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Serendip Holdings Co (TSE:7318) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Serendip Holdings 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7318' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.53   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.7

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Serendip Holdings Co was -2.31. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.53.


Serendip Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Serendip Holdings 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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Serendip Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Serendip Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.57 -2.31 -2.48 -2.70

Serendip Holdings Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Mar20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24
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Competitive Comparison of Serendip Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Serendip Holdings 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.


Serendip Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Serendip Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Serendip Holdings 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 Serendip Holdings 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 * 0.7031+0.528 * 0.9877+0.404 * 1.6621+0.892 * 1.3022+0.115 * 0.8655
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.101761-0.327 * 0.9449
=-2.70

* 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3,445 Mil.
Revenue was 円19,787 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,251 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円9,199 Mil.
Total Assets was 円20,269 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円5,966 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,272 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,590 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円4,919 Mil.
Net Income was 円519 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円2,581 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円3,763 Mil.
Revenue was 円15,195 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,466 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円7,741 Mil.
Total Assets was 円16,168 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円5,977 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,072 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,807 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円4,753 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)
=(3445.419 / 19787.23) / (3763.248 / 15195.426)
=0.174123 / 0.247657
=0.7031

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)
=(2465.757 / 15195.426) / (3250.951 / 19787.23)
=0.16227 / 0.164295
=0.9877

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 - (9198.608 + 5966.038) / 20268.96) / (1 - (7741.263 + 5977.429) / 16168.464)
=0.251829 / 0.151515
=1.6621

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
=19787.23 / 15195.426
=1.3022

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))
=(1072.445 / (1072.445 + 5977.429)) / (1272.206 / (1272.206 + 5966.038))
=0.152123 / 0.175762
=0.8655

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 / 19787.23) / (0 / 15195.426)
=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)
=((4919.091 + 7590.124) / 20268.96) / ((4753.256 + 5806.667) / 16168.464)
=0.617161 / 0.653119
=0.9449

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
=(518.835 - 0 - 2581.432) / 20268.96
=-0.101761

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.

Serendip Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Serendip Holdings Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2-11-7 Sakae, 8th Floor, Fushimi Oshima Building, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Nagoya, JPN, 460-0008
Serendip Holdings Co Ltd is primarily involved in the management consulting, business succession consulting, M&A advisory, develop professional management resources, change management in manufacturing business.

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