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Ezaki Glico Co (TSE:2206) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Ezaki Glico 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 Ezaki Glico Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:2206' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.31   Max: -2.1
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ezaki Glico Co was -2.10. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.31.


Ezaki Glico Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ezaki Glico 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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Ezaki Glico Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Ezaki Glico Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.64 -2.48 -2.59 -2.30 -2.54

Ezaki Glico Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 Ezaki Glico Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Ezaki Glico 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.


Ezaki Glico Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ezaki Glico Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ezaki Glico 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 Ezaki Glico 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 * 0.9755+0.528 * 0.9786+0.404 * 1.1052+0.892 * 1.0943+0.115 * 1.0038
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9813+4.679 * -0.0352-0.327 * 0.9843
=-2.54

* 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48,433 Mil.
Revenue was 円332,590 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円123,850 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円188,464 Mil.
Total Assets was 円395,743 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円111,459 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円14,016 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円49,758 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円115,991 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円14,133 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円28,063 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円45,372 Mil.
Revenue was 円303,921 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円110,749 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円178,168 Mil.
Total Assets was 円369,056 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円110,038 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円13,896 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円46,335 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円79,875 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円30,023 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)
=(48433 / 332590) / (45372 / 303921)
=0.145624 / 0.149289
=0.9755

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)
=(110749 / 303921) / (123850 / 332590)
=0.364401 / 0.37238
=0.9786

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 - (188464 + 111459) / 395743) / (1 - (178168 + 110038) / 369056)
=0.242127 / 0.219072
=1.1052

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
=332590 / 303921
=1.0943

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))
=(13896 / (13896 + 110038)) / (14016 / (14016 + 111459))
=0.112124 / 0.111704
=1.0038

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)
=(49758 / 332590) / (46335 / 303921)
=0.149608 / 0.152457
=0.9813

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)
=((0 + 115991) / 395743) / ((30023 + 79875) / 369056)
=0.293097 / 0.297781
=0.9843

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
=(14133 - 0 - 28063) / 395743
=-0.0352

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.

Ezaki Glico Co has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ezaki Glico Co (TSE:2206) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6-5, Utajima, 4-chome, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, JPN, 555-8502
Ezaki Glico Co Ltd is a Japanese food company. The reportable segments of the company are, 1) Health and Food Business includes the production and sales of health-related products, retort-packed food and others; 2) Dairy Food Business includes the production and sales of dairy products, western-style fresh confectioneries, ice cream and others; 3) Nutritional Confectionery Business includes the production and sales of chocolate, cookies and others; 4) Food Ingredients Business: includes the production and sales of wheat protein, starch, food colouring and others; 5) Other Domestic Business includes directly managed stores business, Office Glico business and others and 6) Overseas Business includes the production and sales of chocolate, cookies and others overseas.

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