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Golf Digest Online (TSE:3319) Beneish M-Score : -2.82 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Golf Digest Online 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 -2.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3319' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.67   Med: -2.87   Max: -2.02
Current: -2.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Golf Digest Online was -2.02. The lowest was -3.67. And the median was -2.87.


Golf Digest Online Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Golf Digest Online'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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Golf Digest Online Beneish M-Score Chart

Golf Digest Online Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.91 -3.67 -3.02 -2.38 -2.82

Golf Digest Online Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 - - -2.82 - -

Competitive Comparison of Golf Digest Online's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Golf Digest Online'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.


Golf Digest Online's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Golf Digest Online's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Golf Digest Online 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 Golf Digest Online 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 * 1.0008+0.528 * 1.0306+0.404 * 0.9371+0.892 * 1.1481+0.115 * 0.8555
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.094344-0.327 * 1.0094
=-2.82

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円3,521 Mil.
Revenue was 円52,918 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円17,823 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円14,772 Mil.
Total Assets was 円46,700 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円16,173 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,084 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円22,961 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円21,028 Mil.
Net Income was 円159 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円4,565 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円3,064 Mil.
Revenue was 円46,090 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円15,999 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円14,144 Mil.
Total Assets was 円43,525 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円13,712 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,858 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円19,926 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円20,691 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)
=(3520.712 / 52918.122) / (3063.95 / 46090.292)
=0.066531 / 0.066477
=1.0008

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)
=(15999.015 / 46090.292) / (17823.445 / 52918.122)
=0.347123 / 0.336812
=1.0306

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 - (14772.437 + 16173.018) / 46700.339) / (1 - (14143.547 + 13712.456) / 43524.609)
=0.337361 / 0.359994
=0.9371

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
=52918.122 / 46090.292
=1.1481

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))
=(2857.948 / (2857.948 + 13712.456)) / (4083.624 / (4083.624 + 16173.018))
=0.172473 / 0.201594
=0.8555

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 / 52918.122) / (0 / 46090.292)
=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)
=((21028.047 + 22961.2) / 46700.339) / ((20690.708 + 19926.177) / 43524.609)
=0.941947 / 0.933194
=1.0094

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
=(158.775 - 0 - 4564.68) / 46700.339
=-0.094344

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.

Golf Digest Online has a M-score of -2.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Golf Digest Online Business Description

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Golf Digest Online Inc is engaged in online media, advertising business centering on the Internet, providing and managing mobile services. Its business scope includes Golf Retail, Golf Course Service and Golf Media.

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