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Carlit Co (TSE:4275) Beneish M-Score : -2.23 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Carlit 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 -2.23 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4275' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.91   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.23
Current: -2.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Carlit Co was -2.23. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.52.


Carlit Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Carlit Co Annual Data
Trend Mar13 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.91 -2.60 -2.62 -2.39 -2.23

Carlit Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24
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 - - - -2.23 -

Competitive Comparison of Carlit Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Carlit 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.


Carlit Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Carlit Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Carlit 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 Carlit 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 * 1.1906+0.528 * 0.9286+0.404 * 1.1279+0.892 * 1.0158+0.115 * 0.9817
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.008033-0.327 * 0.9668
=-2.23

* 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12,042 Mil.
Revenue was 円36,577 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円9,502 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円23,518 Mil.
Total Assets was 円55,146 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円19,116 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,767 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円11,149 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,238 Mil.
Net Income was 円2,598 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円2,155 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円9,957 Mil.
Revenue was 円36,008 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円8,686 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円22,027 Mil.
Total Assets was 円51,230 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円18,898 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,712 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円10,029 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,874 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)
=(12042 / 36577) / (9957 / 36008)
=0.329223 / 0.276522
=1.1906

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)
=(8686 / 36008) / (9502 / 36577)
=0.241224 / 0.259781
=0.9286

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 - (23518 + 19116) / 55146) / (1 - (22027 + 18898) / 51230)
=0.226889 / 0.201152
=1.1279

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
=36577 / 36008
=1.0158

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))
=(1712 / (1712 + 18898)) / (1767 / (1767 + 19116))
=0.083066 / 0.084614
=0.9817

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 / 36577) / (0 / 36008)
=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)
=((1238 + 11149) / 55146) / ((1874 + 10029) / 51230)
=0.224622 / 0.232344
=0.9668

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
=(2598 - 0 - 2155) / 55146
=0.008033

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.

Carlit Co has a M-score of -2.23 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Carlit Co Business Description

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Address
1-17-10, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-0031
Carlit Co Ltd is engaged in management of subsidiaries engaged in chemical, bottling, metal processing, engineering services, etc., and other related business.

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