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NPD Co (XKRX:198080) Beneish M-Score : -1.65 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is NPD 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.65 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:198080' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.55   Med: -2.25   Max: -1.65
Current: -1.65

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NPD Co was -1.65. The lowest was -3.55. And the median was -2.25.


NPD Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

NPD 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 -3.55 -1.74 -3.04 -2.73 -1.65

NPD Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.73 -2.15 -2.09 -1.60 -1.65

Competitive Comparison of NPD Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, NPD 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.


NPD Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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


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NPD 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 NPD 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 * 1.1267+0.528 * 0.8861+0.404 * 2.4297+0.892 * 1.3361+0.115 * 0.964
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8746+4.679 * -0.033727-0.327 * 0.8841
=-1.65

* 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 ₩36,691 Mil.
Revenue was 86490.854 + 83253.179 + 72695.335 + 72420.636 = ₩314,860 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14743.5 + 13956.178 + 12958.411 + 13280.578 = ₩54,939 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩147,263 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩222,070 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩61,928 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩6,880 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩28,104 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩93,615 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩7,900 Mil.
Net Income was 1529.233 + 4861.844 + 8284.367 + 4401.605 = ₩19,077 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 11600.671 + 2144.63 + 12425.963 + 395.571 = ₩26,567 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩24,373 Mil.
Revenue was 64076.851 + 59275.919 + 57506.439 + 54797.625 = ₩235,657 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13031.71 + 10390.897 + 6891.876 + 6120.365 = ₩36,435 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩131,502 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩200,825 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩64,529 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩6,883 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩24,051 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩96,107 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩7,730 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)
=(36691.243 / 314860.004) / (24373.126 / 235656.834)
=0.116532 / 0.103426
=1.1267

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)
=(36434.848 / 235656.834) / (54938.667 / 314860.004)
=0.15461 / 0.174486
=0.8861

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 - (147262.556 + 61928.036) / 222069.531) / (1 - (131501.906 + 64529.28) / 200824.639)
=0.057995 / 0.023869
=2.4297

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
=314860.004 / 235656.834
=1.3361

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))
=(6883.349 / (6883.349 + 64529.28)) / (6879.645 / (6879.645 + 61928.036))
=0.096388 / 0.099984
=0.964

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)
=(28104.033 / 314860.004) / (24050.892 / 235656.834)
=0.089259 / 0.102059
=0.8746

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)
=((7899.696 + 93614.955) / 222069.531) / ((7729.995 + 96106.743) / 200824.639)
=0.45713 / 0.517052
=0.8841

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
=(19077.049 - 0 - 26566.835) / 222069.531
=-0.033727

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.

NPD Co has a M-score of -1.65 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


NPD Co Business Description

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515 Sihwa Venture-ro, Danwon-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Ansan-si, KOR
NPD Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacture of communications equipment and parts. The product portfolio includes Touch Screen Panel (TSP) and Flexible Printed Circuit Assembly (FPCA) products. The products of the company are used by various cellphone manufacturers.

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