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Gumi (TSE:3903) Beneish M-Score : -4.20 (As of Jun. 18, 2024)


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What is Gumi 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 -4.2 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3903' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.2   Med: -2.32   Max: -1.77
Current: -4.2

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gumi was -1.77. The lowest was -4.20. And the median was -2.32.


Gumi Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Gumi Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.97 -2.71 -3.04 -1.96 -4.20

Gumi Quarterly Data
Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 -1.96 - - - -4.20

Competitive Comparison of Gumi's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Gumi'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.


Gumi's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

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

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



Gumi 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 Gumi 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 * 1.2731+0.528 * -1.6619+0.404 * 0.8941+0.892 * 0.7537+0.115 * 0.5846
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.040703-0.327 * 1.1908
=-4.20

* 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 (Apr24) TTM:Last Year (Apr23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円3,082 Mil.
Revenue was 円12,067 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円-1,557 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円11,945 Mil.
Total Assets was 円19,333 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円367 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,475 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,322 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,254 Mil.
Net Income was 円-5,934 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-5,147 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円3,211 Mil.
Revenue was 円16,010 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,434 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円15,400 Mil.
Total Assets was 円26,550 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円368 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円323 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円4,929 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,655 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)
=(3081.596 / 12066.565) / (3211.433 / 16009.705)
=0.255383 / 0.200593
=1.2731

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)
=(3433.588 / 16009.705) / (-1557.186 / 12066.565)
=0.214469 / -0.12905
=-1.6619

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 - (11945.314 + 367.272) / 19332.572) / (1 - (15400.024 + 367.602) / 26550.48)
=0.363117 / 0.406127
=0.8941

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
=12066.565 / 16009.705
=0.7537

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))
=(323.474 / (323.474 + 367.602)) / (1474.827 / (1474.827 + 367.272))
=0.468073 / 0.800623
=0.5846

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 / 12066.565) / (0 / 16009.705)
=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)
=((1253.783 + 5321.715) / 19332.572) / ((2654.726 + 4928.702) / 26550.48)
=0.340125 / 0.285623
=1.1908

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
=(-5934.026 - 0 - -5147.137) / 19332.572
=-0.040703

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.

Gumi has a M-score of -4.20 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Gumi (TSE:3903) Business Description

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Nishi-Shinjuku 4-34-7, 3rd floor, Sumitomo Fudosan Nishi-Shinjuku Building No. 5, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 160-0023
Gumi Inc is an entertainment company, which develops, operates, and distributes online games for smartphones and tablets. It provides native application services, game contents can be downloaded from apple store without browser; browser game services, game can be played on the mobile terminal browser, as well as publishing services, in which the company performs localization of game content developed by third parties and then sell them through its various sales channels. In addition, the firm offers VR (Virtual Reality) services.

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