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Poper Co (TSE:5134) Beneish M-Score : -2.14 (As of Sep. 26, 2024)


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What is Poper 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 -2.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:5134' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.14   Med: -1.93   Max: -1.72
Current: -2.14

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Poper Co was -1.72. The lowest was -2.14. And the median was -1.93.


Poper Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Poper Co Annual Data
Trend Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.72 -2.14

Poper Co Quarterly Data
Oct20 Oct21 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -2.14 - -

Competitive Comparison of Poper Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Poper 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.


Poper Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Poper 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 Poper 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 * 0.958+0.528 * 0.972+0.404 * 0.9307+0.892 * 1.2463+0.115 * 0.927
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.020761-0.327 * 0.659
=-2.14

* 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84.8 Mil.
Revenue was 円829.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円610.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円772.2 Mil.
Total Assets was 円878.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円12.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円142.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円98.4 Mil.
Net Income was 円26.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円8.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円71.1 Mil.
Revenue was 円665.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円476.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円602.3 Mil.
Total Assets was 円695.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円14.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円138.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円151.2 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)
=(84.84 / 829.201) / (71.056 / 665.331)
=0.102315 / 0.106798
=0.958

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)
=(476.244 / 665.331) / (610.612 / 829.201)
=0.7158 / 0.736386
=0.972

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 - (772.192 + 12.845) / 878.443) / (1 - (602.324 + 13.985) / 695.807)
=0.106331 / 0.114253
=0.9307

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
=829.201 / 665.331
=1.2463

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))
=(3.243 / (3.243 + 13.985)) / (3.273 / (3.273 + 12.845))
=0.18824 / 0.203065
=0.927

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 / 829.201) / (0 / 665.331)
=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)
=((98.403 + 142.214) / 878.443) / ((151.16 + 138.046) / 695.807)
=0.273913 / 0.415641
=0.659

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
=(26.41 - 0 - 8.173) / 878.443
=0.020761

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.

Poper Co has a M-score of -2.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Poper Co Business Description

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1-13-21 Nihonbashi Kayabacho, Nihonbashi Kayabacho Hanshin Building 4th Floor, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-0025
Poper Co Ltd is a a SaaS-type business management platform that streamlines back-office operations and enhances parent-teacher communication for education providers.

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