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Digital Holdings (TSE:2389) Beneish M-Score : -3.05 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is Digital Holdings 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 -3.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2389' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -2.43   Max: 1.47
Current: -3.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Digital Holdings was 1.47. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -2.43.


Digital Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Digital Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.28 -2.60 1.47 -1.80 -3.05

Digital Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -1.80 - - - -3.05

Competitive Comparison of Digital Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Digital Holdings'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.


Digital Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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


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Digital Holdings 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 Digital Holdings 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 * 0.8035+0.528 * 1.0858+0.404 * 1.2077+0.892 * 0.9933+0.115 * 1.0921
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.115706-0.327 * 0.9457
=-3.05

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円10,934 Mil.
Revenue was 円16,155 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,015 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円37,016 Mil.
Total Assets was 円48,217 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円466 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円348 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円10,322 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円4,000 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,341 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円6,920 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円13,699 Mil.
Revenue was 円16,264 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,948 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円40,498 Mil.
Total Assets was 円50,283 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円515 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円451 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円11,794 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円4,000 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)
=(10934 / 16155) / (13699 / 16264)
=0.676818 / 0.84229
=0.8035

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)
=(10948 / 16264) / (10015 / 16155)
=0.673143 / 0.619932
=1.0858

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 - (37016 + 466) / 48217) / (1 - (40498 + 515) / 50283)
=0.222639 / 0.184357
=1.2077

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
=16155 / 16264
=0.9933

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))
=(451 / (451 + 515)) / (348 / (348 + 466))
=0.466874 / 0.427518
=1.0921

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 / 16155) / (0 / 16264)
=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)
=((4000 + 10322) / 48217) / ((4000 + 11794) / 50283)
=0.297032 / 0.314102
=0.9457

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
=(1341 - 0 - 6920) / 48217
=-0.115706

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.

Digital Holdings has a M-score of -3.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Digital Holdings Business Description

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Address
6 Tokyu Bancho Building, 6th Yonbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 102-0081
Digital Holdings Inc promotes digital shifts across all management resources such as people, things, money, and information. The company provides digital marketing services.

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