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Inventage Lab (XKRX:389470) Beneish M-Score : -5.36 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Inventage Lab 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 -5.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:389470' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.36   Med: -3.3   Max: -1.23
Current: -5.36

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Inventage Lab was -1.23. The lowest was -5.36. And the median was -3.30.


Inventage Lab Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inventage Lab's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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* 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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Inventage Lab Beneish M-Score Chart

Inventage Lab Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -1.23

Inventage Lab Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -1.23 -5.36

Competitive Comparison of Inventage Lab's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Inventage Lab's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Inventage Lab's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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



Inventage Lab 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 Inventage Lab 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+0.528 * 1.0007+0.404 * 7.2771+0.892 * 0.2615+0.115 * 0.2519
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 7.6461+4.679 * -0.30378-0.327 * 4.6416
=-5.36

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 96.928 + 450.817 + 64.774 + 93.85 = ₩706.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 95.601 + 378.124 + 64.579 + 93.85 = ₩632.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩19,947.3 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩42,806.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,986.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩14,874.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩22,886.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 2407.023 + 2388.549 + -20292.926 + -5642.749 = ₩-21,140.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + -1062.983 + -4461.729 + -2611.691 = ₩-8,136.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩578.6 Mil.
Revenue was 48.71 + 1272.021 + 1353.544 + 27.086 = ₩2,701.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 47.217 + 1271.636 + 1353.544 + -253.192 = ₩2,419.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩21,311.0 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩30,854.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩7,279.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩2,450.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩7,439.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩2,096.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,457.4 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)
=(0 / 706.369) / (578.59 / 2701.361)
=0 / 0.214185
=0

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)
=(2419.205 / 2701.361) / (632.154 / 706.369)
=0.89555 / 0.894935
=1.0007

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 - (19947.34 + 0) / 42806.302) / (1 - (21311.021 + 7279.291) / 30854.489)
=0.534009 / 0.073382
=7.2771

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
=706.369 / 2701.361
=0.2615

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))
=(2450.933 / (2450.933 + 7279.291)) / (1986.724 / (1986.724 + 0))
=0.251889 / 1
=0.2519

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)
=(14874.354 / 706.369) / (7439.556 / 2701.361)
=21.057484 / 2.754003
=7.6461

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)
=((0 + 22886.432) / 42806.302) / ((1457.439 + 2096.558) / 30854.489)
=0.534651 / 0.115186
=4.6416

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
=(-21140.103 - 0 - -8136.403) / 42806.302
=-0.30378

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.

Inventage Lab has a M-score of -5.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Inventage Lab (XKRX:389470) Business Description

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Inventage Lab Inc operates medical technology development businesses. It engages in the development of an innovative Drug Delivery System (DDS). It has developed Laminar FluiDigm, a microfluidics-based novel platform technology that builds the foundation for IVL- DrugFluidic and IVL-GeneFluidic, which are specific platform technologies used for developing and manufacturing long-acting injectables and gene-delivery therapeutics.

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