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Cu Tech (XKRX:376290) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Cu Tech 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 -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:376290' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.91   Med: -2.27   Max: -1.19
Current: -2.59

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cu Tech was -1.19. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.27.


Cu Tech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cu Tech'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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Cu Tech Beneish M-Score Chart

Cu Tech Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.27 -2.16

Cu Tech Quarterly Data
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 -2.91 -2.16 -1.19 -2.38 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of Cu Tech's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Cu Tech'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.


Cu Tech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cu Tech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cu Tech 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 Cu Tech 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 * 0.8531+0.528 * 0.7436+0.404 * 0.6592+0.892 * 1.5818+0.115 * 1.0026
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9993+4.679 * -0.033819-0.327 * 1.2014
=-2.59

* 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 ₩28,021 Mil.
Revenue was 70024.989 + 61496.642 + 73016.286 + 69111.212 = ₩273,649 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4772.178 + 4723.186 + 6001.041 + 5636.334 = ₩21,133 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩121,458 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩152,853 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩26,201 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,986 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,668 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩36,149 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩6,493 Mil.
Net Income was -415.834 + 3132.233 + 4583.046 + 223.606 = ₩7,523 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 782.048 + 7139.231 + 5169.388 + -398.331 = ₩12,692 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩20,766 Mil.
Revenue was 42361.163 + 28272.568 + 33184.012 + 69180.142 = ₩172,998 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3039.109 + 212.536 + 1962.43 + 4719.981 = ₩9,934 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩100,697 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩134,083 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩26,475 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,039 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,321 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩24,096 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩7,038 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)
=(28020.891 / 273649.129) / (20765.921 / 172997.885)
=0.102397 / 0.120036
=0.8531

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)
=(9934.056 / 172997.885) / (21132.739 / 273649.129)
=0.057423 / 0.077226
=0.7436

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 - (121458.314 + 26200.988) / 152853.012) / (1 - (100697.334 + 26474.525) / 134083.031)
=0.033978 / 0.051544
=0.6592

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
=273649.129 / 172997.885
=1.5818

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))
=(4039.337 / (4039.337 + 26474.525)) / (3985.614 / (3985.614 + 26200.988))
=0.132377 / 0.132033
=1.0026

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)
=(3668.499 / 273649.129) / (2320.97 / 172997.885)
=0.013406 / 0.013416
=0.9993

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)
=((6492.56 + 36149.39) / 152853.012) / ((7038.338 + 24096.499) / 134083.031)
=0.278974 / 0.232206
=1.2014

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
=(7523.051 - 0 - 12692.336) / 152853.012
=-0.033819

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.

Cu Tech has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cu Tech Business Description

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Cu Tech Corp is engaged in the development, manufacturing and sales of printed circuit board products.

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