KIS Wire (XKRX:002240) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of May. 02, 2024)

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What is KIS Wire 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:002240' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84 Med: -2.55 Max: -2.02
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KIS Wire was -2.02. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.55.

KIS Wire Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for KIS Wire's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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KIS Wire Beneish M-Score Chart

KIS Wire Annual Data

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Beneish M-Score

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-2.52

-2.80

-2.17

-2.40

-2.57

KIS Wire Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-2.40	-2.68	-2.73	-2.68	-2.57

Competitive Comparison of KIS Wire's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, KIS Wire's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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KIS Wire's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, KIS Wire's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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KIS Wire 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 KIS Wire for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 1.0846

0.528 * 1.1679

0.404 * 1.0994

0.892 * 0.8631

0.115 * 0.9631

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 1.1069

4.679 * -0.045273

0.327 * 0.8134

-2.57

This Year (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was ₩469,530 Mil.
Revenue was 444846.395 + 435395.605 + 462674.459 + 445961.229 = ₩1,788,878 Mil.
Gross Profit was 57438.819 + 55156.775 + 56032.426 + 54626.393 = ₩223,254 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩1,075,550 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩2,451,281 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩783,470 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩82,675 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩91,629 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩446,167 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩49,134 Mil.
Net Income was 16479.863 + 20068.409 + 13014.217 + 21887.917 = ₩71,450 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 82984.81 + 11866.854 + 36391.979 + 51184.763 = ₩182,428 Mil.

Total Receivables was ₩501,533 Mil.
Revenue was 482323.835 + 524421.159 + 549671.748 + 516133.481 = ₩2,072,550 Mil.
Gross Profit was 58687.032 + 74826.189 + 79323.027 + 89251.346 = ₩302,088 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩1,153,075 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩2,532,768 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩823,059 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩83,322 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩95,910 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩561,484 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩67,702 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)
	=	(469530.037 / 1788877.688)	/	(501532.811 / 2072550.223)
	=	0.262472	/	0.241988
	=	1.0846

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)
	=	(302087.594 / 2072550.223)	/	(223254.413 / 1788877.688)
	=	0.145756	/	0.124801
	=	1.1679

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 - (1075549.771 + 783469.851) / 2451280.644)	/	(1 - (1153075.088 + 823059.317) / 2532768.398)
	=	0.241613	/	0.219773
	=	1.0994

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
	=	1788877.688	/	2072550.223
	=	0.8631

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))
	=	(83322 / (83322 + 823059.317))	/	(82675 / (82675 + 783469.851))
	=	0.091928	/	0.095452
	=	0.9631

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)
	=	(91628.556 / 1788877.688)	/	(95910.13 / 2072550.223)
	=	0.051221	/	0.046276
	=	1.1069

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)
	=	((49133.912 + 446167.186) / 2451280.644)	/	((67701.842 + 561483.968) / 2532768.398)
	=	0.202058	/	0.248418
	=	0.8134

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
	=	(71450.406 - 0	-	182428.406)	/	2451280.644
	=	-0.045273

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.

KIS Wire has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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KIS Wire (XKRX:002240) Business Description

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Website

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KIS Wire Ltd is in the business of manufacturing secondary steel products such as wire and wire ropes. Its products include oil tempered wire, spring wire, tire reinforcement, house wire, bridge cable, galvanized steel wire, computer wire, wire rope, superconductive wire, etc. The company mainly operates in Korea, Malaysia, and China. It sells its products to automotive, construction, machinery, bridge, energy, fishing and semi-conductor industries.

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