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Nowcos Co (XKRX:257990) Beneish M-Score : -2.25 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Nowcos 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 -2.25 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:257990' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.25
Current: -2.25

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nowcos Co was -2.25. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -2.52.


Nowcos Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Nowcos Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.52 -2.86 -2.25

Nowcos Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - -2.52 -2.86 -2.25

Competitive Comparison of Nowcos Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Nowcos 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.


Nowcos Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Nowcos Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nowcos 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 Nowcos 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 * 0.9287+0.528 * 0.8899+0.404 * 1.449+0.892 * 1.2454+0.115 * 0.9338
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7276+4.679 * -0.020632-0.327 * 0.956
=-2.25

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩4,753 Mil.
Revenue was ₩52,740 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩7,881 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩18,950 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩40,070 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩19,128 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,729 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,595 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩17,980 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,192 Mil.
Net Income was ₩1,683 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₩2,509 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩4,109 Mil.
Revenue was ₩42,348 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩5,632 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩19,204 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩39,391 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩18,836 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,580 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,760 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩16,441 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩4,302 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)
=(4752.78 / 52740.482) / (4109.352 / 42348.412)
=0.090116 / 0.097037
=0.9287

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)
=(5631.849 / 42348.412) / (7881.366 / 52740.482)
=0.132988 / 0.149437
=0.8899

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 - (18950.448 + 19128.159) / 40069.648) / (1 - (19203.843 + 18835.936) / 39390.613)
=0.04969 / 0.034293
=1.449

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
=52740.482 / 42348.412
=1.2454

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))
=(1580.3 / (1580.3 + 18835.936)) / (1728.853 / (1728.853 + 19128.159))
=0.077404 / 0.082891
=0.9338

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)
=(1595.082 / 52740.482) / (1760.359 / 42348.412)
=0.030244 / 0.041568
=0.7276

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)
=((2191.688 + 17980.331) / 40069.648) / ((4302.419 + 16441.365) / 39390.613)
=0.503424 / 0.526617
=0.956

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
=(1682.522 - 0 - 2509.253) / 40069.648
=-0.020632

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.

Nowcos Co has a M-score of -2.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nowcos Co Business Description

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Address
220, Sandan-Gil, Jeonui-myeon, Sejong, KOR
Nowcos Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of cosmetic products with natural oriented materials. The firm produces skincare products, body products, baby products, hair products, makeup products, perfume products, and functional cosmetics.

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