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Daiwa Tsushin Co (TSE:7116) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is Daiwa Tsushin 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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7116' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.39   Med: -2.39   Max: -2.39
Current: -2.39

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Daiwa Tsushin Co was -2.39. The lowest was -2.39. And the median was -2.39.


Daiwa Tsushin Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Daiwa Tsushin 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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Daiwa Tsushin Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Daiwa Tsushin Co Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.39

Daiwa Tsushin Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.39 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Daiwa Tsushin Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Daiwa Tsushin 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.


Daiwa Tsushin Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Daiwa Tsushin Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Daiwa Tsushin 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 Daiwa Tsushin 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 * 1.5266+0.528 * 1.0913+0.404 * 1.5838+0.892 * 1.0058+0.115 * 1.2449
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.151368-0.327 * 1.0203
=-2.39

* 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724 Mil.
Revenue was 円4,819 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,611 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,201 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,751 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,474 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円746 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円571 Mil.
Net Income was 円243 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円811 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円471 Mil.
Revenue was 円4,791 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,748 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,058 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,345 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,243 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円67 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円501 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円650 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)
=(723.657 / 4818.541) / (471.314 / 4790.753)
=0.150182 / 0.09838
=1.5266

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)
=(1748.489 / 4790.753) / (1611.497 / 4818.541)
=0.364972 / 0.334437
=1.0913

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 - (2200.861 + 1473.623) / 3750.808) / (1 - (2058.462 + 1243.219) / 3344.653)
=0.020349 / 0.012848
=1.5838

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
=4818.541 / 4790.753
=1.0058

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))
=(66.862 / (66.862 + 1243.219)) / (62.995 / (62.995 + 1473.623))
=0.051037 / 0.040996
=1.2449

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 / 4818.541) / (0 / 4790.753)
=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)
=((570.804 + 746.324) / 3750.808) / ((650.17 + 500.954) / 3344.653)
=0.351158 / 0.344168
=1.0203

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
=(242.808 - 0 - 810.56) / 3750.808
=-0.151368

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.

Daiwa Tsushin Co has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Daiwa Tsushin Co (TSE:7116) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2-180 Irie, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, JPN, 921-8011
Daiwa Tsushin Co Ltd operates in the security business. It is engaged in the planning and sales of security cameras, provision of solutions using face recognition technology and mobile business.

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