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AR Advanced Technology (TSE:5578) Beneish M-Score : -3.03 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is AR Advanced Technology 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 -3.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:5578' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -3.03   Max: -3.03
Current: -3.03

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AR Advanced Technology was -3.03. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -3.03.


AR Advanced Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AR Advanced Technology'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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AR Advanced Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

AR Advanced Technology Annual Data
Trend Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.03

AR Advanced Technology Quarterly Data
Aug21 Aug22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -3.03 - -

Competitive Comparison of AR Advanced Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, AR Advanced Technology'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.


AR Advanced Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



AR Advanced Technology 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 AR Advanced Technology 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 * 0.9057+0.528 * 0.9328+0.404 * 0.688+0.892 * 1.1589+0.115 * 1.0801
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0528+4.679 * -0.094245-0.327 * 1.0028
=-3.03

* 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 (Aug23) TTM:Last Year (Aug22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,506 Mil.
Revenue was 円10,162 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,469 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,956 Mil.
Total Assets was 円4,469 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円78 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円103 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,941 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円2,720 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円319 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円740 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,435 Mil.
Revenue was 円8,769 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,987 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,352 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,815 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円65 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円103 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,591 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,708 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)
=(1506.345 / 10162.068) / (1435.209 / 8768.789)
=0.148232 / 0.163672
=0.9057

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)
=(1987.155 / 8768.789) / (2468.88 / 10162.068)
=0.226617 / 0.242951
=0.9328

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 - (3956.178 + 77.775) / 4468.6) / (1 - (2352.004 + 64.809) / 2814.765)
=0.097267 / 0.14138
=0.688

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
=10162.068 / 8768.789
=1.1589

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))
=(103.343 / (103.343 + 64.809)) / (102.676 / (102.676 + 77.775))
=0.614581 / 0.568997
=1.0801

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)
=(1940.784 / 10162.068) / (1590.631 / 8768.789)
=0.190983 / 0.181397
=1.0528

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 + 2719.886) / 4468.6) / ((0 + 1708.467) / 2814.765)
=0.608666 / 0.606966
=1.0028

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
=(319.115 - 0 - 740.257) / 4468.6
=-0.094245

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.

AR Advanced Technology has a M-score of -3.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AR Advanced Technology (TSE:5578) Business Description

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1-14-16 Shibuya, Shibuya Nomura Securities Building 8th floor, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0002
AR Advanced Technology Inc is engaged in the DX solution business utilizing cloud technology, data analysis, and AI. It provides a comprehensive service that goes beyond simple system introduction. Its products and services include Loogue faq, an AI chatbot that is specialized in employee inquiries; Zidoma data which may be useful to reduce fileserver operating costs; and Mieta a cloud contact center analysis management service.

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