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JAIC Co (TSE:7073) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is JAIC 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7073' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.73   Med: -2.6   Max: -1.39
Current: -2.73

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of JAIC Co was -1.39. The lowest was -2.73. And the median was -2.60.


JAIC Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

JAIC Co Annual Data
Trend Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.59 -2.60 -2.64 -1.39 -2.73

JAIC Co Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
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Competitive Comparison of JAIC Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, JAIC 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.


JAIC Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

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

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


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JAIC 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 JAIC 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 * 0.9135+0.528 * 1.0381+0.404 * 0.8662+0.892 * 1.1463+0.115 * 0.6924
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.054526-0.327 * 0.9347
=-2.73

* 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353 Mil.
Revenue was 円3,676 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,315 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,524 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,437 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円164 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円154 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円785 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円705 Mil.
Net Income was 円6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円139 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円337 Mil.
Revenue was 円3,207 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,002 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,676 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,909 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円201 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円101 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円981 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円922 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)
=(352.644 / 3675.891) / (336.747 / 3206.698)
=0.095934 / 0.105014
=0.9135

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)
=(3001.856 / 3206.698) / (3314.873 / 3675.891)
=0.936121 / 0.901788
=1.0381

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 - (1524.458 + 164.057) / 2437.249) / (1 - (1676.085 + 201.024) / 2908.711)
=0.307205 / 0.35466
=0.8662

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
=3675.891 / 3206.698
=1.1463

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))
=(101.391 / (101.391 + 201.024)) / (153.996 / (153.996 + 164.057))
=0.335271 / 0.484183
=0.6924

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 / 3675.891) / (0 / 3206.698)
=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)
=((705.35 + 785.498) / 2437.249) / ((922.265 + 981.348) / 2908.711)
=0.611693 / 0.654452
=0.9347

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
=(5.943 - 0 - 138.836) / 2437.249
=-0.054526

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.

JAIC Co has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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JAIC Co Business Description

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Jimbocho 101 Building 6th Floor, Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0051
JAIC Co Ltd is engaged in providing integrated education recruitment consulting services. It is involved in various educational seminars business, employee education teaching material development and sales business, university support service and others.

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