mixed signal, supplying core technology IC's for automotive, smoke detector, earth leakage detector, LED lightning and home appliances.

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