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euglena Co (TSE:2931) Beneish M-Score : -2.32 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is euglena 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 -2.32 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2931' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.93   Med: -2.28   Max: 2.29
Current: -2.32

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of euglena Co was 2.29. The lowest was -5.93. And the median was -2.28.


euglena Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

euglena Co Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.32 -5.93 -2.54 -0.71 -2.32

euglena Co Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 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 -2.32 - - - -

Competitive Comparison of euglena Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, euglena 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.


euglena Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



euglena 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 euglena 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 * 0.7169+0.528 * 0.9225+0.404 * 1.0512+0.892 * 1.9059+0.115 * 0.4828
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.062785-0.327 * 1.0444
=-2.32

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Sep21) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円3,842 Mil.
Revenue was 円44,392 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円30,996 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円19,694 Mil.
Total Assets was 円57,275 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円5,848 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,175 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円12,276 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円19,503 Mil.
Net Income was 円-2,672 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円924 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円2,812 Mil.
Revenue was 円23,292 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円15,003 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円23,422 Mil.
Total Assets was 円64,065 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円6,878 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,408 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円10,437 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円23,597 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)
=(3842 / 44392) / (2811.969 / 23291.848)
=0.086547 / 0.120728
=0.7169

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)
=(15003.085 / 23291.848) / (30996 / 44392)
=0.644135 / 0.698234
=0.9225

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 - (19694 + 5848) / 57275) / (1 - (23422.415 + 6877.805) / 64065.254)
=0.554046 / 0.527041
=1.0512

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
=44392 / 23291.848
=1.9059

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))
=(1407.526 / (1407.526 + 6877.805)) / (3175 / (3175 + 5848))
=0.169882 / 0.351879
=0.4828

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 / 44392) / (0 / 23291.848)
=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)
=((19503 + 12276) / 57275) / ((23596.852 + 10436.954) / 64065.254)
=0.554849 / 0.531237
=1.0444

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
=(-2672 - 0 - 924) / 57275
=-0.062785

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.

euglena Co has a M-score of -2.32 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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euglena Co (TSE:2931) Business Description

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7F University of Tokyo, Entrepreneur Plaza, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 113-0033
euglena Co Ltd is a biotechnology company that researches, develops, produces, and markets microalgae. The company focuses on commercializing its algae research for a variety of uses, including functional foods and cosmetics. Euglena also researches ways to use its microalgae for carbon capture and biofuel production.

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