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Kuradashi Co (TSE:5884) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Kuradashi 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:5884' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.5   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.5
Current: -2.5

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kuradashi Co was -2.50. The lowest was -2.50. And the median was -2.50.


Kuradashi Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Kuradashi Co Annual Data
Trend Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.50

Kuradashi Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score - - -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Kuradashi Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Kuradashi 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.


Kuradashi Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kuradashi Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kuradashi 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 Kuradashi 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 * 0.3802+0.528 * 1.0954+0.404 * 1.1139+0.892 * 1.4034+0.115 * 0.7955
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9577+4.679 * -0.004072-0.327 * 0.6072
=-2.50

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円51 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,910 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,299 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,231 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,343 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円15 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,463 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円280 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円38 Mil.
Net Income was 円-167 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-162 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円95 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,074 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,014 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円972 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,053 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円12 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,088 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円354 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円58 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)
=(50.939 / 2910.235) / (95.455 / 2073.684)
=0.017503 / 0.046032
=0.3802

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)
=(1013.615 / 2073.684) / (1298.593 / 2910.235)
=0.488799 / 0.446216
=1.0954

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 - (1231.351 + 14.543) / 1342.715) / (1 - (972.183 + 12.29) / 1052.615)
=0.072108 / 0.064736
=1.1139

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
=2910.235 / 2073.684
=1.4034

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))
=(9.056 / (9.056 + 12.29)) / (16.617 / (16.617 + 14.543))
=0.424248 / 0.53328
=0.7955

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)
=(1462.748 / 2910.235) / (1088.332 / 2073.684)
=0.502622 / 0.52483
=0.9577

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)
=((38.117 + 280.293) / 1342.715) / ((57.528 + 353.569) / 1052.615)
=0.237139 / 0.390548
=0.6072

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
=(-167.372 - 0 - -161.905) / 1342.715
=-0.004072

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.

Kuradashi Co has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kuradashi Co (TSE:5884) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3-2-1 Kamiosaki, 5th floor, Meguro Center Building, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 141-0021
Kuradashi Co Ltd is a shopping site that aims to reduce food loss. By selling products that are still edible but likely to be thrown away at a reasonable price and donating a portion of the sales to various organizations working on environmental protection and disaster relief. Its mission is to continue to be a social good company.

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