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Silicon2 Co (XKRX:257720) Beneish M-Score : -0.10 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is Silicon2 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 -0.1 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Silicon2 Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:257720' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.37   Med: -0.76   Max: -0.08
Current: -0.1

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Silicon2 Co was -0.08. The lowest was -2.37. And the median was -0.76.


Silicon2 Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Silicon2 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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Silicon2 Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Silicon2 Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.37 -0.08

Silicon2 Co Quarterly Data
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 -2.11 -0.62 -0.76 -0.08 -0.10

Competitive Comparison of Silicon2 Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Silicon2 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.


Silicon2 Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Silicon2 Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Silicon2 Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Silicon2 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 Silicon2 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 * 1.5275+0.528 * 0.9563+0.404 * 0.7099+0.892 * 2.3127+0.115 * 0.924
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9052+4.679 * 0.233473-0.327 * 1.7181
=-0.10

* 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 ₩42,540 Mil.
Revenue was 149927.173 + 105677.3 + 100951.476 + 78220.222 = ₩434,776 Mil.
Gross Profit was 50595.577 + 38236.626 + 32839.397 + 25088.67 = ₩146,760 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩229,323 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩311,104 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩62,065 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,169 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩54,021 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩141,716 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩7,761 Mil.
Net Income was 25535.548 + 9981.278 + 13137.611 + 8567.572 = ₩57,222 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2030.102 + 3998.763 + 562.241 + -17943.116 = ₩-15,412 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩12,042 Mil.
Revenue was 58012 + 46605.744 + 46106.187 + 37268.764 = ₩187,993 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18923.802 + 16015.134 + 14107.677 + 11636.459 = ₩60,683 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩85,927 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩143,520 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩44,780 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩2,765 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩25,806 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩35,150 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩4,985 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)
=(42539.623 / 434776.171) / (12041.966 / 187992.695)
=0.097843 / 0.064055
=1.5275

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)
=(60683.072 / 187992.695) / (146760.27 / 434776.171)
=0.322795 / 0.337554
=0.9563

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 - (229323.309 + 62064.527) / 311103.637) / (1 - (85927.206 + 44780.246) / 143520.29)
=0.063374 / 0.089275
=0.7099

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
=434776.171 / 187992.695
=2.3127

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))
=(2765.078 / (2765.078 + 44780.246)) / (4168.931 / (4168.931 + 62064.527))
=0.058157 / 0.062943
=0.924

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)
=(54021.314 / 434776.171) / (25805.689 / 187992.695)
=0.124251 / 0.13727
=0.9052

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)
=((7760.738 + 141716.187) / 311103.637) / ((4985.265 + 35150.329) / 143520.29)
=0.480473 / 0.279651
=1.7181

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
=(57222.009 - 0 - -15412.214) / 311103.637
=0.233473

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.

Silicon2 Co has a M-score of -0.10 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Silicon2 Co (XKRX:257720) Business Description

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Room S 907, H Square, 231, Pangyoyeok-ro, Bundang-gu, Gyeonggi-Do, Seongnam-si, KOR
Silicon2 Co Ltd is engaged in the sale of beauty and skin products through its brand Style Korean. Its products consist of Water Sleeping Mask, Ginseng Essence Water, Aloe Soothing suncream, Repair Serum, and Hydrum Watery Toner among others.

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