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Nextchip Co (XKRX:396270) Beneish M-Score : -4.54 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Nextchip 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 -4.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:396270' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.54   Med: -2.92   Max: 2.42
Current: -4.54

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nextchip Co was 2.42. The lowest was -4.54. And the median was -2.92.


Nextchip Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Nextchip Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.90

Nextchip Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -1.83 -2.90 -2.93 -4.18 -4.54

Competitive Comparison of Nextchip Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Nextchip 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.


Nextchip Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Nextchip 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 Nextchip 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 * 0.4629+0.528 * 0.3541+0.404 * 2.8356+0.892 * 1.7029+0.115 * 1.0779
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7413+4.679 * -0.25641-0.327 * 5.4174
=-4.54

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩1,937 Mil.
Revenue was 9122.434 + 6605.456 + 6037.743 + 4913.212 = ₩26,679 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3469.154 + 2385.822 + 2003.015 + 43.004 = ₩7,901 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩41,487 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩58,480 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩8,486 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,465 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,224 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩8,045 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩23,043 Mil.
Net Income was -4496.427 + -5154.45 + -4673.382 + -11553.962 = ₩-25,878 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3163.106 + -3925.833 + -2767.102 + -1027.404 = ₩-10,883 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩2,457 Mil.
Revenue was 4514.564 + 3471.283 + 3255.073 + 4426.021 = ₩15,667 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1356.788 + -832.378 + 1070.913 + 47.617 = ₩1,643 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩25,716 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩29,670 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩2,432 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,438 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,554 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩2,554 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩357 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)
=(1936.584 / 26678.845) / (2456.646 / 15666.941)
=0.072589 / 0.156804
=0.4629

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)
=(1642.94 / 15666.941) / (7900.995 / 26678.845)
=0.104867 / 0.296152
=0.3541

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 - (41487.263 + 8485.926) / 58479.791) / (1 - (25716.072 + 2431.918) / 29670.008)
=0.145462 / 0.051298
=2.8356

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
=26678.845 / 15666.941
=1.7029

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))
=(1438.348 / (1438.348 + 2431.918)) / (4465.11 / (4465.11 + 8485.926))
=0.371641 / 0.344769
=1.0779

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)
=(3223.513 / 26678.845) / (2553.544 / 15666.941)
=0.120827 / 0.162989
=0.7413

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)
=((23042.998 + 8045.116) / 58479.791) / ((357.084 + 2554.419) / 29670.008)
=0.531604 / 0.098129
=5.4174

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
=(-25878.221 - 0 - -10883.445) / 58479.791
=-0.25641

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.

Nextchip Co has a M-score of -4.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nextchip Co Business Description

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Nextchip Co Ltd is a semiconductor company. It produces and distributes vision processors, adas processors, analog hd transmission, and other related products.

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