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Finger Story Co (XKRX:417180) Beneish M-Score : -2.30 (As of Apr. 24, 2025)


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What is Finger Story 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 -2.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:417180' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.3   Med: -1.91   Max: -1.54
Current: -2.3

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Finger Story Co was -1.54. The lowest was -2.30. And the median was -1.91.


Finger Story Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Finger Story 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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Finger Story Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Finger Story Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -1.54 -1.91 -2.30

Finger Story Co Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 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 -1.91 -1.89 -1.92 -2.71 -2.30

Competitive Comparison of Finger Story Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Finger Story 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.


Finger Story Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Finger Story Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Finger Story 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 Finger Story 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 * 0.9803+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.6941+0.892 * 0.9959+0.115 * 1.0828
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9906+4.679 * -0.018863-0.327 * 1.011
=-2.30

* 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 ₩550 Mil.
Revenue was 4492.134 + 4748.285 + 4529.624 + 4580.216 = ₩18,350 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4492.134 + 4748.285 + 4529.624 + 4580.216 = ₩18,350 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩26,396 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩36,508 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩138 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩372 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩15,086 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩10,608 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 Mil.
Net Income was 598.468 + 115.099 + 1085.586 + -121.325 = ₩1,678 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 362.115 + 1126.665 + 536.378 + 341.312 = ₩2,366 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩563 Mil.
Revenue was 4662.174 + 4678.022 + 4462.423 + 4622.285 = ₩18,425 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4662.174 + 4678.022 + 4462.423 + 4622.285 = ₩18,425 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩27,977 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩33,501 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩121 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩456 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩15,291 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩9,306 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩323 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)
=(550.038 / 18350.259) / (563.385 / 18424.904)
=0.029974 / 0.030577
=0.9803

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)
=(18424.904 / 18424.904) / (18350.259 / 18350.259)
=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 - (26395.803 + 137.841) / 36508.124) / (1 - (27977.387 + 121.119) / 33501.433)
=0.273213 / 0.161275
=1.6941

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
=18350.259 / 18424.904
=0.9959

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))
=(455.515 / (455.515 + 121.119)) / (371.838 / (371.838 + 137.841))
=0.789955 / 0.729553
=1.0828

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)
=(15085.537 / 18350.259) / (15290.863 / 18424.904)
=0.822089 / 0.829902
=0.9906

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)
=((0 + 10608.151) / 36508.124) / ((323.25 + 9305.574) / 33501.433)
=0.29057 / 0.287415
=1.011

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
=(1677.828 - 0 - 2366.47) / 36508.124
=-0.018863

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.

Finger Story Co has a M-score of -2.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Finger Story Co Business Description

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325 Teheran-ro, 15th Floor, Yeoksam-dong, Urban Bench Building, Gangnam-gu,, Seoul, KOR
Finger Story Co Ltd is engaged in the supply of digital cartoons, webtoons, and web novels online contents. In its online content supply business, it acquires comprehensive copyrights and exclusive publishing rights for content, and uses the acquired source IP as self-produced content and secondary works to promote business. It operates Mutoon, a webtoon platform that provides authentic martial arts, fusion martial arts, and action genres as the main content, and Qtoon, a webtoon platform that provides content such as romance, romance, and fantasy.

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