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TILON Co (XKRX:217880) Beneish M-Score : -4.20 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is TILON 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 -4.2 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:217880' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.2   Med: -4.2   Max: -4.2
Current: -4.2

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TILON Co was -4.20. The lowest was -4.20. And the median was -4.20.


TILON Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

TILON Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -4.20

TILON Co Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Dec23 Mar24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - - -4.20

Competitive Comparison of TILON Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, TILON 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.


TILON Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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TILON 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 TILON 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 * 0.1809+0.528 * 1.0821+0.404 * 1.0201+0.892 * 0.442+0.115 * 1.798
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7383+4.679 * -0.123521-0.327 * 1.2465
=-4.20

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩286 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 3010.456 + 0 + 1042.684 = ₩4,053 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 2582.182 + 0 + 356.835 = ₩2,939 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩1,034 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩32,189 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩29,024 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩698 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,410 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩27,560 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,485 Mil.
Net Income was 0 + 391.203 + 0 + -3505.236 = ₩-3,114 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 1535.894 + 0 + -673.887 = ₩862 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩3,577 Mil.
Revenue was 2280.082 + 803.088 + 1894.164 + 4192.58 = ₩9,170 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2045.183 + 508.3 + 1322.376 + 3319.171 = ₩7,195 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩6,054 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩34,807 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩26,494 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,169 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩4,322 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩21,713 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩4,351 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)
=(285.92 / 4053.14) / (3576.689 / 9169.914)
=0.070543 / 0.390046
=0.1809

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)
=(7195.03 / 9169.914) / (2939.017 / 4053.14)
=0.784634 / 0.725121
=1.0821

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 - (1034.079 + 29023.746) / 32189.288) / (1 - (6053.876 + 26494.161) / 34807.483)
=0.066217 / 0.064913
=1.0201

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
=4053.14 / 9169.914
=0.442

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))
=(1168.722 / (1168.722 + 26494.161)) / (698.414 / (698.414 + 29023.746))
=0.042249 / 0.023498
=1.798

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)
=(1410.313 / 4053.14) / (4321.535 / 9169.914)
=0.347956 / 0.471273
=0.7383

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)
=((2484.768 + 27560.049) / 32189.288) / ((4350.734 + 21712.957) / 34807.483)
=0.933379 / 0.748796
=1.2465

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
=(-3114.033 - 0 - 862.007) / 32189.288
=-0.123521

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.

TILON Co has a M-score of -4.20 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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TILON Co Business Description

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1602, 16Floor, DaeRyung PostTower1, Guro-3dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, KOR, 152-790
TILON Co Ltd develops virtualization-based cloud computing solutions. It offers products including Dstation, Astation, Lstation, elcloud. It offers patented technology to various customers such as government offices, finance, medical, education, manufacturing, and defense .

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