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F&F Co (XKRX:383220) Beneish M-Score : -2.53 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is F&F 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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:383220' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.53   Med: -2.53   Max: -2.53
Current: -2.53

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


F&F Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for F&F 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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F&F Co Beneish M-Score Chart

F&F Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.53

F&F Co Quarterly Data
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 - - -1.98 -1.94 -2.53

Competitive Comparison of F&F Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, F&F 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.


F&F Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, F&F Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



F&F 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 F&F 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 * 0.8226+0.528 * 1.0368+0.404 * 0.848+0.892 * 1.0938+0.115 * 2.1565
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9019+4.679 * -0.025909-0.327 * 0.8571
=-2.53

* 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 ₩147,889 Mil.
Revenue was 582795.85 + 492815.454 + 405479.878 + 497404.354 = ₩1,978,496 Mil.
Gross Profit was 387824.453 + 330074.262 + 284347.112 + 343992.631 = ₩1,346,238 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩745,614 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩2,005,098 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩360,558 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩73,821 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩598,780 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩486,850 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩173,000 Mil.
Net Income was 101586.633 + 119090.228 + 85752.911 + 118644.069 = ₩425,074 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 214510.195 + 3679.066 + 128910.933 + 129923.384 = ₩477,024 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩164,375 Mil.
Revenue was 558652.03 + 441681.829 + 371435.774 + 437124.915 = ₩1,808,895 Mil.
Gross Profit was 391766.061 + 312401.902 + 256397.529 + 315616.961 = ₩1,276,182 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩601,205 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩1,570,179 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩138,848 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩80,322 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩606,972 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩575,926 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩26,976 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)
=(147888.869 / 1978495.536) / (164374.983 / 1808894.548)
=0.074748 / 0.09087
=0.8226

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)
=(1276182.453 / 1808894.548) / (1346238.458 / 1978495.536)
=0.705504 / 0.680435
=1.0368

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 - (745614.087 + 360558.062) / 2005097.999) / (1 - (601204.893 + 138848.162) / 1570179.025)
=0.44832 / 0.528682
=0.848

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
=1978495.536 / 1808894.548
=1.0938

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))
=(80322.155 / (80322.155 + 138848.162)) / (73821.122 / (73821.122 + 360558.062))
=0.366483 / 0.169946
=2.1565

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)
=(598779.736 / 1978495.536) / (606972.291 / 1808894.548)
=0.302644 / 0.335549
=0.9019

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)
=((173000.219 + 486850.151) / 2005097.999) / ((26976.04 + 575925.567) / 1570179.025)
=0.329086 / 0.38397
=0.8571

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
=(425073.841 - 0 - 477023.578) / 2005097.999
=-0.025909

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.

F&F Co has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


F&F Co (XKRX:383220) Business Description

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Address
541 Eonju -ro, F&F Building, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR
F&F Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacture of other sewn-wearing apparel.

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