GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Defensive » Beverages - Non-Alcoholic » Yakult Honsha Co Ltd (FRA:YKH) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Yakult Honsha Co (FRA:YKH) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2018. Start your Free Trial

What is Yakult Honsha 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:YKH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.75   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yakult Honsha Co was -2.27. The lowest was -2.75. And the median was -2.61.


Yakult Honsha Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yakult Honsha 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.

* Premium members only.

Yakult Honsha Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Yakult Honsha Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -2.58 -2.64 -2.58 -2.54

Yakult Honsha Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - - -2.54 - -

Competitive Comparison of Yakult Honsha Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Yakult Honsha 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.


Yakult Honsha Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Yakult Honsha Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Yakult Honsha 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 Yakult Honsha 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 * 0.9775+0.528 * 1.0017+0.404 * 1.0581+0.892 * 0.9152+0.115 * 1.0494
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0211+4.679 * -0.023636-0.327 * 0.9738
=-2.65

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €376 Mil.
Revenue was €3,089 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1,842 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,285 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,117 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,603 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €171 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,452 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €894 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €237 Mil.
Net Income was €313 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €434 Mil.
Total Receivables was €420 Mil.
Revenue was €3,376 Mil.
Gross Profit was €2,016 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,475 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,237 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,573 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €177 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,554 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,032 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €156 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)
=(375.925 / 3089.287) / (420.231 / 3375.533)
=0.121687 / 0.124493
=0.9775

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)
=(2015.778 / 3375.533) / (1841.694 / 3089.287)
=0.597173 / 0.596155
=1.0017

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 - (2285.351 + 1602.726) / 5117.009) / (1 - (2474.992 + 1573.075) / 5236.681)
=0.240166 / 0.226979
=1.0581

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
=3089.287 / 3375.533
=0.9152

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))
=(177.018 / (177.018 + 1573.075)) / (170.965 / (170.965 + 1602.726))
=0.101148 / 0.096389
=1.0494

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)
=(1452.363 / 3089.287) / (1554.117 / 3375.533)
=0.470129 / 0.460406
=1.0211

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)
=((236.683 + 893.892) / 5117.009) / ((156.496 + 1031.692) / 5236.681)
=0.220945 / 0.226897
=0.9738

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
=(313.216 - 0 - 434.164) / 5117.009
=-0.023636

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.

Yakult Honsha Co has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Yakult Honsha Co Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Yakult Honsha Co's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Yakult Honsha Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1-19 Higashi Shimbashi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-0021
Yakult Honsha is a pioneer in probiotics, which launched the probiotic drinks Yakult in 1935 after Minoru Shirota's discovery of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota, a strain of lactic acid bacteria proved to be able to live in intestines, in 1930. It operates in 40 countries across four continents selling mainly the Yakult probiotic drinks. Apart from the retail outlets, the home delivery channel, served by a team of 83,000 Yakult Ladies globally, contributes about 45% of its probiotic drink volume. Overseas markets comprise 40% of group sales and profits. Yakult has built a meaningful presence in populated emerging markets including China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Brazil. It plans to step up expansion in the US. It also operates a pharmaceutical business with an emphasis on oncology drugs.

Yakult Honsha Co Headlines

No Headlines