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Atum Co (XKRX:355690) Beneish M-Score : -1.65 (As of Apr. 25, 2025)


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What is Atum 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.65 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:355690' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.67   Med: -2.57   Max: -1.65
Current: -1.65

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Atum Co was -1.65. The lowest was -2.67. And the median was -2.57.


Atum Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Atum Co Annual Data
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Beneish M-Score
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Atum Co Quarterly Data
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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 - - -2.57 -2.67 -1.65

Competitive Comparison of Atum Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Atum 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.


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

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

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Atum 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 Atum 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 * 2.0439+0.528 * 0.323+0.404 * 0.851+0.892 * 0.6435+0.115 * 0.9902
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.1357+4.679 * 0.104282-0.327 * 1.0922
=-1.65

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩7,762 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 10313.054 + 9455.413 + 8709.97 = ₩28,478 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 828.659 + 2678.169 + 663.754 = ₩4,171 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩24,335 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩39,000 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩11,261 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩2,287 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩114 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩19,494 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩5,952 Mil.
Net Income was 0 + -1708.635 + 884.523 + -1490.901 = ₩-2,315 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + -1389.143 + -2189.907 + -2802.926 = ₩-6,382 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩5,902 Mil.
Revenue was 8598.129 + 11739.612 + 14237.827 + 9681.219 = ₩44,257 Mil.
Gross Profit was 536.78 + 1443.958 + -1100.285 + 1213.258 = ₩2,094 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩24,924 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩44,934 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩15,403 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,091 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,308 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩22,301 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩4,542 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)
=(7762.164 / 28478.437) / (5901.918 / 44256.787)
=0.272563 / 0.133356
=2.0439

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)
=(2093.711 / 44256.787) / (4170.582 / 28478.437)
=0.047308 / 0.146447
=0.323

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 - (24335.071 + 11261.367) / 38999.558) / (1 - (24923.669 + 15402.989) / 44934.147)
=0.08726 / 0.102539
=0.851

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
=28478.437 / 44256.787
=0.6435

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))
=(3091.273 / (3091.273 + 15402.989)) / (2286.965 / (2286.965 + 11261.367))
=0.167148 / 0.1688
=0.9902

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)
=(114.18 / 28478.437) / (1307.516 / 44256.787)
=0.004009 / 0.029544
=0.1357

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)
=((5951.688 + 19493.643) / 38999.558) / ((4541.933 + 22301.382) / 44934.147)
=0.652452 / 0.597392
=1.0922

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
=(-2315.013 - 0 - -6381.976) / 38999.558
=0.104282

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.

Atum Co has a M-score of -1.65 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Atum Co Business Description

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19-15, Byeolmang-ro, 677 beon-gil, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, KOR, 15437
Atum Co Ltd is engaged in manufacturing miniaturized, high-efficiency, high-output transformers and key components based on the core technology of specialized flat transformers and provides comprehensive solutions related thereto.

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