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SK Ie Technology Co (XKRX:361610) Beneish M-Score : 12.16 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is SK Ie Technology 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 12.16 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKRX:361610' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.54   Med: -1.4   Max: 12.16
Current: 12.16

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SK Ie Technology Co was 12.16. The lowest was -2.54. And the median was -1.40.


SK Ie Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SK Ie Technology 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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SK Ie Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

SK Ie Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.17 -2.54

SK Ie Technology Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.48 -1.31 -1.91 -2.54 12.16

Competitive Comparison of SK Ie Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, SK Ie Technology 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.


SK Ie Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, SK Ie Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



SK Ie Technology 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 SK Ie Technology 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 * 0.3792+0.528 * 0.6365+0.404 * 1.3016+0.892 * 0.9298+0.115 * 1.1577
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2855+4.679 * -0.019275-0.327 * 1.1019
=-3.34

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩44,381 Mil.
Revenue was 46154.338 + 172494.471 + 182235.365 + 151808.453 = ₩552,693 Mil.
Gross Profit was -33536.161 + 61117.003 + 38996.905 + 27723.209 = ₩94,301 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩674,986 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩4,021,577 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩3,239,035 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩155,910 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩39,474 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩304,482 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,308,801 Mil.
Net Income was -62482.408 + 73567.792 + -30696.057 + 33393.732 = ₩13,783 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9421.346 + 27689.885 + 46691.993 + 26338.655 = ₩91,299 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩125,875 Mil.
Revenue was 142856.173 + 177384.207 + 135251.797 + 138915.535 = ₩594,408 Mil.
Gross Profit was 26660.649 + 14984.781 + 4856.76 + 18048.88 = ₩64,551 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩697,747 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩3,552,690 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩2,781,942 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩156,216 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩33,025 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩759,397 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩533,988 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)
=(44381.356 / 552692.627) / (125874.963 / 594407.712)
=0.0803 / 0.211765
=0.3792

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)
=(64551.07 / 594407.712) / (94300.956 / 552692.627)
=0.108597 / 0.170621
=0.6365

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 - (674986.326 + 3239035.041) / 4021576.839) / (1 - (697746.979 + 2781941.879) / 3552689.958)
=0.026745 / 0.020548
=1.3016

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
=552692.627 / 594407.712
=0.9298

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))
=(156216.484 / (156216.484 + 2781941.879)) / (155909.847 / (155909.847 + 3239035.041))
=0.053168 / 0.045924
=1.1577

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)
=(39473.5 / 552692.627) / (33024.936 / 594407.712)
=0.07142 / 0.055559
=1.2855

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)
=((1308800.883 + 304481.789) / 4021576.839) / ((533988.14 + 759397.007) / 3552689.958)
=0.401157 / 0.364058
=1.1019

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
=(13783.059 - 0 - 91299.187) / 4021576.839
=-0.019275

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.

SK Ie Technology Co has a M-score of -3.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SK Ie Technology Co (XKRX:361610) Business Description

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SK Building, 26, Jongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, KOR
SK Ie Technology Co Ltd is a material service provider. Its business of Lithium-ion Battery Separator develop separators, a key component in lithium-ion batteries, by applying chemical technologies. The company's Flexible Cover Window is a material, consisting of transparent Pl film and hard coat, to replace the glass cover window of foldable phones, IT devices, and automotive displays.

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