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Lameditech Co (XKRX:462510) Beneish M-Score : -1.12 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is Lameditech 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 -1.12 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:462510' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.12   Med: -1.12   Max: -1.12
Current: -1.12

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lameditech Co was -1.12. The lowest was -1.12. And the median was -1.12.


Lameditech Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Lameditech Co Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.12

Lameditech Co Quarterly Data
Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - - -1.12

Competitive Comparison of Lameditech Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Lameditech 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.


Lameditech Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

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

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


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Lameditech 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 Lameditech 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 * 0.6144+0.528 * 0.86+0.404 * 2.2103+0.892 * 2.2537+0.115 * 1.5532
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7246+4.679 * 0.014443-0.327 * 0.4743
=-1.12

* 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 ₩1,039 Mil.
Revenue was 2046.583 + 1692.867 + 1858.359 + 979.078 = ₩6,577 Mil.
Gross Profit was 778.774 + 477.39 + 763.181 + 337.763 = ₩2,357 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩15,487 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩22,346 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩6,087 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩465 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩7,868 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩1,283 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩602 Mil.
Net Income was -2780.096 + -2324.283 + -2751.725 + -1627.684 = ₩-9,484 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1923.158 + -2507.637 + -3491.668 + -1884.074 = ₩-9,807 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩751 Mil.
Revenue was 988.053 + 380.359 + 1121.868 + 427.942 = ₩2,918 Mil.
Gross Profit was 141.45 + 113.61 + 519.441 + 124.925 = ₩899 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩8,711 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩11,278 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩2,390 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩296 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩2,024 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩1,185 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩821 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)
=(1039.49 / 6576.887) / (750.754 / 2918.222)
=0.158052 / 0.257264
=0.6144

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)
=(899.426 / 2918.222) / (2357.108 / 6576.887)
=0.30821 / 0.358393
=0.86

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 - (15486.825 + 6086.743) / 22345.89) / (1 - (8711.064 + 2390.24) / 11277.657)
=0.034562 / 0.015637
=2.2103

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
=6576.887 / 2918.222
=2.2537

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))
=(296.078 / (296.078 + 2390.24)) / (464.903 / (464.903 + 6086.743))
=0.110217 / 0.07096
=1.5532

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)
=(7868.235 / 6576.887) / (2024.298 / 2918.222)
=1.196346 / 0.693675
=1.7246

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)
=((601.654 + 1282.738) / 22345.89) / ((820.5 + 1184.69) / 11277.657)
=0.084328 / 0.177802
=0.4743

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
=(-9483.788 - 0 - -9806.537) / 22345.89
=0.014443

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.

Lameditech Co has a M-score of -1.12 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Lameditech Co Business Description

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No. 1002, 234, Beotkkot-ro, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, KOR
Lameditech Co Ltd is a Company whose main business is laser technology-based beauty and medical device business. It possesses the source technology for ultra-small high-power lasers and ultra-small laser platform technology that enables the development of innovative products based on it.

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