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W-Scope Chungju Plant Co (XKRX:393890) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is W-Scope Chungju Plant 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:393890' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.54   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.54

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of W-Scope Chungju Plant Co was -2.27. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.54.


W-Scope Chungju Plant Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for W-Scope Chungju Plant 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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W-Scope Chungju Plant Co Beneish M-Score Chart

W-Scope Chungju Plant Co Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 15.47 - - -3.00

W-Scope Chungju Plant Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.27 -2.45 -2.88 -3.00 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of W-Scope Chungju Plant Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, W-Scope Chungju Plant 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.


W-Scope Chungju Plant Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, W-Scope Chungju Plant Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where W-Scope Chungju Plant Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



W-Scope Chungju Plant 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 W-Scope Chungju Plant 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 * 0.6298+0.528 * 2.3084+0.404 * 1.0209+0.892 * 1.2684+0.115 * 1.4906
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9004+4.679 * -0.064744-0.327 * 2.3152
=-2.54

* 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 ₩119,995 Mil.
Revenue was 122406.361 + 92221.674 + 61676.325 + 76022.415 = ₩352,327 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4877.404 + 7167.111 + 13333.351 + 19549.616 = ₩44,927 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩227,118 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩1,460,380 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩1,210,316 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩53,779 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩6,364 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩280,831 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩157,379 Mil.
Net Income was 3372.226 + 3512.031 + 14953.704 + 13162.254 = ₩35,000 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 17005.826 + 47076.482 + 40210.691 + 25257.736 = ₩129,551 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩150,208 Mil.
Revenue was 75065.923 + 75859.48 + 64153.223 + 62693.553 = ₩277,772 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18671.305 + 24941.021 + 21089.463 + 17064.137 = ₩81,766 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩439,536 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩1,121,754 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩664,953 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩45,025 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩5,572 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩122,659 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩22,727 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)
=(119994.708 / 352326.775) / (150208.244 / 277772.179)
=0.340578 / 0.540761
=0.6298

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)
=(81765.926 / 277772.179) / (44927.482 / 352326.775)
=0.294363 / 0.127517
=2.3084

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 - (227117.919 + 1210315.538) / 1460379.726) / (1 - (439536.44 + 664952.759) / 1121754.389)
=0.015713 / 0.015391
=1.0209

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
=352326.775 / 277772.179
=1.2684

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))
=(45024.806 / (45024.806 + 664952.759)) / (53779.18 / (53779.18 + 1210315.538))
=0.063417 / 0.042544
=1.4906

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)
=(6363.924 / 352326.775) / (5572.24 / 277772.179)
=0.018063 / 0.02006
=0.9004

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)
=((157378.591 + 280830.591) / 1460379.726) / ((22726.656 + 122659.002) / 1121754.389)
=0.300065 / 0.129606
=2.3152

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
=(35000.215 - 0 - 129550.735) / 1460379.726
=-0.064744

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.

W-Scope Chungju Plant Co has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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W-Scope Chungju Plant Co (XKRX:393890) Business Description

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Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN
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W-Scope Chungju Plant Co Ltd is engaged in the business of battery parts and materials for automobiles and energy storage.

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