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I-Freek Mobile (TSE:3845) Beneish M-Score : -2.90 (As of Sep. 23, 2024)


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What is I-Freek Mobile 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 -2.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3845' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.8   Med: -2.47   Max: -0.88
Current: -2.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of I-Freek Mobile was -0.88. The lowest was -3.80. And the median was -2.47.


I-Freek Mobile Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for I-Freek Mobile'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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I-Freek Mobile Beneish M-Score Chart

I-Freek Mobile Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.97 -2.73 -2.21 -0.88 -2.90

I-Freek Mobile Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -0.88 - - - -2.90

Competitive Comparison of I-Freek Mobile's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, I-Freek Mobile'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.


I-Freek Mobile's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, I-Freek Mobile's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



I-Freek Mobile 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 I-Freek Mobile 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 * 1.046+0.528 * 1.1773+0.404 * 0.9747+0.892 * 0.987+0.115 * 0.9535
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.074267-0.327 * 1.5451
=-2.90

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円441 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,571 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円649 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,211 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,287 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円24 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円415 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円193 Mil.
Net Income was 円-100 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-4 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円427 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,605 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円774 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,135 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,195 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円289 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円77 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)
=(441.071 / 2571.156) / (427.214 / 2605.01)
=0.171546 / 0.163997
=1.046

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)
=(774.331 / 2605.01) / (649.186 / 2571.156)
=0.297247 / 0.252488
=1.1773

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 - (1211.132 + 24.358) / 1286.97) / (1 - (1134.668 + 11.437) / 1195.154)
=0.040001 / 0.04104
=0.9747

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
=2571.156 / 2605.01
=0.987

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))
=(10.15 / (10.15 + 11.437)) / (23.699 / (23.699 + 24.358))
=0.47019 / 0.493144
=0.9535

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 / 2571.156) / (0 / 2605.01)
=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)
=((193.284 + 415.118) / 1286.97) / ((77.139 + 288.541) / 1195.154)
=0.47274 / 0.305969
=1.5451

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
=(-99.846 - 0 - -4.266) / 1286.97
=-0.074267

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.

I-Freek Mobile has a M-score of -2.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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I-Freek Mobile Business Description

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Hakata Ekimae3-2-8, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka Prefecture, The 11th floor of Sumitomo Seimei Hakata Building, Fukuoka, JPN, 812-0011
I-Freek Mobile Inc is a Japan based provider of mobile content and e-commerce services for mobile users. It offers digital contents for HTML e-mails, casual & social game applications & picture book applications. It offers the digital contents which are decorated mail, a stamp and a picture book.

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