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Sigetronics (XKRX:429270) Beneish M-Score : -1.81 (As of Apr. 11, 2025)


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What is Sigetronics 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 -1.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:429270' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.81   Med: -1.81   Max: -1.81
Current: -1.81

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sigetronics was -1.81. The lowest was -1.81. And the median was -1.81.


Sigetronics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sigetronics'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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Sigetronics Beneish M-Score Chart

Sigetronics Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.96 -1.81

Sigetronics Quarterly Data
Dec20 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 -1.96 -1.36 -1.73 -2.62 -1.81

Competitive Comparison of Sigetronics's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Sigetronics'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.


Sigetronics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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


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Sigetronics 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 Sigetronics 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 * 1.1875+0.528 * 0.7743+0.404 * 2.6209+0.892 * 0.9728+0.115 * 0.9231
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * -0.4419+4.679 * -0.045935-0.327 * 1.1049
=-1.81

* 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 ₩3,602 Mil.
Revenue was 2565.692 + 3386.54 + 3189.111 + 3031.321 = ₩12,173 Mil.
Gross Profit was -1208.001 + -443.802 + -414.269 + -178.967 = ₩-2,245 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩13,566 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩33,589 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩19,617 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩2,508 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩-254 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩6,774 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,666 Mil.
Net Income was -1734.142 + -1646.774 + -1391.094 + -919.284 = ₩-5,691 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -981.564 + -1347.083 + -542.681 + -1277.061 = ₩-4,148 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩3,118 Mil.
Revenue was 2208.844 + 2852.487 + 3857.45 + 3594.864 = ₩12,514 Mil.
Gross Profit was -424.607 + -466.212 + -442.219 + -454.102 = ₩-1,787 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩22,684 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩39,560 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩16,694 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,951 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩590 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩7,448 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,615 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)
=(3602.004 / 12172.664) / (3118.228 / 12513.645)
=0.295909 / 0.249186
=1.1875

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)
=(-1787.14 / 12513.645) / (-2245.039 / 12172.664)
=-0.142815 / -0.184433
=0.7743

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 - (13565.832 + 19616.553) / 33589.167) / (1 - (22683.664 + 16693.743) / 39560.208)
=0.012111 / 0.004621
=2.6209

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
=12172.664 / 12513.645
=0.9728

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))
=(1950.938 / (1950.938 + 16693.743)) / (2507.849 / (2507.849 + 19616.553))
=0.104638 / 0.113352
=0.9231

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)
=(-253.645 / 12172.664) / (590.024 / 12513.645)
=-0.020837 / 0.04715
=-0.4419

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)
=((2665.686 + 6774.02) / 33589.167) / ((2614.704 + 7447.925) / 39560.208)
=0.281034 / 0.254362
=1.1049

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
=(-5691.294 - 0 - -4148.389) / 33589.167
=-0.045935

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.

Sigetronics has a M-score of -1.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sigetronics Business Description

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Sigetronics Inc is engaged in manufacturing electrostatic protection devices, sensors, power semiconductors and semiconductors used for high-frequency communication through its M-FAB (Multi-FAB) to provide customers with reliable products.

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