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Bistos Co (XKRX:419540) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Bistos 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:419540' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.95   Med: -2.83   Max: -2.68
Current: -2.83

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bistos Co was -2.68. The lowest was -3.95. And the median was -2.83.


Bistos Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bistos 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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Bistos Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Bistos Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.83

Bistos Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -3.95 -2.83 -2.93 -2.68 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Bistos Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Bistos 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.


Bistos Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Bistos Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bistos 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 Bistos 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 * 0.6593+0.528 * 1.0155+0.404 * 1.1548+0.892 * 0.8171+0.115 * 3.7567
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8532+4.679 * -0.075362-0.327 * 0.7827
=-2.83

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩1,755 Mil.
Revenue was 3207.377 + 4359.12 + 5816.458 + 6243.014 = ₩19,626 Mil.
Gross Profit was 470.546 + 1320.195 + 1560.378 + 1557.597 = ₩4,909 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩12,714 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩20,830 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩6,487 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩699 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,256 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩1,661 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩124 Mil.
Net Income was -577.891 + 97.972 + 586.945 + 333.159 = ₩440 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -196.214 + 910.773 + 212.515 + 1082.938 = ₩2,010 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩3,257 Mil.
Revenue was 5794.982 + 4946.708 + 4320.082 + 8955.856 = ₩24,018 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1555.813 + 1381.289 + 1028.139 + 2134.809 = ₩6,100 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩17,996 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩20,664 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩1,268 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩730 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,802 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩2,019 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩244 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)
=(1754.64 / 19625.969) / (3256.703 / 24017.628)
=0.089404 / 0.135596
=0.6593

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)
=(6100.05 / 24017.628) / (4908.716 / 19625.969)
=0.253982 / 0.250113
=1.0155

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 - (12713.628 + 6486.639) / 20830.474) / (1 - (17996.13 + 1267.523) / 20664.013)
=0.078261 / 0.067768
=1.1548

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
=19625.969 / 24017.628
=0.8171

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))
=(729.7 / (729.7 + 1267.523)) / (698.818 / (698.818 + 6486.639))
=0.365357 / 0.097254
=3.7567

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)
=(1256.002 / 19625.969) / (1801.578 / 24017.628)
=0.063997 / 0.075011
=0.8532

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)
=((124.347 + 1660.983) / 20830.474) / ((244.026 + 2018.622) / 20664.013)
=0.085708 / 0.109497
=0.7827

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
=(440.185 - 0 - 2010.012) / 20830.474
=-0.075362

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.

Bistos Co has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bistos Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
302, Galmachi-ro, Jungwon-gu, 7th Floor, A Building, Gyeonggi-do, Seongnam-si, KOR, 13201
Bistos Co Ltd is engaged in the researching, developing, and manufacturing medical equipment.

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