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Hotto Link (TSE:3680) Beneish M-Score : -2.06 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is Hotto Link 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 -2.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3680' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.08   Med: -2.46   Max: 1.68
Current: -2.06

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hotto Link was 1.68. The lowest was -4.08. And the median was -2.46.


Hotto Link Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hotto Link'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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Hotto Link Beneish M-Score Chart

Hotto Link 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 -3.43 -2.92 -1.96 -1.99 -1.37

Hotto Link 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 -2.13 -1.77 -1.37 -2.70 -2.06

Competitive Comparison of Hotto Link's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Hotto Link'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.


Hotto Link's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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Hotto Link 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 Hotto Link 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 * 1.8264+0.528 * 0.9128+0.404 * 1.0311+0.892 * 0.7121+0.115 * 0.9157
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0998+4.679 * -0.01273-0.327 * 0.8802
=-2.06

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円469 Mil.
Revenue was 1119.125 + 1171.986 + 1331.109 + 1182.527 = 円4,805 Mil.
Gross Profit was 336.642 + 350.98 + 432.715 + 401.569 = 円1,522 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円4,214 Mil.
Total Assets was 円8,953 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円386 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円447 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,358 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円918 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円873 Mil.
Net Income was 131.343 + 87.226 + -19.334 + 97.519 = 円297 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 30.568 + 230.655 + -38.427 + 187.935 = 円411 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円361 Mil.
Revenue was 1091.716 + 1134.161 + 2358.013 + 2163.21 = 円6,747 Mil.
Gross Profit was 355.277 + 376.777 + 606.84 + 611.878 = 円1,951 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円4,140 Mil.
Total Assets was 円8,712 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円464 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円448 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,733 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円914 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,066 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)
=(469.023 / 4804.747) / (360.61 / 6747.1)
=0.097617 / 0.053447
=1.8264

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)
=(1950.772 / 6747.1) / (1521.906 / 4804.747)
=0.289127 / 0.31675
=0.9128

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 - (4214.317 + 386.208) / 8953.15) / (1 - (4140.205 + 463.882) / 8711.769)
=0.486156 / 0.47151
=1.0311

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
=4804.747 / 6747.1
=0.7121

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))
=(447.782 / (447.782 + 463.882)) / (446.786 / (446.786 + 386.208))
=0.49117 / 0.536362
=0.9157

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)
=(1357.621 / 4804.747) / (1733.406 / 6747.1)
=0.282558 / 0.256911
=1.0998

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)
=((873.445 + 917.751) / 8953.15) / ((1066.41 + 913.723) / 8711.769)
=0.200063 / 0.227294
=0.8802

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
=(296.754 - 0 - 410.731) / 8953.15
=-0.01273

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.

Hotto Link has a M-score of -2.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hotto Link Business Description

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Hotto Link Inc provides various tools to monitor and analyze data. It also provides Japanese social media data and analytics engines by Asian language processing technology.

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