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Egtronics Co (XKRX:377330) Beneish M-Score : -4.31 (As of Apr. 22, 2025)


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What is Egtronics 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 -4.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:377330' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.31   Med: -0.57   Max: 2.33
Current: -4.31

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Egtronics Co was 2.33. The lowest was -4.31. And the median was -0.57.


Egtronics Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Egtronics Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 2.33 -0.57 -4.31

Egtronics Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.57 -0.26 -2.36 -2.96 -4.31

Competitive Comparison of Egtronics Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Egtronics 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.


Egtronics Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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


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Egtronics 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 Egtronics 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 * 0.5989+0.528 * 0.6634+0.404 * 0.6219+0.892 * 1.0371+0.115 * 0.6934
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3586+4.679 * -0.208169-0.327 * 1.2816
=-4.31

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩14,506 Mil.
Revenue was 14445.046 + 5808.239 + 5456.061 + 10794.746 = ₩36,504 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1628.846 + 3107.603 + 925.562 + 1842.654 = ₩7,505 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩39,445 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩66,577 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩20,496 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,547 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,831 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩11,894 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,669 Mil.
Net Income was -1275.445 + 247.89 + -1589.662 + -740.04 = ₩-3,357 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -254.705 + -2892.567 + 12519.985 + 1129.268 = ₩10,502 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩23,353 Mil.
Revenue was 17493.426 + 5893.068 + 8845.465 + 2966.161 = ₩35,198 Mil.
Gross Profit was 523.198 + 1816.323 + 1396.708 + 1064.377 = ₩4,801 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩36,101 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩67,376 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩20,477 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,048 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,300 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩8,058 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,652 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)
=(14505.898 / 36504.092) / (23352.752 / 35198.12)
=0.397377 / 0.663466
=0.5989

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)
=(4800.606 / 35198.12) / (7504.665 / 36504.092)
=0.136388 / 0.205584
=0.6634

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 - (39444.606 + 20496.326) / 66576.852) / (1 - (36100.557 + 20477.406) / 67376.267)
=0.099673 / 0.160269
=0.6219

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
=36504.092 / 35198.12
=1.0371

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))
=(1047.64 / (1047.64 + 20477.406)) / (1547.188 / (1547.188 + 20496.326))
=0.048671 / 0.070188
=0.6934

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)
=(1831.429 / 36504.092) / (1299.816 / 35198.12)
=0.050171 / 0.036929
=1.3586

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)
=((1669.204 + 11894.024) / 66576.852) / ((2652.326 + 8057.701) / 67376.267)
=0.203723 / 0.158958
=1.2816

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
=(-3357.257 - 0 - 10501.981) / 66576.852
=-0.208169

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.

Egtronics Co has a M-score of -4.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Egtronics Co Business Description

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63-100, Geumgok-ro 163 beon-gil, Gyeonggi-do, Hwaseong-si, KOR, 63-100
Egtronics Co Ltd is focused on communication power supplies and their technologies. The product portfolio of the company DC-DC Converter, Driving Inverter, Auxiliary Inverter, Generator controller, Multi-Voltage Output PSU for Optical Repeater, Communication environmental monitoring devices and Light-train non-contact charger.

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