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Aisan Technology Co (TSE:4667) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of Jun. 14, 2024)


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What is Aisan Technology 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4667' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.25   Med: -2.41   Max: -1.45
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aisan Technology Co was -1.45. The lowest was -3.25. And the median was -2.41.


Aisan Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aisan Technology 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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Aisan Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Aisan Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.04 -2.33 -2.93 -2.49 -2.43

Aisan Technology Co 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 - -2.43 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Aisan Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Aisan Technology 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.


Aisan Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Aisan Technology 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 Aisan Technology 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 * 1.0151+0.528 * 1.0349+0.404 * 0.9688+0.892 * 1.065+0.115 * 1.0522
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7457+4.679 * -0.018865-0.327 * 0.9741
=-2.43

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,416 Mil.
Revenue was 円4,463 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,766 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,026 Mil.
Total Assets was 円8,002 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円837 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円205 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円132 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,569 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円59 Mil.
Net Income was 円241 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円392 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,309 Mil.
Revenue was 円4,191 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,716 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円5,785 Mil.
Total Assets was 円7,717 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円798 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円208 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円166 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,546 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円66 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)
=(1415.589 / 4463.382) / (1309.326 / 4190.776)
=0.317156 / 0.31243
=1.0151

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)
=(1715.677 / 4190.776) / (1765.612 / 4463.382)
=0.409394 / 0.395577
=1.0349

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 - (6025.583 + 837.399) / 8002.263) / (1 - (5784.994 + 797.703) / 7716.685)
=0.14237 / 0.146953
=0.9688

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
=4463.382 / 4190.776
=1.065

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))
=(208.2 / (208.2 + 797.703)) / (205.062 / (205.062 + 837.399))
=0.206978 / 0.19671
=1.0522

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)
=(131.565 / 4463.382) / (165.662 / 4190.776)
=0.029477 / 0.03953
=0.7457

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)
=((59.204 + 1568.64) / 8002.263) / ((65.694 + 1545.836) / 7716.685)
=0.203423 / 0.208837
=0.9741

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
=(240.737 - 0 - 391.703) / 8002.263
=-0.018865

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.

Aisan Technology Co has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aisan Technology Co (TSE:4667) Business Description

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AT Building Nishiki 3 - chome Naka - ku, Nagoya City, Naka-ku, JPN, 460-0003
Aisan Technology Co., Ltd. designs, develops sells and maintains CAD systems for surveying, civil engineering, construction surveying & public registration. The company also provides services like a Geodetic solution, Measuring instruments solution business, High precision 3D space information solution business, ITS solution business, Research and development activities, and others.

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