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Careerlink Co (TSE:6070) Beneish M-Score : 0.91 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Careerlink 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.91 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:6070' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.58   Med: -2.46   Max: 0.91
Current: 0.91

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Careerlink Co was 0.91. The lowest was -3.58. And the median was -2.46.


Careerlink Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Careerlink Co Annual Data
Trend Feb13 Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.38 -2.15 -3.21 -2.53 0.91

Careerlink Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -3.58 -

Competitive Comparison of Careerlink Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Careerlink 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.


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

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

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


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Careerlink 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 Careerlink 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 * 2.5198+0.528 * 0.7844+0.404 * 0.7382+0.892 * 1.7352+0.115 * 0.8676
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.317351-0.327 * 0.7266
=0.91

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Feb21) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円14,668 Mil.
Revenue was 円52,537 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円14,412 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円20,280 Mil.
Total Assets was 円21,810 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円300 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円262 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,455 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円713 Mil.
Net Income was 円5,712 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-1,209 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円3,355 Mil.
Revenue was 円30,276 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円6,515 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円10,533 Mil.
Total Assets was 円11,524 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円110 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円75 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,430 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円510 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)
=(14668.409 / 52536.861) / (3354.766 / 30276.465)
=0.279202 / 0.110804
=2.5198

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)
=(6514.847 / 30276.465) / (14411.811 / 52536.861)
=0.215179 / 0.274318
=0.7844

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 - (20279.517 + 299.843) / 21809.69) / (1 - (10533.149 + 110.025) / 11523.851)
=0.056412 / 0.076422
=0.7382

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
=52536.861 / 30276.465
=1.7352

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))
=(74.889 / (74.889 + 110.025)) / (262.498 / (262.498 + 299.843))
=0.404994 / 0.466795
=0.8676

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 / 52536.861) / (0 / 30276.465)
=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)
=((713.036 + 7455.286) / 21809.69) / ((509.987 + 5429.665) / 11523.851)
=0.374527 / 0.515422
=0.7266

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
=(5711.964 - 0 - -1209.361) / 21809.69
=0.317351

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.

Careerlink Co has a M-score of 0.91 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Careerlink Co Business Description

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33rd Floor, Shinjuku Mitsui Building, 2-1-1, Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 163-0433
Careerlink Co Ltd provides human resources services in Japan. The company offers temporary staffing and outsourcing services for manufacturing and distribution companies. It supplies temporary workers for office work; helps companies with recruiting office workers; and performs outsourced tasks and provides other services. Its business comprises of BPO related business, CRM related business, General administrative business and Cleaning business of food processing, manufacturing processing buildings and hotels.

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