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Tecmira Holdings (TSE:3627) Beneish M-Score : -2.17 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Tecmira Holdings 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 -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3627' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.76   Med: -2.83   Max: -0.96
Current: -2.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tecmira Holdings was -0.96. The lowest was -3.76. And the median was -2.83.


Tecmira Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tecmira Holdings'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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Tecmira Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Tecmira Holdings Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.11 -1.25 -3.14 -1.10 -2.17

Tecmira Holdings Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
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 - - -2.17 - -

Competitive Comparison of Tecmira Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Tecmira Holdings'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.


Tecmira Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Tecmira Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Tecmira Holdings 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 Tecmira Holdings 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 * 0.9934+0.528 * 1.087+0.404 * 1.8113+0.892 * 1.0089+0.115 * 1.0831
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.001309-0.327 * 1.2453
=-2.17

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,810 Mil.
Revenue was 円8,737 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,872 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,099 Mil.
Total Assets was 円10,110 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円243 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円266 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,939 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,789 Mil.
Net Income was 円74 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円61 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,806 Mil.
Revenue was 円8,659 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,094 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,161 Mil.
Total Assets was 円8,022 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円210 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円275 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,583 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円792 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)
=(1810.08 / 8736.684) / (1805.889 / 8659.226)
=0.207182 / 0.208551
=0.9934

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)
=(3093.542 / 8659.226) / (2871.525 / 8736.684)
=0.357254 / 0.328674
=1.087

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 - (6099.131 + 242.87) / 10110.131) / (1 - (6160.99 + 210.272) / 8021.89)
=0.372708 / 0.205765
=1.8113

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
=8736.684 / 8659.226
=1.0089

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))
=(274.957 / (274.957 + 210.272)) / (266.457 / (266.457 + 242.87))
=0.566654 / 0.523155
=1.0831

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 / 8736.684) / (0 / 8659.226)
=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)
=((1788.528 + 1939.426) / 10110.131) / ((792.196 + 1583.169) / 8021.89)
=0.368734 / 0.29611
=1.2453

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
=(73.927 - 0 - 60.689) / 10110.131
=0.001309

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.

Tecmira Holdings has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tecmira Holdings Business Description

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1-23-1, Kandasudacho, Sumitomo Fudosan Kanda, Building No. 2 10th Floor, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0041
Tecmira Holdings Inc formerly JNS Holdings Inc is a Japan based company engaged in providing construction of web site, mobile application development, cloud solution, onsite support, web marketing, infrastructure construction, and system development.

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