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Cookpad (TSE:2193) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Cookpad 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2193' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.71   Med: -2.62   Max: 0.71
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cookpad was 0.71. The lowest was -3.71. And the median was -2.62.


Cookpad Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cookpad'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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Cookpad Beneish M-Score Chart

Cookpad Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.34 -2.34 -3.02 -2.70 -2.54

Cookpad Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.70 -3.19 -2.49 -2.87 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of Cookpad's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Cookpad'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.


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

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

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



Cookpad 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 Cookpad 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 * 0.919+0.528 * 0.9947+0.404 * 1.2007+0.892 * 0.8372+0.115 * 0.4991
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9871+4.679 * -0.004774-0.327 * 0.5
=-2.54

* 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 円1,208 Mil.
Revenue was 1604.234 + 1814.49 + 1998.751 + 2189.85 = 円7,607 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1595.239 + 1732.915 + 1913.112 + 2049.185 = 円7,290 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円13,918 Mil.
Total Assets was 円14,598 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円196 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円319 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円10,109 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円751 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円72 Mil.
Net Income was 496.059 + -319.728 + -772.828 + -1632.508 = 円-2,229 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 59.963 + -239.837 + -698.179 + -1281.268 = 円-2,159 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,570 Mil.
Revenue was 2258.124 + 2262.682 + 2269.058 + 2297.119 = 円9,087 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2147.104 + 2152.919 + 2165.679 + 2196.709 = 円8,662 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円18,930 Mil.
Total Assets was 円20,154 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円668 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円299 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円12,232 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,545 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円730 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)
=(1207.728 / 7607.325) / (1569.801 / 9086.983)
=0.158759 / 0.172753
=0.919

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)
=(8662.411 / 9086.983) / (7290.451 / 7607.325)
=0.953277 / 0.958346
=0.9947

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 - (13918.294 + 195.722) / 14597.655) / (1 - (18929.803 + 668.464) / 20154.358)
=0.033131 / 0.027592
=1.2007

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
=7607.325 / 9086.983
=0.8372

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))
=(299.187 / (299.187 + 668.464)) / (318.573 / (318.573 + 195.722))
=0.309189 / 0.619436
=0.4991

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)
=(10108.535 / 7607.325) / (12232.346 / 9086.983)
=1.32879 / 1.346139
=0.9871

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)
=((72.292 + 751.424) / 14597.655) / ((729.564 + 1544.793) / 20154.358)
=0.056428 / 0.112847
=0.5

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
=(-2229.005 - 0 - -2159.321) / 14597.655
=-0.004774

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.

Cookpad has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cookpad (TSE:2193) Business Description

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Cookpad Inc is a Japanese Internet company that specializes in the sharing of user-created food recipes. The company operates Cookpad, Japan's largest recipe-sharing site, which allows users to upload and browse recipes. While the Cookpad site is the company's largest segment, it also offers various services to its online users, such as professional recipes, discussion boards, cooking lessons, weight-loss advice, and home food-delivery services. In 2014, the company expanded outside of Japan, where it still generates the majority of its revenue. Cookpad now also operates in Indonesia, the Philippines, South America, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

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