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Alphax Food System Co (TSE:3814) Beneish M-Score : -1.07 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Alphax Food System 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.07 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:3814' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.54   Med: -2.79   Max: -1.07
Current: -1.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alphax Food System Co was -1.07. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -2.79.


Alphax Food System Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alphax Food System 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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Alphax Food System Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Alphax Food System Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.48 -2.04 -3.54 -3.34 -1.07

Alphax Food System Co 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 - - - -1.07 -

Competitive Comparison of Alphax Food System Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Alphax Food System 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.


Alphax Food System Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Alphax Food System Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alphax Food System 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 Alphax Food System 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 * 2.1526+0.528 * 0.2795+0.404 * 0.939+0.892 * 1.3322+0.115 * 1.0318
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.081023-0.327 * 0.7639
=-1.07

* 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373 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,781 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円755 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円739 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,577 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円392 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円169 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円754 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円779 Mil.
Net Income was 円105 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-23 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円130 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,337 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円158 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円474 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,427 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円523 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円236 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円877 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円940 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)
=(373.23 / 1780.779) / (130.15 / 1336.715)
=0.209588 / 0.097366
=2.1526

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)
=(158.432 / 1336.715) / (755.16 / 1780.779)
=0.118523 / 0.424062
=0.2795

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 - (738.508 + 391.704) / 1577.296) / (1 - (473.531 + 522.673) / 1426.946)
=0.28345 / 0.301863
=0.939

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
=1780.779 / 1336.715
=1.3322

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))
=(235.62 / (235.62 + 522.673)) / (168.796 / (168.796 + 391.704))
=0.310724 / 0.301153
=1.0318

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 / 1780.779) / (0 / 1336.715)
=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)
=((779.47 + 754.131) / 1577.296) / ((939.751 + 876.594) / 1426.946)
=0.972298 / 1.27289
=0.7639

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
=(104.907 - 0 - -22.891) / 1577.296
=0.081023

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.

Alphax Food System Co has a M-score of -1.07 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Alphax Food System Co (TSE:3814) Business Description

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Address
128 Senzaki Sanyo Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Ube, JPN, 756-0039
Alphax Food System Co LTD provides ASP intranet services through various mission-critical systems; engages in planning and selling system equipment; offers hardware and software maintenance services; and operates e-restaurant marketplace. It operates store chain systems and supply chain systems. It also provides magazine services to the information magazine service industry.

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