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Blitzway Studios Co (XKRX:369370) Beneish M-Score : -3.75 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Blitzway Studios 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 -3.75 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:369370' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.78   Med: -0.62   Max: 1.01
Current: -3.75

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Blitzway Studios Co was 1.01. The lowest was -3.78. And the median was -0.62.


Blitzway Studios Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blitzway Studios 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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Blitzway Studios Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Blitzway Studios Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - 0.07

Blitzway Studios Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.30 -3.78 1.01 0.07 -3.75

Competitive Comparison of Blitzway Studios Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Blitzway Studios 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.


Blitzway Studios Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Blitzway Studios Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Blitzway Studios 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 Blitzway Studios 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+0.528 * 1.4731+0.404 * 2.2008+0.892 * 0.6439+0.115 * 0.1011
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 3.0906+4.679 * -0.059055-0.327 * 1.0803
=-3.75

* 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 ₩0 Mil.
Revenue was 4678.165 + 4124.398 + 1443.483 + 2024.137 = ₩12,270 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1523.255 + -192.505 + 87.84 + 221.55 = ₩1,640 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩18,428 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩58,331 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,823 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩4,027 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩13,445 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 Mil.
Net Income was -745.1 + -4291.449 + -1872.746 + -1786.11 = ₩-8,695 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + -1102.954 + -2462.256 + -1685.431 = ₩-5,251 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩508 Mil.
Revenue was 1347.726 + 4168.833 + 1373.541 + 12164.728 = ₩19,055 Mil.
Gross Profit was 220.223 + 644.1 + 585.374 + 2302.325 = ₩3,752 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩17,119 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩48,160 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩16,071 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,807 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,023 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩8,943 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,333 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)
=(0 / 12270.183) / (507.897 / 19054.828)
=0 / 0.026655
=0

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)
=(3752.022 / 19054.828) / (1640.14 / 12270.183)
=0.196907 / 0.133669
=1.4731

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 - (18427.682 + 0) / 58331.455) / (1 - (17118.905 + 16070.892) / 48159.564)
=0.684087 / 0.310837
=2.2008

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
=12270.183 / 19054.828
=0.6439

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))
=(1806.927 / (1806.927 + 16070.892)) / (1822.636 / (1822.636 + 0))
=0.101071 / 1
=0.1011

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)
=(4026.519 / 12270.183) / (2023.222 / 19054.828)
=0.328155 / 0.106179
=3.0906

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)
=((0 + 13445.341) / 58331.455) / ((1332.92 + 8942.896) / 48159.564)
=0.230499 / 0.21337
=1.0803

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
=(-8695.405 - 0 - -5250.641) / 58331.455
=-0.059055

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.

Blitzway Studios Co has a M-score of -3.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Blitzway Studios Co (XKRX:369370) Business Description

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Address
638, Gukhoe-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, KOR, 07245
Blitzway Co Ltd is a designer and manufacturer of high-quality, highly detailed action figures.

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