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Pluszero (TSE:5132) Beneish M-Score : -1.34 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Pluszero 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 -1.34 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:5132' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.89   Med: -1.62   Max: -1.34
Current: -1.34

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pluszero was -1.34. The lowest was -1.89. And the median was -1.62.


Pluszero Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Pluszero Annual Data
Trend Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.89 -1.34

Pluszero Quarterly Data
Oct20 Oct21 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - -1.34 -

Competitive Comparison of Pluszero's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Pluszero'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.


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

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

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



Pluszero 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 Pluszero 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 * 1.1224+0.528 * 1.0159+0.404 * 2.629+0.892 * 1.2314+0.115 * 1.1438
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.025338-0.327 * 0.9506
=-1.34

* 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 (Oct23) TTM:Last Year (Oct22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円176.3 Mil.
Revenue was 円894.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円535.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円951.3 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,165.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円8.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円15.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円216.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 円120.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円91.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円127.6 Mil.
Revenue was 円726.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円441.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円947.9 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,019.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円2.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円9.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円199.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0.0 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)
=(176.33 / 894.074) / (127.585 / 726.075)
=0.197221 / 0.175719
=1.1224

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)
=(441.845 / 726.075) / (535.562 / 894.074)
=0.608539 / 0.599013
=1.0159

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 - (951.261 + 8.075) / 1165.859) / (1 - (947.851 + 2.936) / 1019.48)
=0.177142 / 0.06738
=2.629

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
=894.074 / 726.075
=1.2314

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))
=(9.234 / (9.234 + 2.936)) / (15.913 / (15.913 + 8.075))
=0.758751 / 0.663373
=1.1438

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 / 894.074) / (0 / 726.075)
=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 + 216.568) / 1165.859) / ((0 + 199.211) / 1019.48)
=0.185758 / 0.195405
=0.9506

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
=(120.756 - 0 - 91.216) / 1165.859
=0.025338

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.

Pluszero has a M-score of -1.34 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Pluszero (TSE:5132) Business Description

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Pluszero Inc is engaged in the provision, development, maintenance, operation and sales of solutions that integrate AI, natural language processing, software, hardware and other technologies, as well as consulting services related to these services.

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