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LiComm Co (XKRX:388790) Beneish M-Score : 0.17 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is LiComm 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 0.17 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:388790' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.49   Med: -1.66   Max: 0.17
Current: 0.17

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LiComm Co was 0.17. The lowest was -3.49. And the median was -1.66.


LiComm Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

LiComm Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.49 0.17

LiComm Co Quarterly Data
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 -3.49 -2.93 -2.57 -2.21 0.17

Competitive Comparison of LiComm Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, LiComm 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.


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

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

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LiComm 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 LiComm 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 * 1.2575+0.528 * 6.7943+0.404 * 1.5909+0.892 * 0.675+0.115 * 1.047
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4025+4.679 * -0.084939-0.327 * 1.4173
=0.17

* 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 ₩2,268 Mil.
Revenue was 4417.779 + 2731.953 + 3161.988 + 2824.966 = ₩13,137 Mil.
Gross Profit was -563.335 + 134.646 + 177.475 + 619.904 = ₩369 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩19,023 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩28,094 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩6,142 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩432 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,230 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩4,274 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩16 Mil.
Net Income was -1391.119 + -865.439 + -1015.203 + -479.628 = ₩-3,751 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1371.673 + -992.799 + -1789.369 + 45.348 = ₩-1,365 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩2,672 Mil.
Revenue was 3329.716 + 5164.271 + 5056.341 + 5912.75 = ₩19,463 Mil.
Gross Profit was 671.36 + 1025.243 + 911.312 + 1103.451 = ₩3,711 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩21,855 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩30,253 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩6,416 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩474 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,412 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩3,252 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩8 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)
=(2267.912 / 13136.686) / (2671.98 / 19463.078)
=0.17264 / 0.137285
=1.2575

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)
=(3711.366 / 19463.078) / (368.69 / 13136.686)
=0.190688 / 0.028066
=6.7943

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 - (19023.154 + 6142.406) / 28093.516) / (1 - (21854.968 + 6415.909) / 30252.718)
=0.104222 / 0.06551
=1.5909

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
=13136.686 / 19463.078
=0.675

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))
=(474.177 / (474.177 + 6415.909)) / (432.145 / (432.145 + 6142.406))
=0.06882 / 0.06573
=1.047

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)
=(3230.199 / 13136.686) / (3412.325 / 19463.078)
=0.245891 / 0.175323
=1.4025

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)
=((16.411 + 4274.343) / 28093.516) / ((7.797 + 3252.273) / 30252.718)
=0.152731 / 0.107761
=1.4173

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
=(-3751.389 - 0 - -1365.147) / 28093.516
=-0.084939

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.

LiComm Co has a M-score of 0.17 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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LiComm Co Business Description

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109, Baekja-ro, Idong-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Yongin-si, KOR, 17126
LiComm Co Ltd develops and manufactures key optical components and modules such as optical amplifiers, analog optical transceivers in CATV, SONET, WDM, and FTTH networks.

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