GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Business Services » S-Pool Inc (TSE:2471) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

S-Pool (TSE:2471) Beneish M-Score : 11.53 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


View and export this data going back to 2006. Start your Free Trial

What is S-Pool 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 11.53 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:2471' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.32   Med: -1.7   Max: 11.85
Current: 11.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of S-Pool was 11.85. The lowest was -2.32. And the median was -1.70.


S-Pool Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for S-Pool'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.

* Premium members only.

S-Pool Beneish M-Score Chart

S-Pool Annual Data
Trend Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.66 -1.73 11.85 8.84 11.53

S-Pool Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Nov24
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 15.62 8.84 12.78 14.18 11.53

Competitive Comparison of S-Pool's Beneish M-Score

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, S-Pool'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.


S-Pool's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, S-Pool's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


;
;

S-Pool 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 S-Pool 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 * 0.0893+0.528 * 4.5594+0.404 * 0.6903+0.892 * 15.7526+0.115 * 1.737
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.0678+4.679 * -0.035302-0.327 * 1.435
=11.53

* 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 (Nov24) TTM:Last Year (Aug23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円4,223 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 6435 + 5658 + 6432 = 円18,525 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 2359 + 1655 + 2281 = 円6,295 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円8,777 Mil.
Total Assets was 円39,714 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円29,383 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,623 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円3,284 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円11,527 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円16,604 Mil.
Net Income was 0 + 423 + 261 + 345 = 円1,029 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 1611 + 820 + 0 = 円2,431 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円3,003 Mil.
Revenue was 6220 + 7043 + 6089 + -18176 = 円1,176 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2113 + 2659 + 1854 + -4804 = 円1,822 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,731 Mil.
Total Assets was 円19,600 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円11,758 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,176 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円3,073 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,495 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円3,180 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)
=(4223 / 18525) / (3003 / 1176)
=0.227962 / 2.553571
=0.0893

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)
=(1822 / 1176) / (6295 / 18525)
=1.54932 / 0.339811
=4.5594

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 - (8777 + 29383) / 39714) / (1 - (6731 + 11758) / 19600)
=0.03913 / 0.056684
=0.6903

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
=18525 / 1176
=15.7526

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))
=(1176 / (1176 + 11758)) / (1623 / (1623 + 29383))
=0.090923 / 0.052345
=1.737

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)
=(3284 / 18525) / (3073 / 1176)
=0.177274 / 2.613095
=0.0678

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)
=((16604 + 11527) / 39714) / ((3180 + 6495) / 19600)
=0.70834 / 0.493622
=1.435

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
=(1029 - 0 - 2431) / 39714
=-0.035302

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.

S-Pool has a M-score of 11.53 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


S-Pool Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
3, No. 3 Building, No. 15 Rick Hugh Edobashi 2-chome, Tokyo, JPN
S-Pool Inc is engaged in providing business solutions and human resource solutions. The solutions offered by the company include employment support service for people with disabilities, logistics outsourcing service, sales support service, and professional talent bank service.

S-Pool Headlines

No Headlines