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VC (XKRX:365900) Beneish M-Score : -3.47 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is VC 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 -3.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:365900' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.57   Med: -1.61   Max: -0.35
Current: -3.47

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of VC was -0.35. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -1.61.


VC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for VC'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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VC Beneish M-Score Chart

VC Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.35 -3.57

VC Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -1.61 -3.57 -3.43 -3.32 -3.47

Competitive Comparison of VC's Beneish M-Score

For the Leisure subindustry, VC'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.


VC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, VC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



VC 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 VC 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 * 0.6595+0.528 * 1.0696+0.404 * 1.0687+0.892 * 0.8671+0.115 * 1.0246
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0024+4.679 * -0.129817-0.327 * 1.0466
=-3.47

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩4,517 Mil.
Revenue was 11084.718 + 13758.806 + 8944.145 + 4695.136 = ₩38,483 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6171.297 + 6986.098 + 4177.856 + 1125.272 = ₩18,461 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩31,111 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩85,121 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩30,821 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,946 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩18,102 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩41,784 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,187 Mil.
Net Income was -1830.607 + 1200.936 + -2494.55 + -5455.048 = ₩-8,579 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3409.426 + 3065.774 + -3477.349 + -526.945 = ₩2,471 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩7,899 Mil.
Revenue was 11126.82 + 13353.415 + 8049.023 + 11853.553 = ₩44,383 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5377.091 + 6514.651 + 4421.803 + 6458.65 = ₩22,772 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩35,295 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩95,905 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩36,162 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,759 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩20,827 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩26,947 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩20,388 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)
=(4517.155 / 38482.805) / (7899.134 / 44382.811)
=0.117381 / 0.177977
=0.6595

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)
=(22772.195 / 44382.811) / (18460.523 / 38482.805)
=0.513086 / 0.479708
=1.0696

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 - (31111.153 + 30820.635) / 85121.24) / (1 - (35295.337 + 36162.409) / 95905.432)
=0.272429 / 0.254915
=1.0687

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
=38482.805 / 44382.811
=0.8671

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))
=(4759.218 / (4759.218 + 36162.409)) / (3946.308 / (3946.308 + 30820.635))
=0.116301 / 0.113507
=1.0246

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)
=(18101.571 / 38482.805) / (20827.063 / 44382.811)
=0.470381 / 0.46926
=1.0024

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)
=((2186.935 + 41784.238) / 85121.24) / ((20388.07 + 26947.163) / 95905.432)
=0.516571 / 0.493562
=1.0466

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
=(-8579.269 - 0 - 2470.906) / 85121.24
=-0.129817

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.

VC has a M-score of -3.47 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


VC Business Description

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Address
417 Nonhyeon-ro, 4th Floor, Hwawon Building, Yeoksam-dong, Hwawon Building, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR
VC Inc is engaged in the manufacturing sports and sports related equipments.

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