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Konan Technology (XKRX:402030) Beneish M-Score : -3.55 (As of Apr. 23, 2025)


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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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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: -3.55   Med: -1.64   Max: -1.51
Current: -3.55

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Konan Technology was -1.51. The lowest was -3.55. And the median was -1.64.


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 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -1.51 -1.64 -3.55

Konan Technology Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.64 -2.28 -2.76 -2.16 -3.55

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.


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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 * 1.1981+0.528 * 1.1069+0.404 * 1.1301+0.892 * 1.0774+0.115 * 0.5482
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8524+4.679 * -0.255752-0.327 * 1.6315
=-3.55

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩11,948 Mil.
Revenue was 13828.826 + 3651.209 + 6265.808 + 2572.663 = ₩26,319 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5543.438 + 66.646 + 496.333 + -1213.985 = ₩4,892 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩31,091 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩44,386 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩10,330 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,178 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,904 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩23,274 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩791 Mil.
Net Income was 1395.965 + -4675.546 + -4301.702 + -6022.601 = ₩-13,604 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7430.778 + -5513.3 + -2529.883 + -1639.552 = ₩-2,252 Mil.
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.




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)
=(11948.113 / 26318.506) / (9256.048 / 24428.256)
=0.453981 / 0.378907
=1.1981

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)
=(5026.426 / 24428.256) / (4892.432 / 26318.506)
=0.205763 / 0.185893
=1.1069

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 - (31090.601 + 10329.918) / 44386.379) / (1 - (33016.656 + 12233.668) / 48093.874)
=0.066819 / 0.059125
=1.1301

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
=26318.506 / 24428.256
=1.0774

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))
=(2293.487 / (2293.487 + 12233.668)) / (4178.233 / (4178.233 + 10329.918))
=0.157876 / 0.287992
=0.5482

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)
=(2904.132 / 26318.506) / (3162.256 / 24428.256)
=0.110346 / 0.129451
=0.8524

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)
=((791.447 + 23273.961) / 44386.379) / ((2016.684 + 13965.526) / 48093.874)
=0.54218 / 0.332313
=1.6315

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
=(-13603.884 - 0 - -2251.957) / 44386.379
=-0.255752

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 -3.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Konan Technology Business Description

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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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