GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Technology » Semiconductors » Zaram Technology Inc (XKRX:389020) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Zaram Technology (XKRX:389020) Beneish M-Score : -3.86 (As of Apr. 23, 2025)


View and export this data going back to 2022. Start your Free Trial

What is Zaram Technology 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 -3.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:389020' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.86   Med: -2.38   Max: -0.89
Current: -3.86

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zaram Technology was -0.89. The lowest was -3.86. And the median was -2.38.


Zaram Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zaram Technology'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.

* Premium members only.

Zaram Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Zaram Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.89 -3.86

Zaram Technology Quarterly Data
Dec20 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 -0.89 -3.10 -2.21 -2.28 -3.86

Competitive Comparison of Zaram Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Zaram Technology'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.


Zaram Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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


;
;

Zaram Technology 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 Zaram Technology 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 * 0.8707+0.528 * 0.9612+0.404 * 2.0808+0.892 * 1.9074+0.115 * 0.6454
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6043+4.679 * -0.030444-0.327 * 8.2655
=-3.86

* 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 ₩11,896 Mil.
Revenue was 5272.213 + 5628.872 + 5311.363 + 5957.942 = ₩22,170 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1147.023 + 1988.639 + 1435.87 + 2065.425 = ₩6,637 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩50,211 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩78,440 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩1,164 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩972 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩972 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩35,423 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩214 Mil.
Net Income was 292.878 + 29.453 + 391.065 + 1270.101 = ₩1,983 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 232.744 + -1050.319 + -1283.067 + 6472.193 = ₩4,372 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩7,163 Mil.
Revenue was 5143.701 + 2862.913 + 2516.036 + 1100.488 = ₩11,623 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1635.841 + 817.162 + 578.394 + 313.055 = ₩3,344 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩29,997 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩37,656 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩1,415 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩589 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩843 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩1,816 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩254 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)
=(11896.27 / 22170.39) / (7162.74 / 11623.138)
=0.536584 / 0.616248
=0.8707

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)
=(3344.452 / 11623.138) / (6636.957 / 22170.39)
=0.287741 / 0.299361
=0.9612

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 - (50211.441 + 1163.801) / 78440.341) / (1 - (29996.616 + 1415.36) / 37656.261)
=0.345041 / 0.165823
=2.0808

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
=22170.39 / 11623.138
=1.9074

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))
=(588.621 / (588.621 + 1415.36)) / (972.052 / (972.052 + 1163.801))
=0.293726 / 0.455112
=0.6454

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)
=(971.665 / 22170.39) / (842.986 / 11623.138)
=0.043827 / 0.072527
=0.6043

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)
=((213.643 + 35422.956) / 78440.341) / ((254.167 + 1815.627) / 37656.261)
=0.454315 / 0.054965
=8.2655

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
=(1983.497 - 0 - 4371.551) / 78440.341
=-0.030444

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.

Zaram Technology has a M-score of -3.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Zaram Technology Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Zaram Technology's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Zaram Technology Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
41, Seongnam-daero 925beon-gil, 2nd Floor Fine Venture Building, Bundang-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Seongnam si, KOR, 13496
Zaram Technology Inc is specialized in non-memory semiconductor chip design. It also manufactures technology for communication semiconductors and network equipment with optical components. Its products comprise XGSPON, Optical Transceiver, Gigawire, and Others.

Zaram Technology Headlines

No Headlines