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Bitnine Co (XKRX:357880) Beneish M-Score : -3.31 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Bitnine 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 -3.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:357880' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.01   Med: -3.28   Max: -2.82
Current: -3.31

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bitnine Co was -2.82. The lowest was -4.01. And the median was -3.28.


Bitnine Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Bitnine Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - -3.16

Bitnine Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.16 -3.28 -4.01 -2.82 -3.31

Competitive Comparison of Bitnine Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Bitnine 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.


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

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

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



Bitnine 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 Bitnine 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 * 0.673+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.2731+0.892 * 1.4519+0.115 * 0.7491
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6969+4.679 * -0.111714-0.327 * 2.1471
=-3.31

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩11,728 Mil.
Revenue was 8007.735 + 7144.354 + 6304.212 + 6384.038 = ₩27,840 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8007.735 + 7144.354 + 6304.212 + 6384.038 = ₩27,840 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩26,788 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩60,170 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩3,435 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,799 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩35,245 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩40,566 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,177 Mil.
Net Income was -5149.078 + -3962.64 + -7039.544 + -500.298 = ₩-16,652 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3775.825 + -1106.572 + -2174.842 + -2872.48 = ₩-9,930 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩12,003 Mil.
Revenue was 5590.054 + 4847.805 + 4616.795 + 4120.499 = ₩19,175 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5590.054 + 4847.805 + 4616.795 + 4120.499 = ₩19,175 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩40,506 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩72,099 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩3,406 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,181 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩14,306 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩4,320 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩18,976 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)
=(11728.264 / 27840.339) / (12003.486 / 19175.153)
=0.421269 / 0.625992
=0.673

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)
=(19175.153 / 19175.153) / (27840.339 / 27840.339)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (26788.187 + 3434.696) / 60170.044) / (1 - (40506.09 + 3406.467) / 72099.208)
=0.497709 / 0.390943
=1.2731

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
=27840.339 / 19175.153
=1.4519

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))
=(1181.446 / (1181.446 + 3406.467)) / (1799.344 / (1799.344 + 3434.696))
=0.257513 / 0.343777
=0.7491

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)
=(35244.787 / 27840.339) / (14305.572 / 19175.153)
=1.265961 / 0.746047
=1.6969

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)
=((1177.241 + 40566.237) / 60170.044) / ((18975.999 + 4320.006) / 72099.208)
=0.693758 / 0.32311
=2.1471

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
=(-16651.56 - 0 - -9929.719) / 60170.044
=-0.111714

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.

Bitnine Co has a M-score of -3.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bitnine Co (XKRX:357880) Business Description

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401 Yangcheon-ro, A 1201 Hangang Xi Tower, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, KOR
Bitnine Co Ltd is a graph technology company that is working in the global market through multi-model database products. Its products include Agence Graph, AG Cloud, Apache AGE, and G-Pass among others.

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