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Ridge-i (TSE:5572) Beneish M-Score : -0.27 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is Ridge-i 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 -0.27 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:5572' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.27   Med: 1.47   Max: 3.21
Current: -0.27

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ridge-i was 3.21. The lowest was -0.27. And the median was 1.47.


Ridge-i Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ridge-i'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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Ridge-i Beneish M-Score Chart

Ridge-i Annual Data
Trend Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Beneish M-Score
- - 3.21 -0.27

Ridge-i Quarterly Data
Jul21 Jul22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Jan25
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -0.27 -

Competitive Comparison of Ridge-i's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Ridge-i'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.


Ridge-i's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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Ridge-i 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 Ridge-i 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 * 0.483+0.528 * 0.9484+0.404 * 9.2968+0.892 * 1.3562+0.115 * 1.3124
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.096215-0.327 * 2.6637
=-0.27

* 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 (Jul24) TTM:Last Year (Jul23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円129 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,072 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円737 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,519 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,358 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円223 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円122 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円349 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円197 Mil.
Revenue was 円790 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円516 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,950 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,063 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円41 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円73 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)
=(129.125 / 1071.954) / (197.116 / 790.384)
=0.120458 / 0.249393
=0.483

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)
=(515.648 / 790.384) / (737.367 / 1071.954)
=0.652402 / 0.687872
=0.9484

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 - (1519.404 + 80.348) / 2358.49) / (1 - (1950.07 + 41.221) / 2062.668)
=0.321705 / 0.034604
=9.2968

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
=1071.954 / 790.384
=1.3562

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))
=(13.62 / (13.62 + 41.221)) / (18.753 / (18.753 + 80.348))
=0.248354 / 0.189231
=1.3124

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 / 1071.954) / (0 / 790.384)
=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 + 222.886) / 2358.49) / ((0 + 73.18) / 2062.668)
=0.094504 / 0.035478
=2.6637

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
=(121.697 - 0 - 348.619) / 2358.49
=-0.096215

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.

Ridge-i has a M-score of -0.27 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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