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Artience Co (TSE:4634) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is Artience 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4634' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.34   Max: -2.13
Current: -2.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Artience Co was -2.13. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.34.


Artience Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Artience Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.65 -2.76 -2.42 -2.33 -2.52

Artience Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - - - -2.52 -

Competitive Comparison of Artience Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Artience 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.


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

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

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



Artience 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 Artience 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 * 1.0056+0.528 * 0.8656+0.404 * 1.2738+0.892 * 1.0196+0.115 * 1.0367
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.947+4.679 * -0.030686-0.327 * 0.9225
=-2.52

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円102,930 Mil.
Revenue was 円322,122 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円63,849 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円230,911 Mil.
Total Assets was 円447,798 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円134,258 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円11,339 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円7,542 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円123,953 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円50,161 Mil.
Net Income was 円9,737 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円23,478 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円100,390 Mil.
Revenue was 円315,927 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円54,202 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円229,247 Mil.
Total Assets was 円411,177 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円122,366 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,747 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円7,811 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円113,463 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円59,851 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)
=(102930 / 322122) / (100390 / 315927)
=0.319537 / 0.317763
=1.0056

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)
=(54202 / 315927) / (63849 / 322122)
=0.171565 / 0.198214
=0.8656

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 - (230911 + 134258) / 447798) / (1 - (229247 + 122366) / 411177)
=0.184523 / 0.144862
=1.2738

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
=322122 / 315927
=1.0196

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))
=(10747 / (10747 + 122366)) / (11339 / (11339 + 134258))
=0.080736 / 0.077879
=1.0367

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)
=(7542 / 322122) / (7811 / 315927)
=0.023413 / 0.024724
=0.947

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)
=((50161 + 123953) / 447798) / ((59851 + 113463) / 411177)
=0.388823 / 0.421507
=0.9225

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
=(9737 - 0 - 23478) / 447798
=-0.030686

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.

Artience Co has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Artience Co (TSE:4634) Business Description

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Address
3-13 Kyobashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8377
Artience Co Ltd is a holding company whose subsidiaries manufacture and sell a variety of chemicals and inks. The firm organizes itself into various segments based on product type. The printing and information segment, which generates the Most revenue, sells printing inks used for ink-jet printers, newspapers, magazines, and other printed materials. The colorants and functional materials segment sells pigments, plastic colorants, and liquid crystal display color filter materials. The polymers and coatings segments sells coatings, adhesives, plastic resins, and can coatings. The packaging materials segment sells packaging inks used for food and consumer goods packaging. Most of Toyo Ink's revenue comes from Japan.

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