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Nara Cellar Co (XKRX:405920) Beneish M-Score : -2.86 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Nara Cellar 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 -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:405920' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -2.86   Max: -2.86
Current: -2.86

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nara Cellar Co was -2.86. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -2.86.


Nara Cellar Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nara Cellar 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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Nara Cellar Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nara Cellar Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.86

Nara Cellar Co Quarterly Data
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 - - -2.17 -2.74 -2.86

Competitive Comparison of Nara Cellar Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Nara Cellar 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.


Nara Cellar Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Nara Cellar Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Nara Cellar 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 Nara Cellar 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 * 0.9709+0.528 * 1.0087+0.404 * 1.1421+0.892 * 0.9693+0.115 * 0.9047
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0239+4.679 * -0.073248-0.327 * 1.0865
=-2.86

* 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 ₩14,271 Mil.
Revenue was 21485.965 + 19641.832 + 17704.223 + 23875.199 = ₩82,707 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9165.378 + 9087.334 + 7966.985 + 10463.423 = ₩36,683 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩76,120 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩128,241 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩43,907 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,293 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩14,002 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩51,212 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩9,337 Mil.
Net Income was -555.955 + -1437.129 + -2466.462 + -1251.657 = ₩-5,711 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5585.074 + 182.016 + -4049.303 + 1964.375 = ₩3,682 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩15,163 Mil.
Revenue was 20887.401 + 20475.182 + 18551.488 + 25411.229 = ₩85,325 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8470.851 + 9417.627 + 8634.647 + 11648.933 = ₩38,172 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩83,499 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩131,254 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩40,394 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,540 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩14,107 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩48,439 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩8,600 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)
=(14270.881 / 82707.219) / (15163.237 / 85325.3)
=0.172547 / 0.177711
=0.9709

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)
=(38172.058 / 85325.3) / (36683.12 / 82707.219)
=0.447371 / 0.44353
=1.0087

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 - (76119.603 + 43906.906) / 128241.346) / (1 - (83498.602 + 40393.649) / 131253.792)
=0.064058 / 0.056086
=1.1421

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
=82707.219 / 85325.3
=0.9693

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))
=(3540.011 / (3540.011 + 40393.649)) / (4292.641 / (4292.641 + 43906.906))
=0.080576 / 0.08906
=0.9047

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)
=(14001.72 / 82707.219) / (14107.455 / 85325.3)
=0.169293 / 0.165337
=1.0239

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)
=((9336.592 + 51212.465) / 128241.346) / ((8599.574 + 48439.359) / 131253.792)
=0.472149 / 0.43457
=1.0865

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
=(-5711.203 - 0 - 3682.162) / 128241.346
=-0.073248

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.

Nara Cellar Co has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nara Cellar Co Business Description

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Address
B1, 353, Cheongbaekri-ro, 393beon-gil, Baeksa-myeon, Gyeonggi-do, Icheon-si, KOR
Nara Cellar Co Ltd engages in the import and wholesale of alcoholic beverages. Its product portfolio comprises wines, nihonshu and spirits. Its sales channels are divided into on and off channels, and the on channels are composed of wholesale/retail, hotels, and 'Haruilgwa', a wine-related store operated by our affiliates. The Off channel consists of wine shops in department stores, large discount stores and convenience stores such as E-Mart and Costco, Wine Time, our own road shop, and special sales that are sold directly to corporate customers.

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