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Toho Co (Toho Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Toho 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TKCOF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.9   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.1
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Toho Co was -2.10. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was -2.50.


Toho Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Toho 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 -2.45 -2.45 -2.90 -2.59 -2.50

Toho 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 -2.54 -2.61 -3.07 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Toho Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Toho 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.


Toho Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Toho Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Toho 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 Toho 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 * 0.6501+0.528 * 0.9653+0.404 * 1.1995+0.892 * 1.0767+0.115 * 1.2642
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0219+4.679 * 0.002889-0.327 * 0.9361
=-2.61

* 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 $515 Mil.
Revenue was 536.357 + 423.961 + 452.333 + 541.053 = $1,954 Mil.
Gross Profit was 262.614 + 184.421 + 199.861 + 253.449 = $900 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,394 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,116 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,503 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $74 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $59 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $462 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15 Mil.
Net Income was 112.83 + 44.435 + 65.34 + 89.681 = $312 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 93.948 + 1.45 + 127.034 + 77.962 = $300 Mil.
Total Receivables was $736 Mil.
Revenue was 485.222 + 416.898 + 432.337 + 480.137 = $1,815 Mil.
Gross Profit was 196.217 + 184.71 + 199.448 + 226.824 = $807 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,689 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,014 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,334 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $54 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $494 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2 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)
=(515.149 / 1953.704) / (735.984 / 1814.594)
=0.263678 / 0.405592
=0.6501

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)
=(807.199 / 1814.594) / (900.345 / 1953.704)
=0.444837 / 0.46084
=0.9653

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 - (1393.597 + 1502.864) / 4116.071) / (1 - (1688.946 + 1333.754) / 4014.369)
=0.296304 / 0.24703
=1.1995

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
=1953.704 / 1814.594
=1.0767

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))
=(84.333 / (84.333 + 1333.754)) / (74.184 / (74.184 + 1502.864))
=0.05947 / 0.04704
=1.2642

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)
=(58.874 / 1953.704) / (53.509 / 1814.594)
=0.030135 / 0.029488
=1.0219

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)
=((14.631 + 462.126) / 4116.071) / ((2.45 + 494.279) / 4014.369)
=0.115828 / 0.123738
=0.9361

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
=(312.286 - 0 - 300.394) / 4116.071
=0.002889

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.

Toho Co has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Toho Co (Toho Co) Business Description

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1-2-2 Yurakucho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8415
Toho is a diversified media company, with interests in the film and theater businesses. The company operates through three primary business segments: movie, theater, and real estate. The movie segment generates the vast majority of its revenue and is involved in the production and distribution of feature films. The theater segment is involved in planning, producing, and performing stage productions. The corporate real estate segment leases land and buildings. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Japan.

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