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Caulis (TSE:153A) Beneish M-Score : -1.91 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is Caulis 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 -1.91 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:153A' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.91   Med: -1.91   Max: -1.91
Current: -1.91

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Caulis was -1.91. The lowest was -1.91. And the median was -1.91.


Caulis Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caulis'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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Caulis Beneish M-Score Chart

Caulis Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.91

Caulis Quarterly Data
Dec21 Dec22 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -1.91 - -

Competitive Comparison of Caulis's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Caulis'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.


Caulis's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Caulis's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Caulis 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 Caulis 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 * 0.9891+0.528 * 1.0442+0.404 * 2.0816+0.892 * 1.2931+0.115 * 0.9184
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.039173-0.327 * 0.8407
=-1.91

* 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 円51.2 Mil.
Revenue was 円995.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円613.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,029.0 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,178.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円5.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円477.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円250.0 Mil.
Net Income was 円260.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円306.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円40.0 Mil.
Revenue was 円769.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円495.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円672.1 Mil.
Total Assets was 円718.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円3.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円277.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円250.0 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)
=(51.185 / 994.995) / (40.018 / 769.468)
=0.051442 / 0.052007
=0.9891

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)
=(495.405 / 769.468) / (613.461 / 994.995)
=0.643828 / 0.616547
=1.0442

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 - (1029.029 + 5.382) / 1178.698) / (1 - (672.126 + 3.932) / 718.3)
=0.122412 / 0.058808
=2.0816

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
=994.995 / 769.468
=1.2931

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))
=(3.083 / (3.083 + 3.932)) / (4.939 / (4.939 + 5.382))
=0.439487 / 0.478539
=0.9184

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)
=(0 / 994.995) / (0 / 769.468)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((250 + 477.04) / 1178.698) / ((250 + 277.015) / 718.3)
=0.616816 / 0.733698
=0.8407

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
=(260.372 - 0 - 306.545) / 1178.698
=-0.039173

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.

Caulis has a M-score of -1.91 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Caulis Inc is a company that provides the Provision of cloud-based fraud detection services for corporate clients. It operates in the business areas such as Unauthorized access detection cloud alert, Anti phishing measures involves When a phishing site is launched, the URL is automatically detected and registered with Google Safe Browsing and Microsoft SmartScreen on Caulis. and Account resale information is when they crawl the account purchase posts posted on X (formerly Twitter), tally the number and amount of purchases made by client companies on a daily basis, and notify the clients by email.

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