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Wacoal Holdings (Wacoal Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -2.73 (As of Today)
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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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WACLY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.58   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wacoal Holdings was -2.27. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.58.


Wacoal Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wacoal Holdings'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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Wacoal Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.83 -2.94 -2.71 -2.47 -2.66

Wacoal Holdings 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.63 -2.66 -2.62 -2.86 -2.73

Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Wacoal Holdings'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.


Wacoal Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Wacoal Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wacoal Holdings 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 Wacoal Holdings 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 * 0.9674+0.528 * 0.9944+0.404 * 0.9774+0.892 * 0.9367+0.115 * 0.8443
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9639+4.679 * -0.042034-0.327 * 0.995
=-2.79

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $135 Mil.
Revenue was 321.409 + 313.443 + 345.145 + 334.338 = $1,314 Mil.
Gross Profit was 179.724 + 174.737 + 197.017 + 185.135 = $737 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $775 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,954 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $391 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $94 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $709 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $311 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $56 Mil.
Net Income was 3.48 + -49.024 + 20.119 + 3.838 = $-22 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 24.33 + 21.117 + 6.862 + 8.222 = $61 Mil.
Total Receivables was $149 Mil.
Revenue was 343.899 + 338.341 + 365.977 + 354.899 = $1,403 Mil.
Gross Profit was 188.949 + 191.814 + 214.098 + 187.101 = $782 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $801 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,100 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $432 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $785 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $320 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $77 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)
=(135.302 / 1314.335) / (149.302 / 1403.116)
=0.102943 / 0.106407
=0.9674

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)
=(781.962 / 1403.116) / (736.613 / 1314.335)
=0.557304 / 0.560445
=0.9944

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 - (774.725 + 390.786) / 1953.598) / (1 - (800.653 + 432.34) / 2099.592)
=0.403403 / 0.412746
=0.9774

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
=1314.335 / 1403.116
=0.9367

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))
=(84.261 / (84.261 + 432.34)) / (93.575 / (93.575 + 390.786))
=0.163107 / 0.193193
=0.8443

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)
=(708.703 / 1314.335) / (784.939 / 1403.116)
=0.53921 / 0.559426
=0.9639

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)
=((56.473 + 311.429) / 1953.598) / ((77.197 + 320.18) / 2099.592)
=0.18832 / 0.189264
=0.995

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
=(-21.587 - 0 - 60.531) / 1953.598
=-0.042034

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.

Wacoal Holdings has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Wacoal Holdings (Wacoal Holdings) Business Description

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Address
29, Nakajima-cho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto, JPN, 601-8530
Wacoal Holdings Corp primarily manufactures and sells women's intimate apparel under the Wacoal brand. Roughly three fourths of its sales are from women's foundation garments and lingerie, which includes brassieres, girdles, slips, and women's briefs. Other innerwear includes nightwear, hosiery, and children's underwear. Remaining sales consist of outerwear and sportswear, textile products, and nonapparel businesses. Wacoal sells most of its apparel wholesale to department stores and other retailers. Less than a fourth of its apparel sales are direct to the customer via its retail stores, catalog sales, and internet orders. The vast majority of Wacoal's sales are in Japan. It also has sales in China, Europe, and the United States.

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