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Takara Holdings (TSE:2531) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Takara 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2531' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.77   Med: -2.53   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Takara Holdings was -2.31. The lowest was -2.77. And the median was -2.53.


Takara Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Takara Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 -2.77 -2.31 -2.55 -2.54

Takara Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 Takara Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Takara 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.


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

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

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



Takara 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 Takara 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 * 1.0204+0.528 * 1.0188+0.404 * 1.1593+0.892 * 0.9678+0.115 * 1.0609
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.029721-0.327 * 0.9666
=-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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円60,854 Mil.
Revenue was 円339,372 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円113,933 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円245,213 Mil.
Total Assets was 円437,468 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円104,882 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円11,178 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円80,657 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円32,791 Mil.
Net Income was 円16,176 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円29,178 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円61,624 Mil.
Revenue was 円350,665 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円119,941 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円241,513 Mil.
Total Assets was 円399,174 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円88,890 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,116 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円67,454 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円39,638 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)
=(60854 / 339372) / (61624 / 350665)
=0.179314 / 0.175735
=1.0204

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)
=(119941 / 350665) / (113933 / 339372)
=0.342039 / 0.335717
=1.0188

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 - (245213 + 104882) / 437468) / (1 - (241513 + 88890) / 399174)
=0.199724 / 0.172283
=1.1593

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
=339372 / 350665
=0.9678

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))
=(10116 / (10116 + 88890)) / (11178 / (11178 + 104882))
=0.102176 / 0.096312
=1.0609

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 / 339372) / (0 / 350665)
=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)
=((32791 + 80657) / 437468) / ((39638 + 67454) / 399174)
=0.259329 / 0.268284
=0.9666

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
=(16176 - 0 - 29178) / 437468
=-0.029721

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.

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


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Takara Holdings Business Description

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Address
20 Naginataboko-cho, Shijo-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, JPN, 600-8688
Takara Holdings Inc operates three businesses: Alcoholic Beverages and Seasonings, Biomedical, and Health Foods. Roughly 80% of the company's sales come from Japan. The Alcoholic Beverages and Seasonings business, which manufactures shochu, sake, light-alcohol refreshers, seasonings, and raw alcohol, generates the vast majority of the company's revenue. Most remaining revenue comes from the biomedical business, which primarily manufactures and sells reagents and other instruments for biomedical researchers but also provides contract research services and develops health food ingredients. Takara's foods business develops and sells health food products that are largely based on seaweed, algae, and herbs.

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