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Alt (TSE:260A) Beneish M-Score : -2.10 (As of Apr. 14, 2025)


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What is Alt 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 -2.1 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:260A' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.1   Med: -2.1   Max: -2.1
Current: -2.1

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alt was -2.10. The lowest was -2.10. And the median was -2.10.


Alt Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Alt Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.10

Alt Semi-Annual Data
Dec22 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score - - - -2.10

Competitive Comparison of Alt's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Alt'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.


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

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

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


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Alt 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 Alt 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 * 1.1956+0.528 * 1.0124+0.404 * 1.125+0.892 * 1.4731+0.115 * 1.0035
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.040602-0.327 * 1.2668
=-2.10

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,316 Mil.
Revenue was 円6,057 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円5,727 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,182 Mil.
Total Assets was 円6,766 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,443 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,316 Mil.
Net Income was 円-2,694 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-2,419 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円747 Mil.
Revenue was 円4,112 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,936 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,137 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,397 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,050 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円44 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)
=(1315.894 / 6057.288) / (747.167 / 4111.995)
=0.217241 / 0.181704
=1.1956

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)
=(3935.976 / 4111.995) / (5727.177 / 6057.288)
=0.957194 / 0.945502
=1.0124

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 - (6181.774 + 0.203) / 6765.549) / (1 - (3136.995 + 0) / 3397.485)
=0.086256 / 0.076671
=1.125

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
=6057.288 / 4111.995
=1.4731

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))
=(20.319 / (20.319 + 0)) / (58.357 / (58.357 + 0.203))
=1 / 0.996533
=1.0035

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 / 6057.288) / (0 / 4111.995)
=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)
=((1315.955 + 1443.314) / 6765.549) / ((44.119 + 1049.651) / 3397.485)
=0.407841 / 0.321935
=1.2668

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
=(-2694.114 - 0 - -2419.421) / 6765.549
=-0.040602

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.

Alt has a M-score of -2.10 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Alt Inc is engaged in the Research and development of elemental technologies aimed at the ultimate goal of developing personalized digital clones, deployment of product groups that apply these technologies (such as Communication Intelligence AI GIJIROKU), and provision of AI solutions.

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