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Aun Consulting (TSE:2459) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is Aun Consulting 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2459' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.42   Max: -1.83
Current: -2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aun Consulting was -1.83. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.42.


Aun Consulting Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aun Consulting'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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Aun Consulting Beneish M-Score Chart

Aun Consulting Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -2.88 -1.98 -2.45 -2.37

Aun Consulting Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 - -2.37 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Aun Consulting's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Aun Consulting'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.


Aun Consulting's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Aun Consulting's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aun Consulting 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 Aun Consulting 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 * 1.2606+0.528 * 1.0092+0.404 * 0.9189+0.892 * 0.9086+0.115 * 1.0377
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.002657-0.327 * 1.1261
=-2.37

* 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 (May23) TTM:Last Year (May22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円140.6 Mil.
Revenue was 円454.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円317.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円807.3 Mil.
Total Assets was 円994.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円7.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円175.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円205.7 Mil.
Net Income was 円-89.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-91.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円122.8 Mil.
Revenue was 円500.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円352.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円822.9 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,034.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円8.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円193.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円158.4 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)
=(140.643 / 454.515) / (122.798 / 500.264)
=0.309435 / 0.245466
=1.2606

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)
=(352.626 / 500.264) / (317.454 / 454.515)
=0.70488 / 0.698446
=1.0092

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 - (807.295 + 7.118) / 993.956) / (1 - (822.86 + 8.278) / 1034.485)
=0.180635 / 0.196568
=0.9189

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
=454.515 / 500.264
=0.9086

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))
=(3.916 / (3.916 + 8.278)) / (3.19 / (3.19 + 7.118))
=0.321142 / 0.309468
=1.0377

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 / 454.515) / (0 / 500.264)
=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)
=((205.666 + 175.457) / 993.956) / ((158.44 + 193.792) / 1034.485)
=0.383441 / 0.34049
=1.1261

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
=(-89.036 - 0 - -91.677) / 993.956
=0.002657

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.

Aun Consulting has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aun Consulting (TSE:2459) Business Description

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Glass City Koraku, 2 Floor, 1-1-7 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 112-0004
Aun Consulting Inc is a Japan-based company providing Information Technology (IT) consulting services. It offers services for personal computer and mobile search engine marketing (SEM) applications. The Company provides search engine optimization consulting services for Google, Yahoo!, and Bing. Pay per click management and consulting services include sponsored search programs such as Yahoo!'s Sponsored Search and Google's AdWords. Its content building consulting services offers to maximize site traffic utilizing news stories, blogs, white papers, and information graphics and also design and produces websites, apps, banners. The Company provides translation services covering over 64 languages.

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