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OutlookConsulting Co (TSE:5596) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is OutlookConsulting 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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:5596' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.61   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.61
Current: -2.61

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of OutlookConsulting Co was -2.61. The lowest was -2.61. And the median was -2.61.


OutlookConsulting Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

OutlookConsulting Co Annual Data
Trend Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.61

OutlookConsulting Co Quarterly Data
Mar22 Mar23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -2.61 -

Competitive Comparison of OutlookConsulting Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Consulting Services subindustry, OutlookConsulting 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.


OutlookConsulting Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, OutlookConsulting Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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OutlookConsulting 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 OutlookConsulting 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 * 0.7426+0.528 * 0.9565+0.404 * 0.468+0.892 * 1.1582+0.115 * 0.2439
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.031108-0.327 * 0.5543
=-2.61

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円282.3 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,667.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,131.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,291.5 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,382.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円24.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円16.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円366.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 円452.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円409.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円328.2 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,440.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円934.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円655.8 Mil.
Total Assets was 円920.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円170.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円18.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円439.7 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)
=(282.292 / 1667.85) / (328.229 / 1440.025)
=0.169255 / 0.227933
=0.7426

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)
=(934.127 / 1440.025) / (1131.067 / 1667.85)
=0.648688 / 0.678159
=0.9565

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 - (1291.496 + 24.4) / 1382.198) / (1 - (655.796 + 170.036) / 920.146)
=0.047969 / 0.102499
=0.468

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
=1667.85 / 1440.025
=1.1582

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))
=(18.75 / (18.75 + 170.036)) / (16.767 / (16.767 + 24.4))
=0.099319 / 0.407292
=0.2439

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 / 1667.85) / (0 / 1440.025)
=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 + 366.061) / 1382.198) / ((0 + 439.672) / 920.146)
=0.26484 / 0.477829
=0.5543

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
=(452.863 - 0 - 409.865) / 1382.198
=0.031108

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.

OutlookConsulting Co has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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OutlookConsulting Co Business Description

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3-1-3 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 107-0062
OutlookConsulting Co Ltd is a consulting service company specializing in corporate management accounting and business management. It provides services that help clients see their company's outlook and outlook more clearly by improving the sophistication and efficiency of their management accounting and business management.

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