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Sapporo Holdings (TSE:2501) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Sapporo 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2501' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.5   Max: -1.86
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sapporo Holdings was -1.86. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.50.


Sapporo Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sapporo 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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Sapporo Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Sapporo Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.71 -2.80 -2.54 -2.39 -2.72

Sapporo Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.39 -2.42 -2.57 -2.58 -2.72

Competitive Comparison of Sapporo Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Sapporo 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.


Sapporo Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sapporo Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sapporo 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 Sapporo 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 * 0.9361+0.528 * 0.9624+0.404 * 0.995+0.892 * 1.084+0.115 * 1.1225
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0025+4.679 * -0.05534-0.327 * 0.966
=-2.72

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円98,023 Mil.
Revenue was 140883 + 139222 + 129759 + 108768 = 円518,632 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41902 + 44584 + 40388 + 29965 = 円156,839 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円176,353 Mil.
Total Assets was 円663,573 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円145,687 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円20,971 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円141,206 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円191,204 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円202,307 Mil.
Net Income was 5666 + 8162 + -1508 + -3596 = 円8,724 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7273 + 13605 + 11069 + 13499 = 円45,446 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円96,593 Mil.
Revenue was 132610 + 132024 + 120542 + 93246 = 円478,422 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38377 + 39223 + 36676 + 24967 = 円139,243 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円179,431 Mil.
Total Assets was 円639,118 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円129,102 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円21,234 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円129,931 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円219,515 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円172,847 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)
=(98023 / 518632) / (96593 / 478422)
=0.189003 / 0.201899
=0.9361

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)
=(139243 / 478422) / (156839 / 518632)
=0.291046 / 0.302409
=0.9624

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 - (176353 + 145687) / 663573) / (1 - (179431 + 129102) / 639118)
=0.514688 / 0.517252
=0.995

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
=518632 / 478422
=1.084

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))
=(21234 / (21234 + 129102)) / (20971 / (20971 + 145687))
=0.141244 / 0.125833
=1.1225

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)
=(141206 / 518632) / (129931 / 478422)
=0.272266 / 0.271582
=1.0025

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)
=((202307 + 191204) / 663573) / ((172847 + 219515) / 639118)
=0.593018 / 0.613912
=0.966

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
=(8724 - 0 - 45446) / 663573
=-0.05534

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.

Sapporo Holdings has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sapporo Holdings (TSE:2501) Business Description

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Address
20-1, Ebisu 4-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-8522
Sapporo Holdings Ltd primarily sells alcoholic beverages, food, and soft drinks. Alcoholic beverage sales in Japan, which consist mostly of beer sales under the Sapporo and Yebisu brand names, make up more than half of Sapporo's total revenue. Roughly a quarter of Sapporo's revenue is from its Food and Soft Drink business, which includes its Café de Crie coffee shops in addition to many brands and products. Sapporo has international food and beverage sales in North America and other parts of Asia. Sapporo's remaining revenue comes from its restaurants, which are in Japan and operate under brand names including Ginza Lion Beer Hall and Yebisu Bar, and its real estate business, which develops, leases, and manages commercial complexes and office buildings in Japan.

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