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IVIM Technology (XKRX:460470) Beneish M-Score : -0.78 (As of Apr. 23, 2025)


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What is IVIM Technology 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 -0.78 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:460470' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.78   Med: -0.78   Max: -0.78
Current: -0.78

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of IVIM Technology was -0.78. The lowest was -0.78. And the median was -0.78.


IVIM Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for IVIM Technology'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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IVIM Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

IVIM Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.78

IVIM Technology Quarterly Data
Dec21 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -0.78

Competitive Comparison of IVIM Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Devices subindustry, IVIM Technology'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.


IVIM Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

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

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


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IVIM Technology 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 IVIM Technology 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 * 2.764+0.528 * 0.8392+0.404 * 0.6372+0.892 * 0.7929+0.115 * 1.0314
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4705+4.679 * 0.0839-0.327 * 0.4468
=-0.78

* 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 ₩2,113 Mil.
Revenue was 2059.996 + 596.131 + 808.757 + 99.398 = ₩3,564 Mil.
Gross Profit was 949.012 + 129.836 + 359.421 + -91.878 = ₩1,346 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩27,573 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩34,887 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩6,894 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,376 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,608 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩1,519 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,739 Mil.
Net Income was -123.896 + -1614.676 + -1007.785 + -1257.081 = ₩-4,003 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1002.753 + -2171.745 + -1059.225 + -2696.716 = ₩-6,930 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩964 Mil.
Revenue was 2250.503 + 722.067 + 967.176 + 555.343 = ₩4,495 Mil.
Gross Profit was 795.358 + 163.911 + 266.429 + 199.346 = ₩1,425 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩10,880 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩16,531 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩5,339 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,106 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,379 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩1,323 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,132 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)
=(2113.323 / 3564.282) / (964.268 / 4495.089)
=0.592917 / 0.214516
=2.764

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)
=(1425.044 / 4495.089) / (1346.391 / 3564.282)
=0.317022 / 0.377745
=0.8392

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 - (27573.029 + 6893.845) / 34886.682) / (1 - (10879.583 + 5339.357) / 16531.124)
=0.012033 / 0.018885
=0.6372

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
=3564.282 / 4495.089
=0.7929

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))
=(1106.494 / (1106.494 + 5339.357)) / (1376.434 / (1376.434 + 6893.845))
=0.17166 / 0.166431
=1.0314

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)
=(1608.356 / 3564.282) / (1379.346 / 4495.089)
=0.451243 / 0.306856
=1.4705

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)
=((1739.304 + 1518.576) / 34886.682) / ((2132.199 + 1323.15) / 16531.124)
=0.093385 / 0.209021
=0.4468

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
=(-4003.438 - 0 - -6930.439) / 34886.682
=0.0839

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.

IVIM Technology has a M-score of -0.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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IVIM Technology Business Description

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Yuseong-gu Techno 4-ro 17, Daedeok Biz Center B-dong 408, 413, 414, 415, Gwanpyeong-dong, Daejeon Metropolitan City, KOR
IVIM Technology Inc is engaged in the manufacturing of cameras, other optical instruments, and photographic equipment. The company technology enables the analyze vivo efficacy of new biopharmaceuticals such as immunological, cell, gene, and antibody therapeutic agents acting in real living organisms at the cellular level.

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