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CDG Co (TSE:2487) Beneish M-Score : -1.71 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is CDG 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.71 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:2487' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.71
Current: -1.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CDG Co was -1.71. The lowest was -2.81. And the median was -2.44.


CDG Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

CDG Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.67 -2.44 -2.49 -2.81 -1.71

CDG Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -1.71 -

Competitive Comparison of CDG Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, CDG 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.


CDG Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



CDG 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 CDG 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 * 2.3869+0.528 * 0.9249+0.404 * 0.7012+0.892 * 0.7143+0.115 * 1.0701
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.012214-0.327 * 1.4764
=-1.71

* 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 (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円2,812 Mil.
Revenue was 円8,045 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,463 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円7,243 Mil.
Total Assets was 円7,988 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円448 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円31 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,600 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円303 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円205 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,649 Mil.
Revenue was 円11,262 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,189 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,138 Mil.
Total Assets was 円6,959 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円451 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円944 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 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)
=(2811.543 / 8044.822) / (1648.911 / 11261.744)
=0.349485 / 0.146417
=2.3869

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)
=(3188.818 / 11261.744) / (2462.836 / 8044.822)
=0.283155 / 0.306139
=0.9249

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 - (7242.628 + 448.323) / 7987.84) / (1 - (6138.368 + 451.439) / 6958.642)
=0.037168 / 0.053004
=0.7012

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
=8044.822 / 11261.744
=0.7143

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))
=(33.187 / (33.187 + 451.439)) / (30.653 / (30.653 + 448.323))
=0.06848 / 0.063997
=1.0701

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)
=(0 / 8044.822) / (0 / 11261.744)
=0 / 0
=1

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 + 1600.315) / 7987.84) / ((0 + 944.286) / 6958.642)
=0.200344 / 0.1357
=1.4764

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
=(302.949 - 0 - 205.387) / 7987.84
=0.012214

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.

CDG Co has a M-score of -1.71 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


CDG Co (TSE:2487) Business Description

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2-2-22 Umeda, Kita-ku, Herbis ENT, 18th Floor, Osaka, JPN, 530-0001
CDG Co Ltd is engaged in marketing. The company provides total support from planning, development to production and operation of effective promotion activities connecting consumers and users with products and brands. It offers content marketing that makes use of information and worldview of companies and brands as content, effective marketing activities. The company also support strategies on sales channels of products and services from various aspects, such as developing sales channels and building sales floors. Along with this it also gives consulting services that cover issues by analyzing issues related to marketing and sales activities for proposing solutions.

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