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Axgate Co (XKRX:356680) Beneish M-Score : -2.28 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is Axgate 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 -2.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:356680' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.44   Med: -2.36   Max: -2.28
Current: -2.28

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Axgate Co was -2.28. The lowest was -2.44. And the median was -2.36.


Axgate Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Axgate Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -3.04 - - -2.44

Axgate Co Quarterly Data
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 - - - -2.44 -2.28

Competitive Comparison of Axgate Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Axgate 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.


Axgate Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Axgate 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 Axgate 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 * 0.7579+0.528 * 1.0021+0.404 * 1.788+0.892 * 1.1768+0.115 * 1.3083
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1189+4.679 * -0.052878-0.327 * 0.4556
=-2.28

* 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 ₩5,086 Mil.
Revenue was 7709.709 + 18781.288 + 7726.185 + 10332.784 = ₩44,550 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4686.157 + 11785.234 + 4864.549 + 6713.318 = ₩28,049 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩34,428 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩45,812 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩8,249 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩757 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩10,644 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩3,455 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩785 Mil.
Net Income was 189.174 + 4982.62 + -304.032 + 1698.124 = ₩6,566 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4455.821 + 4074.326 + -1726.134 + 2184.285 = ₩8,988 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩5,702 Mil.
Revenue was 5980.428 + 15991.907 + 5342.719 + 10540.515 = ₩37,856 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3321.148 + 10489.505 + 2804.219 + 7268.767 = ₩23,884 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩35,406 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩41,512 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩4,518 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩558 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩8,083 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩6,259 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,175 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)
=(5085.742 / 44549.966) / (5701.826 / 37855.569)
=0.114158 / 0.150621
=0.7579

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)
=(23883.639 / 37855.569) / (28049.258 / 44549.966)
=0.630915 / 0.629613
=1.0021

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 - (34428.141 + 8249.093) / 45811.706) / (1 - (35405.893 + 4517.791) / 41512.192)
=0.068421 / 0.038266
=1.788

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
=44549.966 / 37855.569
=1.1768

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))
=(558.357 / (558.357 + 4517.791)) / (757.188 / (757.188 + 8249.093))
=0.109996 / 0.084073
=1.3083

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)
=(10643.715 / 44549.966) / (8082.873 / 37855.569)
=0.238916 / 0.213519
=1.1189

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)
=((785.446 + 3455.19) / 45811.706) / ((2175.041 + 6258.808) / 41512.192)
=0.092567 / 0.203166
=0.4556

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
=(6565.886 - 0 - 8988.298) / 45811.706
=-0.052878

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.

Axgate Co has a M-score of -2.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Axgate Co (XKRX:356680) Business Description

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13, Yeongdong-daero 85-gil, 5th Floor, Daechi-dong 950-1, Songseok Building, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR
Axgate Co Ltd is engaged in network security solutions and control services. The company develops control systems, network security systems, and other products. Its products comprise integrated wired and wireless solutions, axgate series nest generation firewall, remote power control solutions, integrated security control systems, and web service security control systems.

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