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Just Planning (TSE:4287) Beneish M-Score : -2.30 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is Just Planning 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 -2.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4287' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: -2.52   Max: -0.8
Current: -2.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Just Planning was -0.80. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was -2.52.


Just Planning Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Just Planning'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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Just Planning Beneish M-Score Chart

Just Planning Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.86 -2.51 -3.15 -2.90 -2.30

Just Planning Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
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 - - -2.30 - -

Competitive Comparison of Just Planning's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Just Planning'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.


Just Planning's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Just Planning's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Just Planning 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 Just Planning 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 * 0.9878+0.528 * 0.918+0.404 * 1.2534+0.892 * 1.0321+0.115 * 1.3098
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.001166-0.327 * 0.8056
=-2.30

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円240 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,072 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,091 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,250 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,878 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円299 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円59 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円279 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円355 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円350 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円235 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,007 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円970 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,146 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,737 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円337 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円92 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円333 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 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)
=(239.752 / 2071.745) / (235.154 / 2007.24)
=0.115725 / 0.117153
=0.9878

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)
=(970.389 / 2007.24) / (1090.988 / 2071.745)
=0.483444 / 0.526603
=0.918

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 - (3250.107 + 298.916) / 3878.459) / (1 - (3146.145 + 337.475) / 3736.856)
=0.08494 / 0.067767
=1.2534

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
=2071.745 / 2007.24
=1.0321

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))
=(92.126 / (92.126 + 337.475)) / (58.519 / (58.519 + 298.916))
=0.214445 / 0.163719
=1.3098

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 / 2071.745) / (0 / 2007.24)
=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)
=((0 + 278.656) / 3878.459) / ((0 + 333.27) / 3736.856)
=0.071847 / 0.089185
=0.8056

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
=(354.548 - 0 - 350.025) / 3878.459
=0.001166

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.

Just Planning has a M-score of -2.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Just Planning Business Description

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7-35-1 Nishi-Kamata, Ohta-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 144-0051
Just Planning Inc is a Japan-based company engages in the development and sale of computer systems for the restaurant industry.

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