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Ai Partners Financial (TSE:7345) Beneish M-Score : -2.89 (As of Jun. 18, 2024)


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What is Ai Partners Financial 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 -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7345' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.82   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.89

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ai Partners Financial was -2.06. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.82.


Ai Partners Financial Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ai Partners Financial'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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Ai Partners Financial Beneish M-Score Chart

Ai Partners Financial Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.82 -2.06 -2.89

Ai Partners Financial Quarterly Data
Mar19 Mar20 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 - -2.89 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Ai Partners Financial's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Ai Partners Financial'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.


Ai Partners Financial's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Ai Partners Financial's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ai Partners Financial 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 Ai Partners Financial 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 * 1.1356+0.528 * 1.0221+0.404 * 1.1938+0.892 * 0.7881+0.115 * 1.0088
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.070469-0.327 * 1.315
=-2.89

* 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248 Mil.
Revenue was 円3,000 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円665 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円818 Mil.
Total Assets was 円999 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円72 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円304 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円24 Mil.
Net Income was 円-132 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-62 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円277 Mil.
Revenue was 円3,807 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円863 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,033 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,205 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円62 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円293 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円8 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)
=(247.942 / 3000.131) / (277.047 / 3806.967)
=0.082644 / 0.072774
=1.1356

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)
=(862.753 / 3806.967) / (665.206 / 3000.131)
=0.226625 / 0.221726
=1.0221

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 - (817.695 + 71.811) / 998.649) / (1 - (1032.882 + 62.232) / 1205.478)
=0.109291 / 0.091552
=1.1938

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
=3000.131 / 3806.967
=0.7881

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))
=(23.006 / (23.006 + 62.232)) / (26.23 / (26.23 + 71.811))
=0.269903 / 0.267541
=1.0088

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 / 3000.131) / (0 / 3806.967)
=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)
=((24.012 + 303.716) / 998.649) / ((7.916 + 292.925) / 1205.478)
=0.328171 / 0.249562
=1.315

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
=(-131.906 - 0 - -61.532) / 998.649
=-0.070469

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.

Ai Partners Financial has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ai Partners Financial (TSE:7345) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2-20-5 Minamisaiwai, Yokohama Nishi-ku, Kanagawa, JPN, 220?0005
Ai Partners Financial Inc is engaged in providing financial instruments intermediary service.

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