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GMO AD Partners (TSE:4784) Beneish M-Score : -2.13 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is GMO AD Partners 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 -2.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4784' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GMO AD Partners was -2.03. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.61.


GMO AD Partners Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GMO AD Partners'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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GMO AD Partners Beneish M-Score Chart

GMO AD Partners Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.39 -2.71 -2.53 -2.39 -2.13

GMO AD Partners Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 - - -2.13 - -

Competitive Comparison of GMO AD Partners's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, GMO AD Partners'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.


GMO AD Partners's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



GMO AD Partners 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 GMO AD Partners 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 * 0.9812+0.528 * 1.0192+0.404 * 1.0434+0.892 * 0.8963+0.115 * 0.9481
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.087836-0.327 * 0.902
=-2.13

* 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3,621 Mil.
Revenue was 円14,904 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円6,330 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円9,085 Mil.
Total Assets was 円10,848 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円289 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円152 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,160 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円40 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-912 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円4,117 Mil.
Revenue was 円16,629 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円7,199 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円10,503 Mil.
Total Assets was 円12,423 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円302 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円147 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,552 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)
=(3620.721 / 14903.84) / (4117.43 / 16629.012)
=0.242939 / 0.247605
=0.9812

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)
=(7198.513 / 16629.012) / (6330.177 / 14903.84)
=0.432889 / 0.424735
=1.0192

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 - (9084.737 + 288.879) / 10847.704) / (1 - (10503.228 + 302.197) / 12423.478)
=0.135889 / 0.130242
=1.0434

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
=14903.84 / 16629.012
=0.8963

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))
=(146.771 / (146.771 + 302.197)) / (152.017 / (152.017 + 288.879))
=0.326907 / 0.344791
=0.9481

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 / 14903.84) / (0 / 16629.012)
=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 + 5160.169) / 10847.704) / ((0 + 6552.049) / 12423.478)
=0.475692 / 0.527392
=0.902

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
=(40.343 - 0 - -912.471) / 10847.704
=0.087836

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.

GMO AD Partners has a M-score of -2.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GMO AD Partners Business Description

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Address
1-16-3, Shibuya Center Place, Dougenzaka Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0043
GMO AD Partners Inc offers Internet advertising services such as Domain acquisition, Server cloud, Web site creation. It offers banner and text advertisement through personal computers, ISP based portals, newspapers, emails, and mobiles, as well as women mediums, such as women specific sites and lifestyle web magazines. It also provides this services to Philippines, Singapore, Japan, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Vietnam Myanmar.

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