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HEIWADO Co (TSE:8276) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is HEIWADO 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 HEIWADO Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:8276' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.39
Current: -2.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of HEIWADO Co was -2.39. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.61.


HEIWADO Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for HEIWADO 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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HEIWADO Co Beneish M-Score Chart

HEIWADO Co Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.85 -2.49 -2.59 -2.39

HEIWADO Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -2.59 - - - -2.39

Competitive Comparison of HEIWADO Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, HEIWADO 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.


HEIWADO Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, HEIWADO Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



HEIWADO 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 HEIWADO 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 * 1.3505+0.528 * 0.9923+0.404 * 0.9942+0.892 * 1.0235+0.115 * 0.9459
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9929+4.679 * -0.051428-0.327 * 1.0103
=-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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円10,180 Mil.
Revenue was 円425,423 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円154,887 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円68,413 Mil.
Total Assets was 円309,461 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円218,787 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円12,489 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円21,358 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円89,287 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円10,836 Mil.
Net Income was 円6,784 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円22,699 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円7,365 Mil.
Revenue was 円415,674 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円150,174 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円64,842 Mil.
Total Assets was 円300,422 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円213,844 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円11,511 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円21,017 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円81,207 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円15,003 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)
=(10180 / 425423) / (7365 / 415674)
=0.023929 / 0.017718
=1.3505

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)
=(150174 / 415674) / (154887 / 425423)
=0.361278 / 0.364078
=0.9923

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 - (68413 + 218787) / 309461) / (1 - (64842 + 213844) / 300422)
=0.071935 / 0.072352
=0.9942

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
=425423 / 415674
=1.0235

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))
=(11511 / (11511 + 213844)) / (12489 / (12489 + 218787))
=0.051079 / 0.054
=0.9459

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)
=(21358 / 425423) / (21017 / 415674)
=0.050204 / 0.050561
=0.9929

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)
=((10836 + 89287) / 309461) / ((15003 + 81207) / 300422)
=0.32354 / 0.32025
=1.0103

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
=(6784 - 0 - 22699) / 309461
=-0.051428

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.

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


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HEIWADO Co (TSE:8276) Business Description

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Address
31, Koizumi-cho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken, JPN, 522-8511
HEIWADO Co Ltd is a Japan-based company that is mainly engaged in the retail business. The company's stores offer a broad range of merchandise, including foods, apparel, housing-related goods, etc. The company also operates restaurant businesses, sales of books, CDs and DVDs, rental shops of CDs and DVDs, and others. The majority of the company's stores are located in Japan, with around half of them being located in the Shiga Prefecture, and the rest in other areas of Japan. The company also operates several department stores in Hunan province, China.

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