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VC (XKRX:365900) Beneish M-Score : -3.57 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is VC 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 -3.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:365900' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.57   Med: -1.96   Max: -0.35
Current: -3.57

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of VC was -0.35. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -1.96.


VC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

VC Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.35 -3.57

VC Quarterly Data
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 -0.35 -0.71 -1.56 -1.61 -3.57

Competitive Comparison of VC's Beneish M-Score

For the Leisure subindustry, VC'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.


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

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

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



VC 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 VC 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 * 0.7213+0.528 * 1.1752+0.404 * 1.1075+0.892 * 0.685+0.115 * 0.706
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6431+4.679 * -0.105573-0.327 * 1.1411
=-3.57

* 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 ₩3,841 Mil.
Revenue was 4695.136 + 11126.82 + 13353.415 + 8049.023 = ₩37,224 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1125.272 + 5377.091 + 6514.651 + 4421.803 = ₩17,439 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩29,356 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩86,899 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩35,551 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩4,302 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩20,540 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩25,357 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩20,042 Mil.
Net Income was -5455.048 + -2040.253 + -1923.381 + -2550.59 = ₩-11,969 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -526.945 + 2000.955 + -127.7 + -4141.389 = ₩-2,795 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩7,774 Mil.
Revenue was 11853.553 + 14380.683 + 17713.703 + 10395.612 = ₩54,344 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6458.65 + 8050.008 + 9567.409 + 5842.459 = ₩29,919 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩35,997 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩96,043 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩38,100 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,143 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩18,250 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩39,898 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩4,076 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)
=(3841.289 / 37224.394) / (7774.229 / 54343.551)
=0.103193 / 0.143057
=0.7213

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)
=(29918.526 / 54343.551) / (17438.817 / 37224.394)
=0.550544 / 0.468478
=1.1752

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 - (29355.566 + 35551.392) / 86899.367) / (1 - (35997.174 + 38099.508) / 96043.376)
=0.253079 / 0.228508
=1.1075

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
=37224.394 / 54343.551
=0.685

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))
=(3143.179 / (3143.179 + 38099.508)) / (4302.408 / (4302.408 + 35551.392))
=0.076212 / 0.107955
=0.706

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)
=(20539.863 / 37224.394) / (18249.767 / 54343.551)
=0.551785 / 0.335822
=1.6431

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)
=((20042.427 + 25357.477) / 86899.367) / ((4076.107 + 39897.579) / 96043.376)
=0.522442 / 0.457852
=1.1411

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
=(-11969.272 - 0 - -2795.079) / 86899.367
=-0.105573

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.

VC has a M-score of -3.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


VC (XKRX:365900) Business Description

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Address
417 Nonhyeon-ro, 4th Floor, Hwawon Building, Yeoksam-dong, Hwawon Building, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR
VC Inc is engaged in the manufacturing sports and sports related equipments.

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