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SK REIT Co (XKRX:395400) Beneish M-Score : -1.24 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is SK REIT 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 -1.24 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:395400' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.24   Med: -1.17   Max: -1.1
Current: -1.24

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SK REIT Co was -1.10. The lowest was -1.24. And the median was -1.17.


SK REIT Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SK REIT 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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SK REIT Co Beneish M-Score Chart

SK REIT Co Annual Data
Trend Jun21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.10 -1.24

SK REIT Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score - - - -

Competitive Comparison of SK REIT Co's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Office subindustry, SK REIT 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.


SK REIT Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, SK REIT Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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SK REIT 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 SK REIT 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 * 1.6411+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.992+0.892 * 1.7101+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.849+4.679 * -0.004023-0.327 * 0.9746
=-1.24

* 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 ₩8,588 Mil.
Revenue was ₩52,248 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩52,248 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩131,519 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩4,301,502 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩11,829 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩4,781 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩1,504,103 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,270,665 Mil.
Net Income was ₩4,720 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₩22,026 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩3,060 Mil.
Revenue was ₩30,552 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₩30,552 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩70,716 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩3,112,703 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,657 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,293 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩697,462 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,362,713 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)
=(8587.674 / 52247.79) / (3059.89 / 30552.281)
=0.164364 / 0.100153
=1.6411

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)
=(30552.281 / 30552.281) / (52247.79 / 52247.79)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (131519.323 + 0) / 4301502.141) / (1 - (70715.92 + 0) / 3112703.087)
=0.969425 / 0.977282
=0.992

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
=52247.79 / 30552.281
=1.7101

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))
=(4657.356 / (4657.356 + 0)) / (11829.236 / (11829.236 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

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)
=(4780.871 / 52247.79) / (3292.826 / 30552.281)
=0.091504 / 0.107777
=0.849

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)
=((1270665.379 + 1504103.2) / 4301502.141) / ((1362713.462 + 697462.48) / 3112703.087)
=0.64507 / 0.661861
=0.9746

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
=(4719.506 - 0 - 22025.932) / 4301502.141
=-0.004023

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.

SK REIT Co has a M-score of -1.24 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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SK REIT Co Business Description

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Address
136 Sejong-daero, 15th Floor, Taepyeong-ro 1-ga, Finance Building, Jung-gu, Seoul, KOR
SK REIT Co Ltd operates as a Real Estate Investment Trust. Its assets investment comprises of SK Seorin Building which is an integrated office building and SK gas station assets comprising its land and building.

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