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Planet (TSE:2391) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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

TSE:2391' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.72   Med: -2.39   Max: -1.71
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Planet was -1.71. The lowest was -2.72. And the median was -2.39.


Planet Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Planet Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.70 -2.68 -2.68 -2.61 -2.54

Planet 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 - - -2.54 - -

Competitive Comparison of Planet's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Planet'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.


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

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

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



Planet 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 Planet 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 * 0.9851+0.528 * 1.0193+0.404 * 1.0588+0.892 * 1.0003+0.115 * 0.976
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0973+4.679 * -0.02981-0.327 * 0.7732
=-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 (Jul23) TTM:Last Year (Jul22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円500 Mil.
Revenue was 円3,132 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,037 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,128 Mil.
Total Assets was 円6,367 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円209 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円197 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円444 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円442 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円632 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円507 Mil.
Revenue was 円3,131 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,075 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,254 Mil.
Total Assets was 円6,274 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円191 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円180 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円566 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円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)
=(499.662 / 3131.844) / (507.077 / 3130.946)
=0.159542 / 0.161956
=0.9851

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)
=(2075.464 / 3130.946) / (2036.668 / 3131.844)
=0.662887 / 0.65031
=1.0193

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 - (3128.188 + 67.911) / 6366.923) / (1 - (3254.498 + 68.376) / 6273.752)
=0.498015 / 0.470353
=1.0588

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
=3131.844 / 3130.946
=1.0003

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))
=(191.27 / (191.27 + 68.376)) / (209.023 / (209.023 + 67.911))
=0.736657 / 0.754776
=0.976

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)
=(197.266 / 3131.844) / (179.727 / 3130.946)
=0.062987 / 0.057403
=1.0973

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 + 444.145) / 6366.923) / ((0 + 566.045) / 6273.752)
=0.069758 / 0.090224
=0.7732

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
=(442.423 - 0 - 632.219) / 6366.923
=-0.02981

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.

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


Planet (TSE:2391) Business Description

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Bunka Hoso Media Plus Building, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, 3rd Floor 1-31 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105 0013
Planet,Inc. is engaged in the construction, provision and operation of electronic data interchange (EDI) backbone platform. Services offered by the company include EDI (data exchange), Product database and Buyers' Net. EDI (data exchange) includes electronic data exchange with manufacturers, wholesale businesses and material suppliers such as ordering, shipping, billing/payment. Product database is a service that provides merchandise information registered by manufacturers in the distribution industry from the Internet. Buyers' Net is an information provision service on the Internet that efficiently supports information exchange between manufacturers, wholesale businesses and retailers. It provides information such as product information, industry news and company campaigns.

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