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Kizuna Holdings (TSE:7086) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Kizuna Holdings 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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7086' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.66   Max: -2.44
Current: -2.8

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kizuna Holdings was -2.44. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.66.


Kizuna Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kizuna Holdings'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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Kizuna Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Kizuna Holdings Annual Data
Trend May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.76 -2.59 -2.57

Kizuna Holdings Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -2.53 -2.57 -2.44 -2.49 -2.80

Competitive Comparison of Kizuna Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Personal Services subindustry, Kizuna Holdings'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.


Kizuna Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

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

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



Kizuna Holdings 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 Kizuna Holdings 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 * 0.8461+0.528 * 1.0484+0.404 * 0.8592+0.892 * 1.1433+0.115 * 1.0111
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9753+4.679 * -0.059347-0.327 * 1.0061
=-2.80

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円341 Mil.
Revenue was 3277.439 + 3001.557 + 2725.892 + 2732.147 = 円11,737 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1238.711 + 1119.199 + 980.288 + 973.025 = 円4,311 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,979 Mil.
Total Assets was 円32,109 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円25,113 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,816 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円3,048 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,733 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円19,963 Mil.
Net Income was 308.207 + 193.168 + 96.061 + 173.577 = 円771 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 763.994 + 758.825 + 396.076 + 757.681 = 円2,677 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円352 Mil.
Revenue was 3027.57 + 2489.471 + 2285.932 + 2463.396 = 円10,266 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1192.537 + 947.573 + 853.094 + 960.153 = 円3,953 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,078 Mil.
Total Assets was 円26,863 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円19,900 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,456 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円2,734 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,254 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円18,113 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)
=(340.849 / 11737.035) / (352.379 / 10266.369)
=0.02904 / 0.034324
=0.8461

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)
=(3953.357 / 10266.369) / (4311.223 / 11737.035)
=0.385078 / 0.367318
=1.0484

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 - (1979.261 + 25113.205) / 32109.096) / (1 - (2077.803 + 19900.371) / 26862.858)
=0.156237 / 0.181838
=0.8592

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
=11737.035 / 10266.369
=1.1433

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))
=(1456.054 / (1456.054 + 19900.371)) / (1815.789 / (1815.789 + 25113.205))
=0.068179 / 0.067429
=1.0111

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)
=(3048.348 / 11737.035) / (2733.809 / 10266.369)
=0.25972 / 0.266288
=0.9753

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)
=((19962.879 + 5733.203) / 32109.096) / ((18113.084 + 3254.213) / 26862.858)
=0.800274 / 0.795422
=1.0061

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
=(771.013 - 0 - 2676.576) / 32109.096
=-0.059347

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.

Kizuna Holdings has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kizuna Holdings (TSE:7086) Business Description

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4-5-10 Shiba, Minato-ku, UNIZO Shiba 4-chome Building 7th Floor, Tokyo, JPN, 108-0014
Kizuna Holdings Corp is a provider of funeral services and incidental services. The company plans, promotes and manages funeral services in Japan.

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