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Picogram Co (XKRX:376180) Beneish M-Score : -1.41 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Picogram 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 -1.41 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:376180' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.75   Med: -2.39   Max: -1.41
Current: -1.41

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Picogram Co was -1.41. The lowest was -2.75. And the median was -2.39.


Picogram Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Picogram Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.75 -2.39 -1.41

Picogram Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.39 -2.02 -1.84 -2.23 -1.41

Competitive Comparison of Picogram Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Picogram 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.


Picogram Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Picogram Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Picogram 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 Picogram 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 * 1.7216+0.528 * 0.9429+0.404 * 1.0705+0.892 * 1.1567+0.115 * 0.4385
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0115+4.679 * 0.065346-0.327 * 0.9201
=-1.41

* 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 ₩5,774 Mil.
Revenue was 9245.662 + 6802.929 + 8583.054 + 7512.659 = ₩32,144 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3733.013 + 2322.237 + 3540.081 + 2782.824 = ₩12,378 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩47,179 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩78,093 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩24,026 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩861 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩4,486 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩34,377 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩21 Mil.
Net Income was 4335.569 + -1075.089 + 2856.024 + 1010.884 = ₩7,127 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 805.885 + -340.494 + 863.768 + 695.186 = ₩2,024 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩2,899 Mil.
Revenue was 6724.569 + 7567.769 + 6768.676 + 6728.409 = ₩27,789 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2557.098 + 2777.346 + 2438.551 + 2317.582 = ₩10,091 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩39,399 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩68,902 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩23,826 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩367 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,834 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩32,932 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩54 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)
=(5773.949 / 32144.304) / (2899.479 / 27789.423)
=0.179626 / 0.104338
=1.7216

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)
=(10090.577 / 27789.423) / (12378.155 / 32144.304)
=0.363109 / 0.385081
=0.9429

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 - (47178.915 + 24025.984) / 78092.647) / (1 - (39398.957 + 23826.238) / 68902.37)
=0.0882 / 0.082394
=1.0705

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
=32144.304 / 27789.423
=1.1567

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))
=(366.906 / (366.906 + 23826.238)) / (860.836 / (860.836 + 24025.984))
=0.015166 / 0.03459
=0.4385

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)
=(4486.445 / 32144.304) / (3834.419 / 27789.423)
=0.139572 / 0.137981
=1.0115

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)
=((20.878 + 34376.833) / 78092.647) / ((54.169 + 32932.401) / 68902.37)
=0.440473 / 0.478744
=0.9201

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
=(7127.388 - 0 - 2024.345) / 78092.647
=0.065346

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.

Picogram Co has a M-score of -1.41 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Picogram Co Business Description

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118, Bupyeongbuk-ro, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, KOR, 21310
Picogram Co Ltd is engaged in providing water purification technologies. Its products include Countertop water purifier, Under-sink water purifier, Inline Filters, and Filter materials among other products.

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