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Sands Lab (XKRX:411080) Beneish M-Score : -3.39 (As of Apr. 18, 2025)


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What is Sands Lab 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 -3.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:411080' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: 2.12   Max: 7.63
Current: -3.39

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sands Lab was 7.63. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was 2.12.


Sands Lab Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sands Lab'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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Sands Lab Beneish M-Score Chart

Sands Lab Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - 7.63 -3.39

Sands Lab Quarterly Data
Dec20 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 7.63 0.90 -1.06 -0.56 -3.39

Competitive Comparison of Sands Lab's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Sands Lab'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.


Sands Lab's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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Sands Lab 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 Sands Lab 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 * 0.1873+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.1906+0.892 * 0.7078+0.115 * 1.6106
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2033+4.679 * -0.041482-0.327 * 0.436
=-3.39

* 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 ₩769 Mil.
Revenue was 4868.704 + 1792.997 + 660.732 + 974.499 = ₩8,297 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4868.704 + 1792.997 + 660.732 + 974.499 = ₩8,297 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩36,724 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩50,354 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩7,654 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩791 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩8,829 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩2,710 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩9 Mil.
Net Income was 161.476 + -686.318 + -359.25 + -1416.424 = ₩-2,301 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -841.558 + 2770.32 + -757.783 + -1382.671 = ₩-212 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩5,803 Mil.
Revenue was 8864.303 + 1269.159 + 790.661 + 797.791 = ₩11,722 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8864.303 + 1269.159 + 790.661 + 797.791 = ₩11,722 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩38,901 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩46,362 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩2,839 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩504 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩10,367 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩5,717 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩26 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)
=(769.226 / 8296.932) / (5803.435 / 11721.914)
=0.092712 / 0.495093
=0.1873

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)
=(11721.914 / 11721.914) / (8296.932 / 8296.932)
=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 - (36724.19 + 7653.786) / 50354.427) / (1 - (38901.441 + 2838.978) / 46362.312)
=0.118688 / 0.099691
=1.1906

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
=8296.932 / 11721.914
=0.7078

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))
=(504.455 / (504.455 + 2838.978)) / (791.099 / (791.099 + 7653.786))
=0.150879 / 0.093678
=1.6106

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)
=(8829.499 / 8296.932) / (10366.729 / 11721.914)
=1.064188 / 0.884389
=1.2033

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)
=((9.175 + 2710.173) / 50354.427) / ((25.875 + 5717.205) / 46362.312)
=0.054004 / 0.123874
=0.436

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
=(-2300.516 - 0 - -211.692) / 50354.427
=-0.041482

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.

Sands Lab has a M-score of -3.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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