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Baudroie (TSE:4413) Beneish M-Score : -1.23 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is Baudroie 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.23 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:4413' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.55   Med: -1.48   Max: -0.48
Current: -1.23

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Baudroie was -0.48. The lowest was -1.55. And the median was -1.48.


Baudroie Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Baudroie Annual Data
Trend Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.48 -1.48

Baudroie Quarterly Data
Feb20 Feb21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
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 -1.55 -1.50 -1.48 -1.55 -1.23

Competitive Comparison of Baudroie's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Baudroie'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.


Baudroie's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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Baudroie 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 Baudroie 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 * 1.1036+0.528 * 0.9709+0.404 * 1.907+0.892 * 1.435+0.115 * 2.5591
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0878+4.679 * 0.067695-0.327 * 1.1984
=-1.23

* 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 (Aug24) TTM:Last Year (Aug23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,420 Mil.
Revenue was 2952.854 + 2339.073 + 1936.957 + 1903.448 = 円9,132 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1039.608 + 871.651 + 759.451 + 762.671 = 円3,433 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,914 Mil.
Total Assets was 円10,219 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円723 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円106 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円863 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円2,725 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,129 Mil.
Net Income was 427.991 + 334.228 + 405 + 275.658 = 円1,443 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 593.81 + 157.308 + 0 + 0 = 円751 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円897 Mil.
Revenue was 1813.778 + 1676.002 + 1487.517 + 1386.784 = 円6,364 Mil.
Gross Profit was 653.892 + 568.472 + 585.053 + 515.598 = 円2,323 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円5,248 Mil.
Total Assets was 円6,095 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円39 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円553 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,314 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円604 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)
=(1420.465 / 9132.332) / (896.967 / 6364.081)
=0.155542 / 0.140942
=1.1036

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)
=(2323.015 / 6364.081) / (3433.381 / 9132.332)
=0.36502 / 0.375959
=0.9709

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 - (6914.457 + 723.221) / 10218.699) / (1 - (5248.336 + 39.082) / 6094.653)
=0.252578 / 0.13245
=1.907

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
=9132.332 / 6364.081
=1.435

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))
=(19.06 / (19.06 + 39.082)) / (106.256 / (106.256 + 723.221))
=0.327818 / 0.1281
=2.5591

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)
=(863.471 / 9132.332) / (553.144 / 6364.081)
=0.094551 / 0.086917
=1.0878

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)
=((1129.194 + 2724.856) / 10218.699) / ((604.095 + 1314.017) / 6094.653)
=0.377157 / 0.31472
=1.1984

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
=(1442.877 - 0 - 751.118) / 10218.699
=0.067695

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.

Baudroie has a M-score of -1.23 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Baudroie Business Description

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Baudroie Inc is engaged in the cloud implementation service for information technology infrastructure network integration and managed security provision compatible with 5G/IoT.

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