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Fines (TSE:5125) Beneish M-Score : -2.06 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is Fines 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 -2.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:5125' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.69   Med: -2.19   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.06

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fines was -2.06. The lowest was -2.69. And the median was -2.19.


Fines Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Fines Annual Data
Trend Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.69 -2.19 -2.06

Fines Quarterly Data
Jun20 Jun21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -2.06 -

Competitive Comparison of Fines's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Fines'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.


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

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

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


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Fines 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 Fines 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 * 1.231+0.528 * 1.0244+0.404 * 1.0441+0.892 * 0.9479+0.115 * 1.0708
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.033929-0.327 * 0.8206
=-2.06

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円307 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,761 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,257 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,148 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,581 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円271 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円567 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円239 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円151 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円263 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,913 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,439 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,071 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,386 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円171 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円639 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)
=(307.333 / 2761.203) / (263.384 / 2913.096)
=0.111304 / 0.090414
=1.231

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)
=(2439.231 / 2913.096) / (2256.902 / 2761.203)
=0.837333 / 0.817362
=1.0244

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 - (2147.695 + 271.026) / 2581.396) / (1 - (2070.791 + 171.449) / 2386.263)
=0.063018 / 0.060355
=1.0441

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
=2761.203 / 2913.096
=0.9479

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))
=(26.243 / (26.243 + 171.449)) / (38.353 / (38.353 + 271.026))
=0.132747 / 0.123968
=1.0708

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 / 2761.203) / (0 / 2913.096)
=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 + 567.078) / 2581.396) / ((0 + 638.787) / 2386.263)
=0.219679 / 0.267693
=0.8206

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
=(238.888 - 0 - 151.305) / 2581.396
=0.033929

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.

Fines has a M-score of -2.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Fines Business Description

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Address
2-12-15 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0002
Fines Inc is engaged in the video production, video streaming service (video cloud), consulting service for digital transformation.

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