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Scigineer (TSE:6031) Beneish M-Score : -1.92 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Scigineer 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 -1.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6031' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.96   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.81
Current: -1.92

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Scigineer was -1.81. The lowest was -3.96. And the median was -2.44.


Scigineer Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Scigineer Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.51 -2.78 -2.03 -2.36 -1.92

Scigineer 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 - - -1.92 - -

Competitive Comparison of Scigineer's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Scigineer'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.


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

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

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



Scigineer 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 Scigineer 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 * 1.574+0.528 * 0.8122+0.404 * 1.084+0.892 * 0.939+0.115 * 0.9607
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.063901-0.327 * 1.4235
=-1.92

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円599 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,438 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,294 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,829 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,596 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円71 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円101 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円731 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円843 Mil.
Net Income was 円261 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円95 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円405 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,596 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,119 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,257 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,094 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円72 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円92 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円682 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円636 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)
=(599.29 / 2437.677) / (405.464 / 2595.997)
=0.245845 / 0.156188
=1.574

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)
=(1119.056 / 2595.997) / (1293.766 / 2437.677)
=0.43107 / 0.530737
=0.8122

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 - (1828.914 + 71.095) / 2595.565) / (1 - (2257.389 + 71.525) / 3093.723)
=0.267979 / 0.247213
=1.084

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
=2437.677 / 2595.997
=0.939

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))
=(92.324 / (92.324 + 71.525)) / (100.852 / (100.852 + 71.095))
=0.56347 / 0.58653
=0.9607

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 / 2437.677) / (0 / 2595.997)
=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)
=((843.497 + 730.909) / 2595.565) / ((636.429 + 681.896) / 3093.723)
=0.606575 / 0.426129
=1.4235

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
=(260.569 - 0 - 94.709) / 2595.565
=0.063901

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.

Scigineer has a M-score of -1.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Scigineer (TSE:6031) Business Description

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KDX Hamamatsucho Center Building 7th Floor, 1-22-5 Hamamatsucho Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-0013
Scigineer Inc is engaged in Internet media business and Internet advertising agency business. It is also involved in the planning and development in computer systems; sale and maintenance of information systems; research and development in the computer science field research and development in the artificial intelligence field and consulting and management of information processing.

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