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Autoserver Co (TSE:5589) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Autoserver 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.

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

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Autoserver Co was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Autoserver Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Autoserver Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -

Autoserver Co Quarterly Data
Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Autoserver Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Autoserver 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.


Autoserver Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Autoserver Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Autoserver 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 Autoserver 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 * 1.196+0.528 * 1.0221+0.404 * 0.8013+0.892 * 1.0899+0.115 * 1.0501
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.050367-0.327 * 0.9095
=-2.49

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,027 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,847 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円4,175 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円13,024 Mil.
Total Assets was 円16,738 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円371 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円395 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,730 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,302 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円2,145 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円788 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,364 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,916 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円10,404 Mil.
Total Assets was 円14,312 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円342 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円404 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,387 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)
=(1026.543 / 5846.559) / (787.53 / 5364.476)
=0.175581 / 0.146805
=1.196

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)
=(3915.92 / 5364.476) / (4175.483 / 5846.559)
=0.729973 / 0.714178
=1.0221

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 - (13024.395 + 371.248) / 16738.179) / (1 - (10403.604 + 341.849) / 14312.116)
=0.199695 / 0.249206
=0.8013

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
=5846.559 / 5364.476
=1.0899

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))
=(403.74 / (403.74 + 341.849)) / (395.276 / (395.276 + 371.248))
=0.541505 / 0.515673
=1.0501

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 / 5846.559) / (0 / 5364.476)
=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 + 5730.405) / 16738.179) / ((0 + 5387.464) / 14312.116)
=0.342355 / 0.376427
=0.9095

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
=(1301.745 - 0 - 2144.789) / 16738.179
=-0.050367

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.

Autoserver Co has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Autoserver Co (TSE:5589) Business Description

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Address
1-8-8 Harumi, Triton Square Office Tower W Building 14th floor, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-0053
Autoserver Co Ltd is engaged in used car auction agency service and brokerage service for used car dealers on the website. The used car distribution platform ASNET operated by the company is a used car distribution web service that can be used by used car dealers and automobile-related businesses with no membership fee or monthly membership fee.

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