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Fadu (XKRX:440110) Beneish M-Score : 1.49 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Fadu 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 1.49 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:440110' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.74   Med: -1.13   Max: 1.49
Current: 1.49

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fadu was 1.49. The lowest was -3.74. And the median was -1.13.


Fadu Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Fadu Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -3.74 1.49

Fadu Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 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 -3.74 -4.99 - 11.93 1.49

Competitive Comparison of Fadu's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Fadu'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.


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

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

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


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Fadu 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 Fadu 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 * 1.9775+0.528 * 3.7234+0.404 * 1.7349+0.892 * 1.936+0.115 * 0.7436
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3726+4.679 * 0.135957-0.327 * 1.1392
=1.49

* 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 ₩15,409 Mil.
Revenue was 23983.5 + 10094.871 + 7092.516 + 2331.859 = ₩43,503 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2499.468 + 2242.097 + 555.652 + 471.98 = ₩5,769 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩98,648 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩134,427 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩28,209 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩11,459 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩16,157 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩31,263 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩4,499 Mil.
Net Income was -23744.364 + -30592.789 + -21054.538 + -15172.276 = ₩-90,564 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -526.05 + -36067.092 + -38936.555 + -33310.625 = ₩-108,840 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩4,025 Mil.
Revenue was 4426.84 + 320.81 + 59.408 + 17663.847 = ₩22,471 Mil.
Gross Profit was -2205.47 + -112.064 + -119.286 + 13532.612 = ₩11,096 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩203,276 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩243,662 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩32,476 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩8,885 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩6,080 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩50,212 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩6,687 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)
=(15408.687 / 43502.746) / (4024.942 / 22470.905)
=0.3542 / 0.179118
=1.9775

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)
=(11095.792 / 22470.905) / (5769.197 / 43502.746)
=0.493785 / 0.132617
=3.7234

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 - (98647.617 + 28208.96) / 134427.343) / (1 - (203276.136 + 32475.761) / 243661.794)
=0.056319 / 0.032463
=1.7349

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
=43502.746 / 22470.905
=1.936

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))
=(8884.847 / (8884.847 + 32475.761)) / (11459.189 / (11459.189 + 28208.96))
=0.214814 / 0.288876
=0.7436

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)
=(16156.961 / 43502.746) / (6080.367 / 22470.905)
=0.371401 / 0.270588
=1.3726

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)
=((4499.156 + 31263.025) / 134427.343) / ((6686.918 + 50212.158) / 243661.794)
=0.266034 / 0.233517
=1.1392

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
=(-90563.967 - 0 - -108840.322) / 134427.343
=0.135957

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.

Fadu has a M-score of 1.49 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Fadu Inc is a fabless semiconductor company innovating Flash storage technology and the Flash storage supply chain. The company is developing a revolutionary Flash Controller architecture for SSDs that meets the explosively diversifying data demands placed on enterprise datacenters.

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