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Ecoeye Co (XKRX:448280) Beneish M-Score : 6.41 (As of Apr. 18, 2025)


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What is Ecoeye 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 6.41 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:448280' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.41   Med: 6.41   Max: 6.41
Current: 6.41

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ecoeye Co was 6.41. The lowest was 6.41. And the median was 6.41.


Ecoeye Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Ecoeye Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - - 6.41

Ecoeye Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 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 - - 2.57 - 6.41

Competitive Comparison of Ecoeye Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Ecoeye 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.


Ecoeye Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Ecoeye Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ecoeye 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 Ecoeye 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 * 9.9223+0.528 * 2.0774+0.404 * 1.0944+0.892 * 0.3975+0.115 * 0.8019
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.2948+4.679 * 0.203436-0.327 * 1.282
=6.41

* 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 ₩12,067 Mil.
Revenue was 12392.323 + 2489.248 + 5745.086 + 5142.613 = ₩25,769 Mil.
Gross Profit was 364.232 + -265.331 + 3275.396 + 1516.565 = ₩4,891 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩131,677 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩149,839 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩2,353 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩413 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,302 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩9,886 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩475 Mil.
Net Income was 114.234 + -1072.311 + 2193.485 + 1018.615 = ₩2,254 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9059.598 + -6030.591 + -3381.094 + -9757.368 = ₩-28,229 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩3,059 Mil.
Revenue was 7810.564 + 3705.177 + 30242.059 + 23063.607 = ₩64,821 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3414.184 + 476.217 + 10301.538 + 11365.336 = ₩25,557 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩132,972 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩150,017 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩2,582 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩351 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,428 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩7,412 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩680 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)
=(12067.305 / 25769.27) / (3059.242 / 64821.407)
=0.468283 / 0.047195
=9.9223

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)
=(25557.275 / 64821.407) / (4890.862 / 25769.27)
=0.394272 / 0.189794
=2.0774

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 - (131676.764 + 2352.97) / 149838.927) / (1 - (132972.364 + 2581.724) / 150017.454)
=0.105508 / 0.096411
=1.0944

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
=25769.27 / 64821.407
=0.3975

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))
=(350.78 / (350.78 + 2581.724)) / (412.537 / (412.537 + 2352.97))
=0.119618 / 0.149172
=0.8019

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)
=(1302.389 / 25769.27) / (1427.625 / 64821.407)
=0.05054 / 0.022024
=2.2948

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)
=((475.359 + 9886.068) / 149838.927) / ((679.528 + 7412.079) / 150017.454)
=0.06915 / 0.053938
=1.282

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
=(2254.023 - 0 - -28228.651) / 149838.927
=0.203436

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.

Ecoeye Co has a M-score of 6.41 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Ecoeye Co Business Description

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Address
11th floor, 61 Yeouinaru-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, KOR
Ecoeye Co Ltd is a carbon credit provider company based in Seoul. The company offers services such as greenhouse gas reduction projects, emissions trading system which provides a carbon asset portfolio to maximize corporate asset value, and it lastly provides consulting services on establishing goals for carbon neutrality implementation, preparing a carbon reduction portfolio, and responding to external climate disclosures through corporate diagnosis of internal and external carbon neutrality requirements.

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