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Zinitix Co (XKRX:303030) Beneish M-Score : -1.97 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Zinitix 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 -1.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:303030' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.31   Med: -3.07   Max: -1.48
Current: -1.97

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zinitix Co was -1.48. The lowest was -3.31. And the median was -3.07.


Zinitix Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Zinitix Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -3.07 -2.46 -3.31 -2.31

Zinitix Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.28 -3.16 -2.57 -2.31 -1.97

Competitive Comparison of Zinitix Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Zinitix 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.


Zinitix Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Zinitix 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 Zinitix 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 * 0.9516+0.528 * 1.3455+0.404 * 1.1893+0.892 * 2.0685+0.115 * 0.715
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.511+4.679 * -0.124661-0.327 * 1.3753
=-1.97

* 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 ₩6,074 Mil.
Revenue was 15952.028 + 13471.187 + 7901.513 + 7083.527 = ₩44,408 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2605.164 + 2458.841 + 1752.654 + 644.165 = ₩7,461 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩20,948 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩27,617 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩4,629 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩892 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,912 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩10,248 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩28 Mil.
Net Income was -237.771 + -873.898 + -1182.815 + -1971.507 = ₩-4,266 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 473.16 + 380.277 + -1814.086 + 137.397 = ₩-823 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩3,086 Mil.
Revenue was 4612.195 + 1155.273 + 7182.155 + 8519.471 = ₩21,469 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1136.904 + -801.92 + 2201.213 + 2316.972 = ₩4,853 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩22,741 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩29,388 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩4,822 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩630 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,809 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩7,950 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 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)
=(6073.823 / 44408.255) / (3085.645 / 21469.094)
=0.136772 / 0.143725
=0.9516

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)
=(4853.169 / 21469.094) / (7460.824 / 44408.255)
=0.226054 / 0.168005
=1.3455

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 - (20948.17 + 4629.474) / 27616.847) / (1 - (22741.407 + 4821.895) / 29387.842)
=0.073839 / 0.062085
=1.1893

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
=44408.255 / 21469.094
=2.0685

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))
=(629.986 / (629.986 + 4821.895)) / (892.358 / (892.358 + 4629.474))
=0.115554 / 0.161605
=0.715

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)
=(1912.028 / 44408.255) / (1808.91 / 21469.094)
=0.043056 / 0.084256
=0.511

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)
=((27.76 + 10247.518) / 27616.847) / ((0 + 7950.357) / 29387.842)
=0.372066 / 0.270532
=1.3753

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
=(-4265.991 - 0 - -823.252) / 27616.847
=-0.124661

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.

Zinitix Co has a M-score of -1.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Zinitix Co (XKRX:303030) Business Description

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13, Heungdeok 1-ro, Giheung-gu, 19th Floor, Heungdeok IT Valley, Gyeonggi-do, Youngin-si, KOR, 446-908
Zinitix Co Ltd is a South Korea based company engaged in manufacturing of System IC. It produces System ICs; Touch Controller IC, AF Driver IC, Vibration Motor Driver Driver IC, and Motor Driver IC. These products are applied to Smart Phone, Tablet PC, Laptop PC, Home appliance, and Automotives.

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