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Enchem Co (XKRX:348370) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of Sep. 26, 2024)


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What is Enchem 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 -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:348370' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.38   Med: -3.08   Max: -1.13
Current: -2.59

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Enchem Co was -1.13. The lowest was -4.38. And the median was -3.08.


Enchem Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Enchem Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.14 - -1.13 -3.99

Enchem Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -3.08 -3.62 -3.99 -4.38 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of Enchem Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Enchem 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.


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

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

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



Enchem 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 Enchem 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 * 2.9642+0.528 * 1.409+0.404 * 1.4936+0.892 * 0.6294+0.115 * 0.9396
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 3.0754+4.679 * -0.34088-0.327 * 1.142
=-2.59

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩108,683 Mil.
Revenue was 108329.336 + 78131.143 + 51815.198 + 110470.08 = ₩348,746 Mil.
Gross Profit was 24027.507 + 6212.48 + -2095.82 + 10907.29 = ₩39,051 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩380,767 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩1,128,998 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩357,790 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩14,174 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩27,945 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩630,784 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩39,943 Mil.
Net Income was -11197.858 + -298318.899 + -67568.104 + 6483.413 = ₩-370,601 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -19724.933 + -11221.407 + 39229.491 + 5967.793 = ₩14,251 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩58,256 Mil.
Revenue was 116954.622 + 145451.5 + 140552.599 + 151154.362 = ₩554,113 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15919.851 + 25334.277 + 23906.568 + 22261.808 = ₩87,423 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩395,111 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩846,204 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩255,166 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩9,476 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩14,437 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩407,075 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩33,139 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)
=(108682.529 / 348745.757) / (58256.303 / 554113.083)
=0.311638 / 0.105134
=2.9642

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)
=(87422.504 / 554113.083) / (39051.457 / 348745.757)
=0.15777 / 0.111977
=1.409

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 - (380766.778 + 357789.985) / 1128998.019) / (1 - (395111.353 + 255165.74) / 846204.206)
=0.34583 / 0.231536
=1.4936

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
=348745.757 / 554113.083
=0.6294

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))
=(9475.881 / (9475.881 + 255165.74)) / (14174 / (14174 + 357789.985))
=0.035806 / 0.038106
=0.9396

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)
=(27944.908 / 348745.757) / (14437.466 / 554113.083)
=0.08013 / 0.026055
=3.0754

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)
=((39943.242 + 630783.528) / 1128998.019) / ((33138.559 + 407074.741) / 846204.206)
=0.59409 / 0.520221
=1.142

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
=(-370601.448 - 0 - 14250.944) / 1128998.019
=-0.34088

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.

Enchem Co has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Enchem Co Business Description

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Enchem Co Ltd specializes in the development and manufacturing of electrolytes and high functionality additives for rechargeable batteries and electric double layer capacitor.

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