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Sands Lab (XKRX:411080) Beneish M-Score : -1.06 (As of Sep. 26, 2024)


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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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.06 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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: -1.84   Med: -0.08   Max: 7.63
Current: -1.06

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sands Lab was 7.63. The lowest was -1.84. And the median was -0.08.


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
Beneish M-Score
- - - 7.63

Sands Lab Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1.84 7.63 0.90 -1.06

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.



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 * 1.0133+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 3.3492+0.892 * 1.2467+0.115 * 1.2651
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3984+4.679 * 0.030141-0.327 * 0.5731
=-1.06

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩1,270 Mil.
Revenue was 660.732 + 974.499 + 8864.303 + 1269.159 = ₩11,769 Mil.
Gross Profit was 660.732 + 974.499 + 8864.303 + 1269.159 = ₩11,769 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩40,693 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩49,545 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩3,119 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩635 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩10,948 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩1,371 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩14 Mil.
Net Income was -359.25 + -1416.424 + 2219.745 + -914.693 = ₩-471 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -757.783 + -1382.671 + -405.901 + 582.383 = ₩-1,964 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩1,005 Mil.
Revenue was 790.661 + 797.791 + 6139.126 + 1712.539 = ₩9,440 Mil.
Gross Profit was 790.661 + 797.791 + 6139.126 + 1712.539 = ₩9,440 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩38,203 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩41,255 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩1,627 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩443 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩6,280 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩1,999 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩13 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)
=(1269.99 / 11768.693) / (1005.356 / 9440.117)
=0.107913 / 0.106498
=1.0133

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)
=(9440.117 / 9440.117) / (11768.693 / 11768.693)
=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 - (40692.815 + 3118.618) / 49544.954) / (1 - (38202.773 + 1626.979) / 41255.257)
=0.115724 / 0.034553
=3.3492

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
=11768.693 / 9440.117
=1.2467

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))
=(443.219 / (443.219 + 1626.979)) / (635.254 / (635.254 + 3118.618))
=0.214095 / 0.169226
=1.2651

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)
=(10947.817 / 11768.693) / (6280.008 / 9440.117)
=0.930249 / 0.665247
=1.3984

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)
=((14.329 + 1370.703) / 49544.954) / ((13.384 + 1998.912) / 41255.257)
=0.027955 / 0.048777
=0.5731

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
=(-470.622 - 0 - -1963.972) / 49544.954
=0.030141

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 -1.06 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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