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Megmilk Snow Brand Co (TSE:2270) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is Megmilk Snow Brand 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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2270' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.37
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Megmilk Snow Brand Co was -2.37. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.52.


Megmilk Snow Brand Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Megmilk Snow Brand 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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Megmilk Snow Brand Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Megmilk Snow Brand 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 -2.65 -2.49 -2.37 -2.53 -2.55

Megmilk Snow Brand 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 -2.53 - - - -2.55

Competitive Comparison of Megmilk Snow Brand Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Megmilk Snow Brand 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.


Megmilk Snow Brand Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



Megmilk Snow Brand 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 Megmilk Snow Brand 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 * 1.0504+0.528 * 0.9192+0.404 * 1.0384+0.892 * 1.0361+0.115 * 0.9666
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0391+4.679 * -0.02559-0.327 * 0.9636
=-2.55

* 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 円91,850 Mil.
Revenue was 円605,424 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円98,282 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円181,767 Mil.
Total Assets was 円431,222 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円177,541 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円17,703 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円79,820 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円122,474 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円47,866 Mil.
Net Income was 円19,430 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円30,465 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円84,396 Mil.
Revenue was 円584,308 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円87,191 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円164,163 Mil.
Total Assets was 円410,130 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円180,101 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円17,300 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円74,135 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円116,904 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円51,233 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)
=(91850 / 605424) / (84396 / 584308)
=0.151712 / 0.144438
=1.0504

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)
=(87191 / 584308) / (98282 / 605424)
=0.149221 / 0.162336
=0.9192

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 - (181767 + 177541) / 431222) / (1 - (164163 + 180101) / 410130)
=0.166768 / 0.160598
=1.0384

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
=605424 / 584308
=1.0361

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))
=(17300 / (17300 + 180101)) / (17703 / (17703 + 177541))
=0.087639 / 0.090671
=0.9666

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)
=(79820 / 605424) / (74135 / 584308)
=0.131841 / 0.126877
=1.0391

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)
=((47866 + 122474) / 431222) / ((51233 + 116904) / 410130)
=0.395017 / 0.40996
=0.9636

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
=(19430 - 0 - 30465) / 431222
=-0.02559

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.

Megmilk Snow Brand Co has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Megmilk Snow Brand Co (TSE:2270) Business Description

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Address
5-1, Yotsuya, Honshio-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 160-8575
Megmilk Snow Brand Co Ltd is involved in manufacturing and selling cow's milk, milk products and other foods. The company has Dairy products, Beverages and Desserts, Feedstuffs and Seed products and International business domains. Its products include producing and selling of butter, margarine, processed cheese, natural cheese and condensed and skim milk, yogurts etc. The firm also operates in nutrition business, dairy products business and functional ingredients business.

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