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LKmyang Co (XKRX:225190) Beneish M-Score : -2.45 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is LKmyang 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.45 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:225190' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.15   Med: -2.51   Max: -1.84
Current: -2.45

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LKmyang Co was -1.84. The lowest was -4.15. And the median was -2.51.


LKmyang Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

LKmyang Co 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 -1.84 -4.15 -2.29 -3.20 -2.45

LKmyang Co 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 -3.20 -2.94 -3.37 -2.83 -2.45

Competitive Comparison of LKmyang Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Leisure subindustry, LKmyang 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.


LKmyang Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, LKmyang Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



LKmyang 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 LKmyang 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 * 1.1831+0.528 * 1.4198+0.404 * 1.2028+0.892 * 0.7104+0.115 * 0.9708
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5258+4.679 * -0.022509-0.327 * 0.947
=-2.45

* 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 ₩5,850 Mil.
Revenue was 11438.205 + 9402.537 + 11585.174 + 6605.808 = ₩39,032 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3274.285 + 3113.071 + 3327.09 + 2286.672 = ₩12,001 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩19,924 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩39,583 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩17,148 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,467 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,251 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩5,622 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,668 Mil.
Net Income was 2051.592 + 54.474 + 10.724 + -1388.201 = ₩729 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4050.715 + -288.684 + 227.821 + -2370.285 = ₩1,620 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩6,961 Mil.
Revenue was 17641.158 + 10484.447 + 15210.177 + 11611.29 = ₩54,947 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7598.39 + 4645.264 + 6829.428 + 4914.035 = ₩23,987 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩29,732 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩50,214 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩17,833 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,480 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,000 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩8,204 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,901 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)
=(5849.951 / 39031.724) / (6960.931 / 54947.072)
=0.149877 / 0.126684
=1.1831

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)
=(23987.117 / 54947.072) / (12001.118 / 39031.724)
=0.43655 / 0.307471
=1.4198

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 - (19923.569 + 17147.655) / 39583.128) / (1 - (29731.933 + 17833.01) / 50214.186)
=0.063459 / 0.052759
=1.2028

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
=39031.724 / 54947.072
=0.7104

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))
=(3479.812 / (3479.812 + 17833.01)) / (3466.909 / (3466.909 + 17147.655))
=0.163273 / 0.168178
=0.9708

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)
=(3251.022 / 39031.724) / (2999.513 / 54947.072)
=0.083292 / 0.054589
=1.5258

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)
=((2667.584 + 5622.346) / 39583.128) / ((2901.044 + 8204.249) / 50214.186)
=0.209431 / 0.221158
=0.947

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
=(728.589 - 0 - 1619.567) / 39583.128
=-0.022509

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.

LKmyang Co has a M-score of -2.45 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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LKmyang Co (XKRX:225190) Business Description

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124, Yeoksam-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR, 51343
Samyang Optics Co Ltd is a South Korea based company engages in the manufacture and sale of optical Instrument and Lens. The company offers photo lenses with autofocus, manual focus, and premium, as well as CINE lens and professional lens.

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