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Shin Hwa Contech Co (XKRX:187270) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Shin Hwa Contech 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:187270' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.18   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.02
Current: -2.66

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shin Hwa Contech Co was -1.02. The lowest was -3.18. And the median was -2.45.


Shin Hwa Contech Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shin Hwa Contech 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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Shin Hwa Contech Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Shin Hwa Contech 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 -2.44 -2.34 -2.45 -3.08 -2.41

Shin Hwa Contech Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.70 -2.41 -2.57 -2.77 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of Shin Hwa Contech Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Shin Hwa Contech 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.


Shin Hwa Contech Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Shin Hwa Contech Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Shin Hwa Contech 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 Shin Hwa Contech 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 * 1.0622+0.528 * 1.0376+0.404 * 0.8766+0.892 * 1.1008+0.115 * 1.2777
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2229+4.679 * -0.071562-0.327 * 0.8607
=-2.66

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩12,886 Mil.
Revenue was 12781.681 + 12235.901 + 13680.361 + 13315.948 = ₩52,014 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3702.008 + 3141.676 + 4507.185 + 3467.49 = ₩14,818 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩47,196 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩94,554 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩33,665 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,072 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,273 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩27,737 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩99 Mil.
Net Income was 1149.376 + 2303.718 + 1898.985 + 91.038 = ₩5,443 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1989.895 + 2549.189 + 2803.3 + 4867.186 = ₩12,210 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩11,021 Mil.
Revenue was 11903.915 + 13592.275 + 13130.77 + 8625.184 = ₩47,252 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3305.212 + 4135.717 + 3123.975 + 3403.484 = ₩13,968 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩49,597 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩94,316 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩29,139 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,485 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,431 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩32,161 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩97 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)
=(12885.713 / 52013.891) / (11020.529 / 47252.144)
=0.247736 / 0.233228
=1.0622

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)
=(13968.388 / 47252.144) / (14818.359 / 52013.891)
=0.295614 / 0.284892
=1.0376

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 - (47195.542 + 33665.297) / 94553.943) / (1 - (49596.537 + 29138.938) / 94316.28)
=0.144818 / 0.165197
=0.8766

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
=52013.891 / 47252.144
=1.1008

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))
=(3485.324 / (3485.324 + 29138.938)) / (3071.748 / (3071.748 + 33665.297))
=0.106832 / 0.083614
=1.2777

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)
=(3272.567 / 52013.891) / (2431.015 / 47252.144)
=0.062917 / 0.051448
=1.2229

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)
=((98.629 + 27736.567) / 94553.943) / ((97.483 + 32161.078) / 94316.28)
=0.294384 / 0.342025
=0.8607

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
=(5443.117 - 0 - 12209.57) / 94553.943
=-0.071562

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.

Shin Hwa Contech Co has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Shin Hwa Contech Co Business Description

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4, Okucheondong-ro 44beon-gil, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, KOR
Shin Hwa Contech Co Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and providing micro connectors in South Korea. It produces connectors used for mobile phones, tablet PCs, computers and other home electronic products.

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