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Zaram Technology (XKRX:389020) Beneish M-Score : -3.10 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is Zaram Technology 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 -3.1 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:389020' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.41   Max: -0.89
Current: -3.1

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zaram Technology was -0.89. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.41.


Zaram Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zaram Technology'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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Zaram Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Zaram Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.89

Zaram Technology Quarterly Data
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 - - -2.41 -0.89 -3.10

Competitive Comparison of Zaram Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Zaram Technology'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.


Zaram Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Zaram Technology 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 Zaram Technology 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 * 0.593+0.528 * 1.053+0.404 * 1.8444+0.892 * 1.1764+0.115 * 1.0078
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9607+4.679 * 0.00611-0.327 * 3.4832
=-3.10

* 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 ₩3,814 Mil.
Revenue was 5957.942 + 5143.701 + 2862.913 + 2516.036 = ₩16,481 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2065.425 + 1635.841 + 817.162 + 578.394 = ₩5,097 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩32,826 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩40,806 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩1,260 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩633 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩844 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩3,769 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩176 Mil.
Net Income was 1270.101 + -143.359 + -376.991 + -211.09 = ₩539 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 6472.193 + -5437.309 + 271.688 + -1017.248 = ₩289 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩5,468 Mil.
Revenue was 1100.488 + 2472.786 + 4205.929 + 6230.118 = ₩14,009 Mil.
Gross Profit was 313.055 + 651.157 + 1383.59 + 2214.272 = ₩4,562 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩34,657 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩39,106 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩957 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩487 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩747 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩997 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩88 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)
=(3814.383 / 16480.592) / (5468.129 / 14009.321)
=0.231447 / 0.390321
=0.593

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)
=(4562.074 / 14009.321) / (5096.822 / 16480.592)
=0.325646 / 0.309262
=1.053

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 - (32825.88 + 1260.357) / 40805.613) / (1 - (34657.058 + 957.49) / 39105.93)
=0.164668 / 0.08928
=1.8444

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
=16480.592 / 14009.321
=1.1764

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))
=(486.517 / (486.517 + 957.49)) / (632.935 / (632.935 + 1260.357))
=0.336921 / 0.334304
=1.0078

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)
=(843.708 / 16480.592) / (746.526 / 14009.321)
=0.051194 / 0.053288
=0.9607

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)
=((175.65 + 3768.672) / 40805.613) / ((87.892 + 997.344) / 39105.93)
=0.096661 / 0.027751
=3.4832

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
=(538.661 - 0 - 289.324) / 40805.613
=0.00611

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.

Zaram Technology has a M-score of -3.10 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Zaram Technology (XKRX:389020) Business Description

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41, Seongnam-daero 925beon-gil, 2nd Floor Fine Venture Building, Bundang-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Seongnam si, KOR, 13496
Zaram Technology Inc is specialized in non-memory semiconductor chip design. It also manufactures technology for communication semiconductors and network equipment with optical components. Its products comprise XGSPON, Optical Transceiver, Gigawire, and Others.

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