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CNS Co (TSE:4076) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is CNS 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4076' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.77   Med: -2.4   Max: -2.05
Current: -2.64

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CNS Co was -2.05. The lowest was -2.77. And the median was -2.40.


CNS Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CNS 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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CNS Co Beneish M-Score Chart

CNS Co Annual Data
Trend May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.05 -2.77 -2.16 -2.64

CNS Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of CNS Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, CNS 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.


CNS Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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CNS 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 CNS 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 * 0.861+0.528 * 1.0211+0.404 * 0.9129+0.892 * 1.1115+0.115 * 0.8484
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.020926-0.327 * 0.9633
=-2.64

* 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 (May24) TTM:Last Year (May23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円702 Mil.
Revenue was 円6,657 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,639 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円4,349 Mil.
Total Assets was 円4,934 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円65 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円34 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円834 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円8 Mil.
Net Income was 円461 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円565 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円734 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,989 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,506 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,951 Mil.
Total Assets was 円4,547 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円72 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円795 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円11 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)
=(702.364 / 6657.083) / (733.968 / 5989.475)
=0.105506 / 0.122543
=0.861

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)
=(1506.063 / 5989.475) / (1639.419 / 6657.083)
=0.251452 / 0.246267
=1.0211

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 - (4349.09 + 64.981) / 4933.509) / (1 - (3951.049 + 71.695) / 4547.178)
=0.105288 / 0.115332
=0.9129

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
=6657.083 / 5989.475
=1.1115

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))
=(29.81 / (29.81 + 71.695)) / (34.405 / (34.405 + 64.981))
=0.29368 / 0.346176
=0.8484

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 / 6657.083) / (0 / 5989.475)
=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)
=((7.826 + 834.21) / 4933.509) / ((10.651 + 794.989) / 4547.178)
=0.170677 / 0.177174
=0.9633

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
=(461.328 - 0 - 564.567) / 4933.509
=-0.020926

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.

CNS Co has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


CNS Co Business Description

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1-5-5 Ebisu Minami, 9th Floor of JR Ebisu Building, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0022
CNS Co Ltd is an information technology solutions company.

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