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istyle (TSE:3660) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is istyle 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3660' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.7   Med: -2.49   Max: -1.69
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of istyle was -1.69. The lowest was -3.70. And the median was -2.49.


istyle Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for istyle'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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istyle Beneish M-Score Chart

istyle Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.55 -3.70 -2.64 -2.67 -2.73

istyle Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 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 - - -2.73 - -

Competitive Comparison of istyle's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, istyle'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.


istyle's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



istyle 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 istyle 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 * 1.0554+0.528 * 1.03+0.404 * 0.8669+0.892 * 1.2468+0.115 * 1.0413
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.109749-0.327 * 0.9184
=-2.73

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円4,149 Mil.
Revenue was 円42,890 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円19,171 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円15,231 Mil.
Total Assets was 円24,301 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,588 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,118 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,371 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円7,161 Mil.
Net Income was 円275 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円2,942 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円3,153 Mil.
Revenue was 円34,401 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円15,838 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円12,928 Mil.
Total Assets was 円22,168 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,367 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,009 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円11,686 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,755 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)
=(4149 / 42890) / (3153 / 34401)
=0.096736 / 0.091654
=1.0554

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)
=(15838 / 34401) / (19171 / 42890)
=0.460394 / 0.446981
=1.03

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 - (15231 + 1588) / 24301) / (1 - (12928 + 1367) / 22168)
=0.307889 / 0.355152
=0.8669

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
=42890 / 34401
=1.2468

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))
=(2009 / (2009 + 1367)) / (2118 / (2118 + 1588))
=0.595083 / 0.571506
=1.0413

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 / 42890) / (0 / 34401)
=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)
=((7161 + 6371) / 24301) / ((1755 + 11686) / 22168)
=0.55685 / 0.606324
=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
=(275 - 0 - 2942) / 24301
=-0.109749

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.

istyle has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


istyle (TSE:3660) Business Description

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Address
34F ARK Mori Building, 1-12-32, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 107-6034
istyle Inc is engaged in the operation of cosmetics portal Website under the name @cosme. The company operates its business through Media, Electronic Commerce and Store segment. The Media segment involves in the provision of various services including Internet advertising services, such as response advertisings, branding advertisings and affiliate advertisings. The Electronic Commerce segment is engaged in the purchase and sale of cosmetics, quasi drugs, health foods through operating cosmetics online shopping site and the Store segment is involves in the plan and development of cosmetics retail business categories, and the operation of cosmetics retail stores.

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