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YRGLM (TSE:3690) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is YRGLM 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3690' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.66   Med: -2.63   Max: -1.9
Current: -2.7

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of YRGLM was -1.90. The lowest was -3.66. And the median was -2.63.


YRGLM Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

YRGLM Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.77 -2.89 -2.87 -2.63 -2.70

YRGLM 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 - - -2.70 - -

Competitive Comparison of YRGLM's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, YRGLM'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.


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

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

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



YRGLM 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 YRGLM 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 * 1.2336+0.528 * 1.1329+0.404 * 0.8189+0.892 * 1.0876+0.115 * 0.9703
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.116233-0.327 * 0.8903
=-2.70

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円552 Mil.
Revenue was 円3,626 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,169 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,101 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,165 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円57 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円310 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,018 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円142 Mil.
Net Income was 円197 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円565 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円411 Mil.
Revenue was 円3,334 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,260 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,834 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,104 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円65 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円293 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円883 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円394 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)
=(551.868 / 3626.276) / (411.316 / 3334.143)
=0.152186 / 0.123365
=1.2336

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)
=(2259.532 / 3334.143) / (2169.143 / 3626.276)
=0.677695 / 0.598174
=1.1329

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 - (2101.313 + 57.307) / 3164.568) / (1 - (1834.048 + 64.827) / 3103.664)
=0.317878 / 0.388183
=0.8189

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
=3626.276 / 3334.143
=1.0876

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))
=(293.053 / (293.053 + 64.827)) / (309.797 / (309.797 + 57.307))
=0.818858 / 0.843894
=0.9703

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 / 3626.276) / (0 / 3334.143)
=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)
=((141.51 + 1018.203) / 3164.568) / ((394.188 + 883.369) / 3103.664)
=0.366468 / 0.411629
=0.8903

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
=(197.019 - 0 - 564.845) / 3164.568
=-0.116233

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.

YRGLM has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


YRGLM Business Description

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Umeda 2-4-9 Brise Tower 13F, Osaka Prefecture, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN, 530-0001
YRGLM Inc is engaged in providing digital marketing technology in Japan. Its has developed a marketing platform named Ad Evis Three. The company also owns a commercial distribution platform named EC-Cube and advertisement report automation tool named Addresso.

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