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Konan Technology (XKRX:402030) Beneish M-Score : -1.64 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Konan 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.64 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:402030' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.64   Med: -0.76   Max: 0.12
Current: -1.64

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Konan Technology was 0.12. The lowest was -1.64. And the median was -0.76.


Konan Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Konan 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.

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Konan Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Konan Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
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Konan Technology Quarterly Data
Mar21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.12 -1.64

Competitive Comparison of Konan Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Konan 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.


Konan Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Konan 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 Konan 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 * 1.5942+0.528 * 1.6048+0.404 * 1.2427+0.892 * 1.5875+0.115 * 1.6813
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1671+4.679 * -0.062357-0.327 * 2.2491
=-1.64

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩9,256 Mil.
Revenue was 16753.507 + 3110.937 + 2421.61 + 2142.202 = ₩24,428 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6656.555 + -889.268 + -136.036 + -604.825 = ₩5,026 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩33,017 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩48,094 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩12,234 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩2,293 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,162 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩13,966 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,017 Mil.
Net Income was 2197.145 + -5188.424 + -3975.914 + -2869.167 = ₩-9,836 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -841.362 + -321.782 + -4772.333 + -901.891 = ₩-6,837 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩3,657 Mil.
Revenue was 7482.611 + 2624.074 + 2662.965 + 2618.519 = ₩15,388 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4469.747 + -273.909 + 233.756 + 651.648 = ₩5,081 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩45,459 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩49,868 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩2,037 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩736 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,707 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩6,879 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩489 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)
=(9256.048 / 24428.256) / (3657.406 / 15388.169)
=0.378907 / 0.237676
=1.5942

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)
=(5081.242 / 15388.169) / (5026.426 / 24428.256)
=0.330204 / 0.205763
=1.6048

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 - (33016.656 + 12233.668) / 48093.874) / (1 - (45458.82 + 2036.978) / 49868.456)
=0.059125 / 0.047578
=1.2427

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
=24428.256 / 15388.169
=1.5875

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))
=(736.08 / (736.08 + 2036.978)) / (2293.487 / (2293.487 + 12233.668))
=0.26544 / 0.157876
=1.6813

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)
=(3162.256 / 24428.256) / (1706.85 / 15388.169)
=0.129451 / 0.11092
=1.1671

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)
=((2016.684 + 13965.526) / 48093.874) / ((489.318 + 6879.051) / 49868.456)
=0.332313 / 0.147756
=2.2491

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
=(-9836.36 - 0 - -6837.368) / 48093.874
=-0.062357

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.

Konan Technology has a M-score of -1.64 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Konan Technology (XKRX:402030) Business Description

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Daeryung Seocho Tower, 327, 6th and 7th Floor, Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, KOR, 137-751
Konan Technology Inc provides the smartest search/analysis/recommendation software and data service based on language and multimedia analysis technology. Its solutions comprise Crawler Solution, Analysis Solution, Search Solution, Content Management Solution, Mobile Solution.

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