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ATEC Mobility Co (XKRX:224110) Beneish M-Score : -2.12 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is ATEC Mobility 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 -2.12 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:224110' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -2.66   Max: -1.04
Current: -2.12

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ATEC Mobility Co was -1.04. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -2.66.


ATEC Mobility Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ATEC Mobility 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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ATEC Mobility Co Beneish M-Score Chart

ATEC Mobility Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.16 -2.70 -2.66 -3.00 -2.14

ATEC Mobility 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 -2.07 -2.14 -1.81 -2.94 -2.12

Competitive Comparison of ATEC Mobility Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, ATEC Mobility 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.


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

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

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



ATEC Mobility 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 ATEC Mobility 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 * 0.3367+0.528 * 0.9031+0.404 * 0.8957+0.892 * 2.0639+0.115 * 0.7449
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0927+4.679 * 0.022773-0.327 * 0.8486
=-2.12

* 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 ₩21,608 Mil.
Revenue was 16912.39 + 27936.544 + 66511.798 + 151587.285 = ₩262,948 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3647.412 + 3114.917 + 16512.945 + 44791.074 = ₩68,066 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩92,270 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩156,271 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩24,664 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,357 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩17,362 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩47,894 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩8,237 Mil.
Net Income was 3076.591 + 1632.755 + 4019.234 + 1058.084 = ₩9,787 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7466.831 + 10395.418 + -2152.031 + 5451.427 = ₩6,228 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩31,092 Mil.
Revenue was 19750.686 + 16676.724 + 38811.228 + 52163.782 = ₩127,402 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2593.488 + 3875.035 + 13155.427 + 10159.705 = ₩29,784 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩86,872 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩171,660 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩36,544 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,601 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩7,699 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩64,576 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩8,087 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)
=(21607.669 / 262948.017) / (31091.593 / 127402.42)
=0.082175 / 0.244042
=0.3367

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)
=(29783.655 / 127402.42) / (68066.348 / 262948.017)
=0.233776 / 0.258859
=0.9031

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 - (92269.869 + 24664.057) / 156270.533) / (1 - (86871.851 + 36543.647) / 171660.232)
=0.251721 / 0.281048
=0.8957

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
=262948.017 / 127402.42
=2.0639

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))
=(4601.111 / (4601.111 + 36543.647)) / (4356.879 / (4356.879 + 24664.057))
=0.111827 / 0.150129
=0.7449

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)
=(17361.833 / 262948.017) / (7698.768 / 127402.42)
=0.066028 / 0.060429
=1.0927

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)
=((8237.274 + 47893.513) / 156270.533) / ((8086.648 + 64575.938) / 171660.232)
=0.35919 / 0.423293
=0.8486

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
=(9786.664 - 0 - 6227.983) / 156270.533
=0.022773

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.

ATEC Mobility Co has a M-score of -2.12 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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ATEC Mobility Co Business Description

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289 Pangyo ro, Bundang gu, Seongnam-Si, KOR, 13488
ATEC Mobility Co Ltd manufactures telecommunication and broadcasting apparatuses. The company provides its and services through transportation card solution using RFID technology. RFID application products include Bus system, Taxi payment device.

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