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Daiwa Computer Co (TSE:3816) Beneish M-Score

: -2.11 (As of Today)
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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 -2.11 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3816' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.29   Max: -1.66
Current: -2.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Daiwa Computer Co was -1.66. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.29.


Daiwa Computer Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Daiwa Computer 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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Daiwa Computer Co Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.98 -2.79 -2.56 -2.29 -2.11

Daiwa Computer Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -2.11 - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Daiwa Computer 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.


Daiwa Computer Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Daiwa Computer 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 Daiwa Computer 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 * 1.1968+0.528 * 0.9725+0.404 * 1.411+0.892 * 1.0445+0.115 * 0.9629
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.000796-0.327 * 0.9935
=-2.11

* 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 (Jul23) TTM:Last Year (Jul22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円522 Mil.
Revenue was 円3,005 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円961 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,831 Mil.
Total Assets was 円5,759 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,120 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円575 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円80 Mil.
Net Income was 円329 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円324 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円418 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,877 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円895 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,631 Mil.
Total Assets was 円5,245 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,093 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円570 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円30 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)
=(522.444 / 3005.069) / (417.936 / 2877.109)
=0.173854 / 0.145262
=1.1968

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)
=(894.761 / 2877.109) / (960.955 / 3005.069)
=0.310993 / 0.319778
=0.9725

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 - (3831.466 + 1120.062) / 5759.163) / (1 - (3630.766 + 1093.36) / 5245.464)
=0.140235 / 0.099388
=1.411

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
=3005.069 / 2877.109
=1.0445

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))
=(32.796 / (32.796 + 1093.36)) / (34.93 / (34.93 + 1120.062))
=0.029122 / 0.030243
=0.9629

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 / 3005.069) / (0 / 2877.109)
=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)
=((79.611 + 575.344) / 5759.163) / ((30 + 570.412) / 5245.464)
=0.113724 / 0.114463
=0.9935

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
=(329.004 - 0 - 324.418) / 5759.163
=0.000796

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.

Daiwa Computer Co has a M-score of -2.11 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Daiwa Computer Co (TSE:3816) Business Description

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Address
36-18, Wakamatsu-Cho, Takatsuki-Shi, Osaka, JPN, 569-0054
Daiwa Computer Co Ltd is engaged in designing business applications, web-related system, software development, operation support, system consulting, related equipment sales, development and sale of packaged software, consulting, SaaS/ASP service. It also engaged in the production, processing, and sale of agricultural crops.

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