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Speee (TSE:4499) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Speee 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4499' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.4   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.85

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Speee was -2.03. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.40.


Speee Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Speee Annual Data
Trend Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.39 -2.03 -2.40 -2.85

Speee Quarterly Data
Sep18 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Speee's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Speee'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.


Speee's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Speee 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 Speee 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 * 1.1532+0.528 * 1.0036+0.404 * 1.0518+0.892 * 1.2106+0.115 * 1.799
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.134542-0.327 * 1.5672
=-2.85

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円3,252 Mil.
Revenue was 円13,605 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円11,462 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円9,658 Mil.
Total Assets was 円11,296 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,076 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円109 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円4,920 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円878 Mil.
Net Income was 円-1,042 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円478 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円2,329 Mil.
Revenue was 円11,239 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円9,503 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円8,152 Mil.
Total Assets was 円8,923 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円349 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円2,544 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円378 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)
=(3252.006 / 13605.291) / (2329.444 / 11238.835)
=0.239025 / 0.207267
=1.1532

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)
=(9502.521 / 11238.835) / (11461.942 / 13605.291)
=0.845508 / 0.842462
=1.0036

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 - (9658.102 + 1075.861) / 11295.74) / (1 - (8151.864 + 349.243) / 8923.038)
=0.049734 / 0.047286
=1.0518

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
=13605.291 / 11238.835
=1.2106

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))
=(69.201 / (69.201 + 349.243)) / (108.914 / (108.914 + 1075.861))
=0.165377 / 0.091928
=1.799

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 / 13605.291) / (0 / 11238.835)
=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)
=((878.055 + 4919.741) / 11295.74) / ((378.104 + 2544.244) / 8923.038)
=0.513273 / 0.327506
=1.5672

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
=(-1042.023 - 0 - 477.734) / 11295.74
=-0.134542

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.

Speee has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Speee (TSE:4499) Business Description

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Speee Inc is a provider of marketing intelligence business and digital transformation services. The company's solutions include Marketing intelligence business, Digital transformation business, and Business R&D.

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