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And Factory (TSE:7035) Beneish M-Score : -4.69 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is And Factory 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 -4.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7035' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.69   Med: -2.48   Max: -0.51
Current: -4.69

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of And Factory was -0.51. The lowest was -4.69. And the median was -2.48.


And Factory Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for And Factory'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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And Factory Beneish M-Score Chart

And Factory Annual Data
Trend Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.53 -2.96 -2.91 -2.48 -4.69

And Factory Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
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 -2.48 - - - -4.69

Competitive Comparison of And Factory's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, And Factory'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.


And Factory's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, And Factory's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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And Factory 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 And Factory 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 * 0.6821+0.528 * 2.1342+0.404 * 0.6931+0.892 * 1.6866+0.115 * 0.8913
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.661446-0.327 * 0.6857
=-4.69

* 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 (Aug24) TTM:Last Year (Aug23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円630 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,024 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,392 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,510 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,627 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円24 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円76 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,193 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円225 Mil.
Net Income was 円89 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円1,827 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円547 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,979 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,761 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円4,978 Mil.
Total Assets was 円5,275 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円26 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円55 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,727 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,425 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)
=(629.571 / 5024.345) / (547.279 / 2979.047)
=0.125304 / 0.183709
=0.6821

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)
=(1761.353 / 2979.047) / (1391.905 / 5024.345)
=0.591247 / 0.277032
=2.1342

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 - (2509.555 + 24.22) / 2627.362) / (1 - (4977.946 + 26.307) / 5275.373)
=0.03562 / 0.051394
=0.6931

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
=5024.345 / 2979.047
=1.6866

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))
=(54.785 / (54.785 + 26.307)) / (75.866 / (75.866 + 24.22))
=0.675591 / 0.758008
=0.8913

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 / 5024.345) / (0 / 2979.047)
=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)
=((225 + 1192.756) / 2627.362) / ((2425.07 + 1726.547) / 5275.373)
=0.539612 / 0.786981
=0.6857

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
=(88.94 - 0 - 1826.797) / 2627.362
=-0.661446

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.

And Factory has a M-score of -4.69 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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And Factory Business Description

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3-6-28 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Sumitomo Realty Aobadai Tower 1st & 2nd Floor, Tokyo, JPN, 153-0042
And Factory Inc is a Japan-based software company. Its business activities are divided into two divisions including smartphone app and Internet of Things (IoT) business division. The company is engaged in developing various applications that connect users and services. It mainly develops tool-based applications, game strategy bulletin board applications, and manga applications.

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