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AEON Co (AEON Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is AEON 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AONNF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.73   Med: -2.58   Max: -2.43
Current: -2.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AEON Co was -2.43. The lowest was -2.73. And the median was -2.58.


AEON Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

AEON 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 -2.73 -2.59 -2.55 -2.60 -2.52

AEON 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 -2.60 - - - -2.52

Competitive Comparison of AEON Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, AEON 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.


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

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

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



AEON 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 AEON 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 * 1.0188+0.528 * 0.9865+0.404 * 1.0398+0.892 * 0.9319+0.115 * 1.0104
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9446+4.679 * -0.025021-0.327 * 0.9994
=-2.62

* 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 $34,632 Mil.
Revenue was $63,854 Mil.
Gross Profit was $23,700 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $53,771 Mil.
Total Assets was $86,494 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $22,825 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,305 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,327 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $51,953 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16,919 Mil.
Net Income was $299 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $2,463 Mil.
Total Receivables was $36,478 Mil.
Revenue was $68,524 Mil.
Gross Profit was $25,088 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $57,737 Mil.
Total Assets was $92,761 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $24,814 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,535 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,643 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $56,205 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17,698 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)
=(34632.009 / 63854.266) / (36477.512 / 68523.679)
=0.54236 / 0.532334
=1.0188

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)
=(25088.477 / 68523.679) / (23699.569 / 63854.266)
=0.366129 / 0.371151
=0.9865

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 - (53770.792 + 22825.171) / 86494.462) / (1 - (57737.487 + 24814.249) / 92761.114)
=0.114441 / 0.110061
=1.0398

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
=63854.266 / 68523.679
=0.9319

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))
=(2534.997 / (2534.997 + 24814.249)) / (2305.471 / (2305.471 + 22825.171))
=0.09269 / 0.091739
=1.0104

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)
=(2326.605 / 63854.266) / (2643.057 / 68523.679)
=0.036436 / 0.038571
=0.9446

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)
=((16918.571 + 51952.772) / 86494.462) / ((17698.147 + 56205.08) / 92761.114)
=0.796251 / 0.796705
=0.9994

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
=(298.713 - 0 - 2462.901) / 86494.462
=-0.025021

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.

AEON Co has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AEON Co (AEON Co) Business Description

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1-5-1 Nakase, Minami-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, JPN, 261-8515
AEON Co Ltd is the holding company of Aeon Group, integrated Japanese retailer, and is active not only in Japan but also throughout countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China. The business is segmented in four main divisions: supermarket and discount store, drugstore and pharmacy, shopping-center development, and financial sevices. The company's core operations are general merchandise store, supermarket, and convenience-store operations. Aeon is also active in specialty store operations, shopping-center development and operations, and credit card business and services.

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