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VAIV Company (XKRX:301300) Beneish M-Score : -1.39 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is VAIV Company 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 -1.39 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:301300' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.51   Med: -1.39   Max: -0.11
Current: -1.39

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of VAIV Company was -0.11. The lowest was -2.51. And the median was -1.39.


VAIV Company Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for VAIV Company'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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VAIV Company Beneish M-Score Chart

VAIV Company Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.96 - - -2.46 -1.39

VAIV Company Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.51 -1.65 -2.14 -1.39 -1.39

Competitive Comparison of VAIV Company's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, VAIV Company'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.


VAIV Company's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



VAIV Company 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 VAIV Company 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 * 0.1167+0.528 * 0.523+0.404 * 1.7631+0.892 * 0.9624+0.115 * 0.9
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6104+4.679 * 0.39264-0.327 * 0.5123
=-1.39

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩2,328 Mil.
Revenue was 5510.694 + 11054.338 + 7404.556 + 5620.683 = ₩29,590 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2099.991 + 4338.811 + 1755.472 + 1244.319 = ₩9,439 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩11,571 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩110,899 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩38,801 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩2,288 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩4,557 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩21,865 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩17,298 Mil.
Net Income was -3509.22 + 664.667 + -2724.766 + 39373.655 = ₩33,804 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2947.635 + -15272.283 + -1068.687 + 9549.642 = ₩-9,739 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩20,729 Mil.
Revenue was 5897.542 + 7269.78 + 8970.138 + 8609.196 = ₩30,747 Mil.
Gross Profit was 916.367 + -87.832 + 2289.977 + 2010.368 = ₩5,129 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩33,710 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩94,707 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩31,681 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,671 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,941 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩53,967 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩11,316 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)
=(2328.096 / 29590.271) / (20729.27 / 30746.656)
=0.078678 / 0.674196
=0.1167

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)
=(5128.88 / 30746.656) / (9438.593 / 29590.271)
=0.166811 / 0.318976
=0.523

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 - (11571.135 + 38801.219) / 110898.731) / (1 - (33709.631 + 31680.603) / 94706.911)
=0.545781 / 0.309552
=1.7631

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
=29590.271 / 30746.656
=0.9624

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))
=(1671.265 / (1671.265 + 31680.603)) / (2287.766 / (2287.766 + 38801.219))
=0.05011 / 0.055678
=0.9

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)
=(4557.45 / 29590.271) / (2940.664 / 30746.656)
=0.154019 / 0.095642
=1.6104

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)
=((17297.668 + 21864.916) / 110898.731) / ((11316.099 + 53966.841) / 94706.911)
=0.353138 / 0.689315
=0.5123

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
=(33804.336 - 0 - -9738.963) / 110898.731
=0.39264

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.

VAIV Company has a M-score of -1.39 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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VAIV Company (XKRX:301300) Business Description

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VAIV Company Inc is an artificial intelligence innovation technology company that provides customized services and subscription services based on SOFIA (Sofia), the only artificial intelligence and big data technology platform in Korea. The company plans to strengthen the business capabilities of Some Trend, a big data analysis platform, and to preempt the new business, digital twin and customer-specific IPA market, to prepare future growth engines as a representative artificial intelligence company.

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