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Picogram Co (XKRX:376180) Beneish M-Score : -2.02 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Picogram 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 -2.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:376180' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.53   Med: -2.33   Max: -2.02
Current: -2.02

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Picogram Co was -2.02. The lowest was -2.53. And the median was -2.33.


Picogram Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Picogram Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
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Picogram Co Quarterly Data
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 -2.33 -2.53 -2.45 -2.29 -2.02

Competitive Comparison of Picogram Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Picogram 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.


Picogram Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Picogram Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Picogram 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 Picogram 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 * 1.4216+0.528 * 0.9027+0.404 * 1.1912+0.892 * 0.9606+0.115 * 0.5924
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3282+4.679 * 0.034551-0.327 * 0.9444
=-2.02

* 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 ₩4,204 Mil.
Revenue was 7512.659 + 6724.569 + 7567.769 + 6768.676 = ₩28,574 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2782.824 + 2557.098 + 2777.346 + 2438.551 = ₩10,556 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩41,509 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩71,462 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩24,297 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩611 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩4,051 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩14,799 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩11,652 Mil.
Net Income was 1010.884 + 3142.643 + -212.064 + 664.648 = ₩4,606 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 695.186 + 969.117 + -705.473 + 1178.238 = ₩2,137 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩3,079 Mil.
Revenue was 6728.409 + 6253.675 + 7712.102 + 9052.259 = ₩29,746 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2317.582 + 1948.602 + 2766.821 + 2887.034 = ₩9,920 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩24,979 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩52,918 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩24,423 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩360 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩3,175 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩20,632 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩107 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)
=(4203.904 / 28573.673) / (3078.511 / 29746.445)
=0.147125 / 0.103492
=1.4216

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)
=(9920.039 / 29746.445) / (10555.819 / 28573.673)
=0.333487 / 0.369425
=0.9027

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 - (41508.985 + 24296.795) / 71461.633) / (1 - (24978.892 + 24422.836) / 52917.66)
=0.079145 / 0.066442
=1.1912

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
=28573.673 / 29746.445
=0.9606

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))
=(360.119 / (360.119 + 24422.836)) / (610.922 / (610.922 + 24296.795))
=0.014531 / 0.024527
=0.5924

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)
=(4050.653 / 28573.673) / (3174.827 / 29746.445)
=0.141762 / 0.10673
=1.3282

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)
=((11651.713 + 14798.629) / 71461.633) / ((107.354 + 20631.921) / 52917.66)
=0.370133 / 0.391916
=0.9444

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
=(4606.111 - 0 - 2137.068) / 71461.633
=0.034551

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.

Picogram Co has a M-score of -2.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Picogram Co (XKRX:376180) Business Description

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118, Bupyeongbuk-ro, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, KOR, 21310
Picogram Co Ltd is engaged in providing water purification technologies. Its products include Countertop water purifier, Under-sink water purifier, Inline Filters, and Filter materials among other products.

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