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Caica Digital (TSE:2315) Beneish M-Score : -0.20 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Caica Digital 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.2 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:2315' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.35   Med: -2.27   Max: -0.2
Current: -0.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Caica Digital was -0.20. The lowest was -4.35. And the median was -2.27.


Caica Digital Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caica Digital'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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Caica Digital Beneish M-Score Chart

Caica Digital Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.61 -2.35 -4.35 -3.11 -0.20

Caica Digital Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 - - - -0.20 -

Competitive Comparison of Caica Digital's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Caica Digital'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.


Caica Digital's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Caica Digital 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 Caica Digital 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 * 1.0895+0.528 * 3.579+0.404 * 10.3107+0.892 * 0.8396+0.115 * 4.0486
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.720023-0.327 * 0.2775
=-0.20

* 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 (Oct23) TTM:Last Year (Oct22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円935 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,409 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円521 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,530 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,972 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円752 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円-3,890 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-1,750 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,023 Mil.
Revenue was 円6,443 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,219 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円58,223 Mil.
Total Assets was 円59,033 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円55 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円400 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円53,614 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円250 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)
=(935.444 / 5408.883) / (1022.717 / 6442.575)
=0.172946 / 0.158744
=1.0895

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)
=(2219.076 / 6442.575) / (520.541 / 5408.883)
=0.344439 / 0.096238
=3.579

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 - (2529.659 + 50.258) / 2971.544) / (1 - (58223.128 + 55.091) / 59032.797)
=0.131792 / 0.012782
=10.3107

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
=5408.883 / 6442.575
=0.8396

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))
=(400.065 / (400.065 + 55.091)) / (13.937 / (13.937 + 50.258))
=0.878962 / 0.217104
=4.0486

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 / 5408.883) / (0 / 6442.575)
=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)
=((0 + 752.3) / 2971.544) / ((250 + 53614.33) / 59032.797)
=0.253168 / 0.912448
=0.2775

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
=(-3889.51 - 0 - -1749.931) / 2971.544
=-0.720023

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.

Caica Digital has a M-score of -0.20 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Caica Digital (TSE:2315) Business Description

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Cross Air Tower, 1-5-1 Ohashi, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 153-0044
Caica Digital Inc is a Japanese company engaged in providing information services such as system development, offshore development, infrastructure, and provision of system-related consulting and maintenance support services. CAICA develops systems that include business package software development and distribution for information service providers. It offers industry solutions for banks, insurance, securities, department stores, convenience stores and transportation industry.

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