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IMT Co (XKRX:451220) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is IMT 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:451220' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.85   Max: -2.85
Current: -2.85

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of IMT Co was -2.85. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.85.


IMT Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

IMT Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.85

IMT Co Quarterly Data
Dec21 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 - - - -0.95 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of IMT Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, IMT 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.


IMT Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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IMT 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 IMT 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 * 1.3542+0.528 * 1.0869+0.404 * 1.3952+0.892 * 2.0967+0.115 * 2.3138
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5974+4.679 * -0.035084-0.327 * 6.923
=-2.85

* 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 ₩3,128 Mil.
Revenue was 5460.396 + 4730.708 + 1647.431 + 1726.909 = ₩13,565 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1345.527 + 1909.545 + 567.585 + 537.396 = ₩4,360 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩34,308 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩54,687 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩14,603 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,533 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,462 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩3,007 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩10,358 Mil.
Net Income was -1864.798 + -478.83 + -874.897 + -398.598 = ₩-3,617 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 92.528 + 115.895 + -899.697 + -1007.222 = ₩-1,698 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩1,101 Mil.
Revenue was 1202.423 + 1153.679 + 1963.486 + 2150.217 = ₩6,470 Mil.
Gross Profit was 372.999 + 272.991 + 875.072 + 739.07 = ₩2,260 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩24,521 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩30,275 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩3,463 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩976 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,168 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩1,038 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩31 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)
=(3127.642 / 13565.444) / (1101.498 / 6469.805)
=0.23056 / 0.170252
=1.3542

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)
=(2260.132 / 6469.805) / (4360.053 / 13565.444)
=0.349335 / 0.321409
=1.0869

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 - (34308.405 + 14603.467) / 54687.095) / (1 - (24520.648 + 3463.186) / 30275.458)
=0.105605 / 0.075692
=1.3952

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
=13565.444 / 6469.805
=2.0967

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))
=(975.677 / (975.677 + 3463.186)) / (1532.872 / (1532.872 + 14603.467))
=0.219803 / 0.094995
=2.3138

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)
=(1462.36 / 13565.444) / (1167.531 / 6469.805)
=0.1078 / 0.180458
=0.5974

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)
=((10358.136 + 3006.749) / 54687.095) / ((30.801 + 1037.942) / 30275.458)
=0.244388 / 0.035301
=6.923

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
=(-3617.123 - 0 - -1698.496) / 54687.095
=-0.035084

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.

IMT Co has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


IMT Co Business Description

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Address
8th floor, Building 1, 306 Sinwon-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Suwon-si, KOR
IMT Co Ltd is a company engaged in engaged in dry cleaning equipment business, EUV mask laser application equipment business, and parts business. Their dry-cleaning technology is applied on producing high-tech products such as semiconductor, display, smart phone and etc.

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