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Yokorei Co (TSE:2874) Beneish M-Score : -2.93 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


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What is Yokorei 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 -2.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2874' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.67   Max: -2.07
Current: -2.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yokorei Co was -2.07. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.67.


Yokorei Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yokorei 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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Yokorei Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Yokorei Co Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.89 -3.06 -2.34 -2.91 -2.93

Yokorei Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 - - - -2.93 -

Competitive Comparison of Yokorei Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Yokorei 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.


Yokorei Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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


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Yokorei 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 Yokorei 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 * 0.8383+0.528 * 0.8998+0.404 * 0.9958+0.892 * 0.9736+0.115 * 1.0198
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.046979-0.327 * 1.0038
=-2.93

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円14,195 Mil.
Revenue was 円122,282 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円13,664 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円36,270 Mil.
Total Assets was 円203,026 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円115,399 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円7,400 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円43,643 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円73,160 Mil.
Net Income was 円3,933 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円13,471 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円17,393 Mil.
Revenue was 円125,598 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円12,628 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円39,270 Mil.
Total Assets was 円188,263 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円101,168 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円6,624 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円39,067 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円68,831 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)
=(14195 / 122282) / (17393 / 125598)
=0.116084 / 0.138482
=0.8383

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)
=(12628 / 125598) / (13664 / 122282)
=0.100543 / 0.111742
=0.8998

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 - (36270 + 115399) / 203026) / (1 - (39270 + 101168) / 188263)
=0.252958 / 0.254033
=0.9958

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
=122282 / 125598
=0.9736

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))
=(6624 / (6624 + 101168)) / (7400 / (7400 + 115399))
=0.061452 / 0.060261
=1.0198

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 / 122282) / (0 / 125598)
=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)
=((73160 + 43643) / 203026) / ((68831 + 39067) / 188263)
=0.575311 / 0.573124
=1.0038

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
=(3933 - 0 - 13471) / 203026
=-0.046979

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.

Yokorei Co has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Yokorei Co Business Description

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Address
4-6-2 Minatomirai, Minatomirai Grand Central Tower, 7th floor, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, JPN, 220-0012
Yokorei Co Ltd, formerly Yokohama Reito Co Ltd operates in two segments, namely Refrigerated Warehousing and Food Sales. Refrigerated warehousing business includes cold storage and frozen storage operations of marine, livestock, and other products as well as related operations. Food sales business includes wholesale sales, processing operations, etc., of marine, livestock, and other products. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Food Sales segment.

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