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Village Vanguard Co (TSE:2769) Beneish M-Score : -2.47 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Village Vanguard Co 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 -2.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2769' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.88   Med: -2.66   Max: -1.72
Current: -2.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Village Vanguard Co was -1.72. The lowest was -3.88. And the median was -2.66.


Village Vanguard Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Village Vanguard Co'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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Village Vanguard Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Village Vanguard Co 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 -2.64 -2.25 -2.84 -2.40 -2.47

Village Vanguard Co 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 - -2.47 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Village Vanguard Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Village Vanguard Co'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.


Village Vanguard Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Village Vanguard Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Village Vanguard Co 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 Village Vanguard Co 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 * 1.076+0.528 * 0.9883+0.404 * 0.9392+0.892 * 0.9448+0.115 * 0.9759
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.003428-0.327 * 0.9866
=-2.47

* 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1,589 Mil.
Revenue was 円25,282 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,447 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円20,714 Mil.
Total Assets was 円23,630 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,273 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円307 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,585 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円6,631 Mil.
Net Income was 円28 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-53 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,563 Mil.
Revenue was 円26,758 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,928 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円21,546 Mil.
Total Assets was 円24,718 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,342 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円314 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円8,056 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円7,017 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)
=(1589 / 25282) / (1563 / 26758)
=0.062851 / 0.058412
=1.076

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)
=(10928 / 26758) / (10447 / 25282)
=0.408401 / 0.413219
=0.9883

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 - (20714 + 1273) / 23630) / (1 - (21546 + 1342) / 24718)
=0.06953 / 0.074035
=0.9392

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
=25282 / 26758
=0.9448

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))
=(314 / (314 + 1342)) / (307 / (307 + 1273))
=0.189614 / 0.194304
=0.9759

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 / 25282) / (0 / 26758)
=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)
=((6631 + 7585) / 23630) / ((7017 + 8056) / 24718)
=0.601608 / 0.609799
=0.9866

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
=(28 - 0 - -53) / 23630
=0.003428

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.

Village Vanguard Co has a M-score of -2.47 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Village Vanguard Co (TSE:2769) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
901 St, Meito-ku, Aichi Kamiyashiro, Nagoya, JPN, 465-0025
Village Vanguard CO., LTD operates as a specialty retailer. The products of the company include books, compact discs, and miscellaneous goods.

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