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AZoom Co (TSE:3496) Beneish M-Score : -1.95 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is AZoom 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 -1.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3496' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.28   Max: -0.6
Current: -1.95

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AZoom Co was -0.60. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.28.


AZoom Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

AZoom Co Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.60 -3.07 -2.72 -2.33 -1.95

AZoom Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of AZoom Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, AZoom 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.


AZoom Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, AZoom Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AZoom 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 AZoom 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 * 0.9776+0.528 * 1.0027+0.404 * 0.9666+0.892 * 1.2893+0.115 * 0.7946
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.064724-0.327 * 0.9184
=-1.95

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円107 Mil.
Revenue was 円8,274 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,509 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,057 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,983 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円135 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円111 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,053 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円58 Mil.
Net Income was 円879 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円621 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円85 Mil.
Revenue was 円6,417 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,729 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,291 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,036 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円121 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円68 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円842 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円80 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)
=(106.638 / 8273.705) / (84.606 / 6417.326)
=0.012889 / 0.013184
=0.9776

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)
=(2729.076 / 6417.326) / (3509.114 / 8273.705)
=0.425267 / 0.424128
=1.0027

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 - (3057.123 + 134.86) / 3983.032) / (1 - (2291.268 + 120.945) / 3036.006)
=0.198605 / 0.205465
=0.9666

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
=8273.705 / 6417.326
=1.2893

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))
=(67.608 / (67.608 + 120.945)) / (110.888 / (110.888 + 134.86))
=0.358562 / 0.451226
=0.7946

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 / 8273.705) / (0 / 6417.326)
=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)
=((58.029 + 1052.578) / 3983.032) / ((79.566 + 842.164) / 3036.006)
=0.278835 / 0.3036
=0.9184

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
=(878.897 - 0 - 621.099) / 3983.032
=0.064724

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.

AZoom Co has a M-score of -1.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AZoom Co (TSE:3496) Business Description

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Address
2-1-1, Yoyogi, 16th Floor, Shinjuku Mines Tower, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, JPN, 151-0053
AZoom Co Ltd offers commercial services. It engages in buying and selling, mediation, management, and leasing of real estate. The company mainly provides outsourced parking lot operations for property owners. It is also involved in business development through Internet; Internet media development and operation; and management of parking lots.

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