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Inscobee (XKRX:006490) Beneish M-Score : -4.15 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Inscobee 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 -4.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:006490' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.64   Med: -2.8   Max: -0.62
Current: -4.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Inscobee was -0.62. The lowest was -5.64. And the median was -2.80.


Inscobee Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inscobee'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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Inscobee Beneish M-Score Chart

Inscobee Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.64 -1.49 -1.49 -2.95 -4.15

Inscobee 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.95 -2.24 -1.85 -2.04 -4.15

Competitive Comparison of Inscobee's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Inscobee'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.


Inscobee's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Inscobee's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Inscobee 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 Inscobee 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 * 1.3061+0.528 * 0.9585+0.404 * 0.8678+0.892 * 1.3017+0.115 * 0.8758
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0088+4.679 * -0.433984-0.327 * 1.3103
=-4.15

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩14,591 Mil.
Revenue was 31986.682 + 24210.036 + 23149.153 + 20465.441 = ₩99,811 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6824.453 + 9303.38 + 20559.797 + 9779.682 = ₩46,467 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩27,820 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩76,484 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩3,601 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,577 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩39,961 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩36,941 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩300 Mil.
Net Income was -28961.747 + -1623.651 + 2464.965 + -2065.564 = ₩-30,186 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3489.158 + 1767.334 + -556.495 + -1693.074 = ₩3,007 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩8,582 Mil.
Revenue was 21613.447 + 19546.445 + 17916.926 + 17601.504 = ₩76,678 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8057.372 + 9339.338 + 7910.721 + 8908.978 = ₩34,216 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩28,777 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩101,184 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩3,706 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,348 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩30,432 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩37,180 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩420 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)
=(14591.28 / 99811.312) / (8582.191 / 76678.322)
=0.146189 / 0.111925
=1.3061

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)
=(34216.409 / 76678.322) / (46467.312 / 99811.312)
=0.446233 / 0.465552
=0.9585

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 - (27820.318 + 3601.335) / 76484.143) / (1 - (28777.159 + 3706.13) / 101183.784)
=0.589174 / 0.678967
=0.8678

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
=99811.312 / 76678.322
=1.3017

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))
=(1348.343 / (1348.343 + 3706.13)) / (1577.446 / (1577.446 + 3601.335))
=0.266762 / 0.304598
=0.8758

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)
=(39961.206 / 99811.312) / (30431.533 / 76678.322)
=0.400368 / 0.396873
=1.0088

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)
=((300.343 + 36941.335) / 76484.143) / ((420.173 + 37180.12) / 101183.784)
=0.48692 / 0.371604
=1.3103

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
=(-30185.997 - 0 - 3006.923) / 76484.143
=-0.433984

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.

Inscobee has a M-score of -4.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Inscobee (XKRX:006490) Business Description

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Address
401, Hakdong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR
Inscobee Inc is a Korea based company. Its business activities are divided into four divisions including Smart Grid business, MVNO( Mobile Virtual Network Operator) business, Bio business and Distribution business. Smart Grid business develops smart grid system that improves the quality of electric power and decreases electricity consumption to reduce carbon footprint. MVNO division provides prepaid and postpaid options for mobile network operators. Bio business is engaged in developing bio medicines, cervical cancer vaccine, papillomavirus vaccine, cosmaceutical products, and nutraceutical products. Distribution division consists of watch business that supplies retailers with different branded watches including Dolphin, Odin and Handok.

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