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Bluetop Co (XKRX:191600) Beneish M-Score : -2.44 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Bluetop 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 -2.44 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:191600' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.57
Current: -2.44

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bluetop Co was -1.57. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.44.


Bluetop Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bluetop 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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Bluetop Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Bluetop 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 -1.60 -2.73 -2.58 -2.36 -2.44

Bluetop Co Semi-Annual Data
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 -1.60 -2.73 -2.58 -2.36 -2.44

Competitive Comparison of Bluetop Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Bluetop 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.


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

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

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


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Bluetop 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 Bluetop 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 * 0.9977+0.528 * 1.2563+0.404 * 1.4359+0.892 * 0.9451+0.115 * 1.0057
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9695+4.679 * -0.045484-0.327 * 1.028
=-2.44

* 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 ₩10,727 Mil.
Revenue was ₩45,026 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩5,278 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩23,305 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩45,367 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩19,683 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,940 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩821 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩28,016 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩3,404 Mil.
Net Income was ₩-1,351 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₩713 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩11,376 Mil.
Revenue was ₩47,642 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩7,016 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩23,885 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩45,174 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩19,640 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,948 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩896 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩27,587 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,847 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)
=(10727.049 / 45026.364) / (11376.431 / 47641.599)
=0.238239 / 0.238792
=0.9977

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)
=(7015.977 / 47641.599) / (5278.236 / 45026.364)
=0.147266 / 0.117225
=1.2563

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 - (23305.4 + 19682.878) / 45366.511) / (1 - (23884.885 + 19640.063) / 45174.223)
=0.052423 / 0.036509
=1.4359

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
=45026.364 / 47641.599
=0.9451

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))
=(1948.206 / (1948.206 + 19640.063)) / (1940.287 / (1940.287 + 19682.878))
=0.090244 / 0.089732
=1.0057

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)
=(820.757 / 45026.364) / (895.767 / 47641.599)
=0.018228 / 0.018802
=0.9695

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)
=((3403.924 + 28015.728) / 45366.511) / ((2846.566 + 27587.202) / 45174.223)
=0.692574 / 0.673698
=1.028

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
=(-1350.642 - 0 - 712.809) / 45366.511
=-0.045484

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.

Bluetop Co has a M-score of -2.44 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bluetop Co Business Description

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280, Sihwa-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, ZAF
Bluetop Co Ltd formerly TKC Co Ltd develops technologies for the purpose of localizing Wet Process and Plating Process related with Information Technology.

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