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ICH Co (XKRX:368600) Beneish M-Score : -2.31 (As of Oct. 09, 2024)


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What is ICH 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 -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:368600' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.31   Med: -1.77   Max: -1.1
Current: -2.31

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ICH Co was -1.10. The lowest was -2.31. And the median was -1.77.


ICH Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

ICH Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -1.41

ICH Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1.10 -1.41 -2.13 -2.31

Competitive Comparison of ICH Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, ICH 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.


ICH Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



ICH 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 ICH 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 * 0.7767+0.528 * -0.2912+0.404 * 0.865+0.892 * 2.3494+0.115 * 0.6887
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6584+4.679 * -0.014773-0.327 * 1.1358
=-2.31

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩8,665 Mil.
Revenue was 14246.987 + 18403.05 + 15904.766 + 11676.957 = ₩60,232 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1935.353 + 7544.59 + 5773.943 + 482.271 = ₩15,736 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩38,959 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩121,681 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩61,663 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩5,647 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩6,231 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩43,411 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩22,587 Mil.
Net Income was -1583 + 1303.526 + 920.131 + -4956.518 = ₩-4,316 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1570.713 + 2329.832 + -222.395 + -3054.983 = ₩-2,518 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩4,749 Mil.
Revenue was 8956.793 + 6654.18 + 2597.492 + 7428.711 = ₩25,637 Mil.
Gross Profit was -309.582 + 326.954 + -6151.758 + 4184.11 = ₩-1,950 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩35,852 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩114,329 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩55,603 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩3,410 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩4,028 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩30,298 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩24,298 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)
=(8664.794 / 60231.76) / (4748.624 / 25637.176)
=0.143858 / 0.185224
=0.7767

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)
=(-1950.276 / 25637.176) / (15736.157 / 60231.76)
=-0.076072 / 0.26126
=-0.2912

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 - (38959.048 + 61662.907) / 121680.667) / (1 - (35851.961 + 55602.827) / 114329.412)
=0.173065 / 0.200076
=0.865

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
=60231.76 / 25637.176
=2.3494

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))
=(3409.93 / (3409.93 + 55602.827)) / (5647.35 / (5647.35 + 61662.907))
=0.057783 / 0.0839
=0.6887

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)
=(6230.858 / 60231.76) / (4027.884 / 25637.176)
=0.103448 / 0.157111
=0.6584

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)
=((22586.826 + 43410.637) / 121680.667) / ((24298.358 + 30297.72) / 114329.412)
=0.542382 / 0.477533
=1.1358

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
=(-4315.861 - 0 - -2518.259) / 121680.667
=-0.014773

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.

ICH Co has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


ICH Co Business Description

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Address
13, Humsaejeonli-gil, Gyeonggi-do, Dangjeong-dong, Gunpo-si, KOR
ICH Co Ltd is a company specializing in cutting-edge film-type circuit materials. It develops raw materials that are essential for various IT electrical and electronic devices and structure them in a multi-layered structure. The company produces thin film antennas, electromagnetic shielding gaskets, and other products.

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