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mPlus (XKRX:259630) Beneish M-Score : -1.45 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is mPlus 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 -1.45 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:259630' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.07   Med: -2.14   Max: 5.54
Current: -1.45

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of mPlus was 5.54. The lowest was -8.07. And the median was -2.14.


mPlus Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for mPlus'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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mPlus Beneish M-Score Chart

mPlus Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.22 -1.67 5.54 -2.34 -2.91

mPlus 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 -2.44 -2.91 -2.36 -2.14 -1.45

Competitive Comparison of mPlus's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, mPlus'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.


mPlus's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, mPlus's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



mPlus 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 mPlus 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 * 1.1405+0.528 * 0.857+0.404 * 1.6486+0.892 * 0.829+0.115 * 1.2316
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1007+4.679 * 0.17774-0.327 * 0.9151
=-1.45

* 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 ₩38,126 Mil.
Revenue was 26621.108 + 18842.751 + 21571.117 + 144292.679 = ₩211,328 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7621.368 + 3044.853 + 6523.792 + 12900.574 = ₩30,091 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩267,504 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩336,808 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩53,093 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,758 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,140 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩236,965 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩20,256 Mil.
Net Income was 2352.918 + 160.03 + 3697.493 + 4143.288 = ₩10,354 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 13136.647 + -36270.824 + -5438.272 + -20938.078 = ₩-49,511 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩40,328 Mil.
Revenue was 33562.441 + 149486.94 + 12709.548 + 59169.032 = ₩254,928 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7264.748 + 16238.756 + 3882.77 + 3722.301 = ₩31,109 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩368,466 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩424,182 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩43,333 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,840 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,442 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩347,234 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩6,787 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)
=(38125.853 / 211327.655) / (40327.517 / 254927.961)
=0.180411 / 0.158192
=1.1405

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)
=(31108.575 / 254927.961) / (30090.587 / 211327.655)
=0.122029 / 0.142388
=0.857

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 - (267504.31 + 53092.951) / 336807.532) / (1 - (368465.929 + 43332.931) / 424182.024)
=0.048129 / 0.029193
=1.6486

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
=211327.655 / 254927.961
=0.829

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))
=(3840.167 / (3840.167 + 43332.931)) / (3757.686 / (3757.686 + 53092.951))
=0.081406 / 0.066098
=1.2316

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)
=(3140.38 / 211327.655) / (3441.542 / 254927.961)
=0.01486 / 0.0135
=1.1007

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)
=((20255.568 + 236964.93) / 336807.532) / ((6786.956 + 347233.542) / 424182.024)
=0.763702 / 0.834596
=0.9151

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
=(10353.729 - 0 - -49510.527) / 336807.532
=0.17774

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.

mPlus has a M-score of -1.45 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


mPlus Business Description

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mPlus Corp is a Korea-based company principally engaged in the manufacture and distribution of process equipment for secondary battery assembling. It offers notching, stacking, tab welding, packaging, and degassing equipment, as well as swaging and E/L filling equipment; and fuel cell systems comprising MEA laminating, hot press, punching, and inspection equipment.

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