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Kamakura Shinsho (TSE:6184) Beneish M-Score : -1.59 (As of Jun. 18, 2024)


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What is Kamakura Shinsho 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 -1.59 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:6184' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -1.81   Max: -1.58
Current: -1.59

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kamakura Shinsho was -1.58. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -1.81.


Kamakura Shinsho Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kamakura Shinsho'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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Kamakura Shinsho Beneish M-Score Chart

Kamakura Shinsho Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.58 -2.31 -3.02 -3.02 -1.59

Kamakura Shinsho Quarterly Data
Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 - - - -1.59 -

Competitive Comparison of Kamakura Shinsho's Beneish M-Score

For the Personal Services subindustry, Kamakura Shinsho'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.


Kamakura Shinsho's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Kamakura Shinsho's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kamakura Shinsho 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 Kamakura Shinsho 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 * 1.1087+0.528 * 0.9722+0.404 * 2.1897+0.892 * 1.171+0.115 * 0.8414
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.040895-0.327 * 1.0154
=-1.59

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,037 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,860 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,557 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,094 Mil.
Total Assets was 円4,049 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円378 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円136 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円819 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円41 Mil.
Net Income was 円531 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円365 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円799 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,004 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,953 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,616 Mil.
Total Assets was 円4,318 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円421 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円121 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円855 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円48 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)
=(1037.007 / 5859.844) / (798.75 / 5004.242)
=0.176968 / 0.159615
=1.1087

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)
=(2952.995 / 5004.242) / (3556.945 / 5859.844)
=0.590098 / 0.607003
=0.9722

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 - (3094.38 + 377.665) / 4048.534) / (1 - (3615.842 + 421.085) / 4317.699)
=0.142395 / 0.065028
=2.1897

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
=5859.844 / 5004.242
=1.171

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))
=(121.081 / (121.081 + 421.085)) / (136.466 / (136.466 + 377.665))
=0.223328 / 0.26543
=0.8414

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 / 5859.844) / (0 / 5004.242)
=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)
=((40.904 + 819.141) / 4048.534) / ((47.984 + 855.29) / 4317.699)
=0.212434 / 0.209203
=1.0154

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
=(530.76 - 0 - 365.196) / 4048.534
=0.040895

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.

Kamakura Shinsho has a M-score of -1.59 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Kamakura Shinsho (TSE:6184) Business Description

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Address
1-6-6 Yaesu, 7th Floor, Yaesu Center Building, Chuo- ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-0028
Kamakura Shinsho Ltd operates portal sites in Japan. The firm publishes and lectures to communicate knowledge on funerals, altar, tombs, temples. It offers portal sites that gives information on funerals; and responds to various consultations by telephone and e-mails, as well as a mobile search with GPS functions to search the funeral companies and centers. The company also operates sites that offers information on joint funerals and farewell party; family funeral knowledge and family funeral expenses; introduction of expenses to direct funeral and cremation ceremonies. In addition, it operates sites for funeral and funeral night wear, and legal flowers. Further, the company operates sites that offers information on Buddhist altar/Buddhist information; Buddha statues and Buddhist teachers.

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