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Techno Smart (TSE:6246) Beneish M-Score : -1.50 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is Techno Smart 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 -1.5 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:6246' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.67   Med: -2.46   Max: -0.58
Current: -1.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Techno Smart was -0.58. The lowest was -3.67. And the median was -2.46.


Techno Smart Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Techno Smart'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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Techno Smart Beneish M-Score Chart

Techno Smart Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.58 -2.65 -1.88 -2.40 -1.50

Techno Smart Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 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 - - - -1.50 -

Competitive Comparison of Techno Smart's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Techno Smart'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.


Techno Smart's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Techno Smart's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Techno Smart 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 Techno Smart 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 * 2.0755+0.528 * 0.8531+0.404 * 1.1734+0.892 * 0.9779+0.115 * 0.8331
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.009467-0.327 * 1.0306
=-1.50

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円10,650 Mil.
Revenue was 円19,242 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,639 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円23,039 Mil.
Total Assets was 円29,949 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円4,593 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円230 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円8,763 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,804 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円1,521 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円5,247 Mil.
Revenue was 円19,677 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,174 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円21,622 Mil.
Total Assets was 円27,909 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円4,448 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円184 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,924 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)
=(10650.022 / 19242.406) / (5247.228 / 19677.406)
=0.553466 / 0.266663
=2.0755

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)
=(3174.459 / 19677.406) / (3638.853 / 19242.406)
=0.161325 / 0.189106
=0.8531

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 - (23039.462 + 4592.813) / 29948.777) / (1 - (21621.92 + 4447.549) / 27909.27)
=0.077349 / 0.065921
=1.1734

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
=19242.406 / 19677.406
=0.9779

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))
=(183.802 / (183.802 + 4447.549)) / (229.725 / (229.725 + 4592.813))
=0.039686 / 0.047636
=0.8331

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 / 19242.406) / (0 / 19677.406)
=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 + 8762.926) / 29948.777) / ((0 + 7923.834) / 27909.27)
=0.292597 / 0.283914
=1.0306

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
=(1804.357 - 0 - 1520.839) / 29948.777
=0.009467

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.

Techno Smart has a M-score of -1.50 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Techno Smart Business Description

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2nd Floor, Kyutaro-machi Kowa Building, 5-28 Kyutaro-machi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka, JPN, 541-0056
Techno Smart Corp is engaged in the designing and manufacturing of lithium-ion battery electrode manufacturing devices. LCD polarized film manufacturing devices, other film manufacturing devices and precision instruments for coating and laminating. The company's products offerings include CED coaters, Die coaters, Floating dryer, Unwind devices, Laboratory coater, among others.

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