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Wanted Lab (XKRX:376980) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Wanted Lab 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 -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:376980' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -1.42   Max: 3.98
Current: -2.59

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wanted Lab was 3.98. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -1.42.


Wanted Lab Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wanted Lab'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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Wanted Lab Beneish M-Score Chart

Wanted Lab Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.25

Wanted Lab Quarterly Data
Mar20 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 -0.21 -2.64 -3.23 -2.59 -

Competitive Comparison of Wanted Lab's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Wanted Lab'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.


Wanted Lab's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Wanted Lab's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wanted Lab 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 Wanted Lab 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.7881+0.892 * 0.7489+0.115 * 0.3003
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2682+4.679 * -0.080903-0.327 * 0.9545
=-3.80

* 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 ₩0 Mil.
Revenue was 8903.217 + 9076.48 + 9572.792 + 10076.514 = ₩37,629 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8903.217 + 9076.48 + 9572.792 + 10076.514 = ₩37,629 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩29,090 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩48,001 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,237 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩22,085 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩7,094 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 Mil.
Net Income was -449.416 + -336.081 + 812.151 + 237.454 = ₩264 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 456.462 + 2118.85 + 1572.214 = ₩4,148 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩3,013 Mil.
Revenue was 10942.397 + 12048.475 + 13421.07 + 13833.415 = ₩50,245 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10942.397 + 12048.475 + 13421.07 + 13833.415 = ₩50,245 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩40,578 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩56,864 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩3,757 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,613 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩23,253 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩6,912 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,892 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)
=(0 / 37629.003) / (3012.521 / 50245.357)
=0 / 0.059956
=0

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)
=(50245.357 / 50245.357) / (37629.003 / 37629.003)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (29089.537 + 0) / 48000.722) / (1 - (40578.227 + 3756.599) / 56864.04)
=0.393977 / 0.220336
=1.7881

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
=37629.003 / 50245.357
=0.7489

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))
=(1612.517 / (1612.517 + 3756.599)) / (1237.052 / (1237.052 + 0))
=0.300332 / 1
=0.3003

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)
=(22084.661 / 37629.003) / (23253.089 / 50245.357)
=0.586905 / 0.462791
=1.2682

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)
=((0 + 7093.69) / 48000.722) / ((1891.97 + 6912.229) / 56864.04)
=0.147783 / 0.154829
=0.9545

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
=(264.108 - 0 - 4147.526) / 48000.722
=-0.080903

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.

Wanted Lab has a M-score of -3.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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