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Japan Warranty Support Co (TSE:7386) Beneish M-Score : -2.46 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Japan Warranty Support 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 -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7386' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.75   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.46
Current: -2.46

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Japan Warranty Support Co was -2.46. The lowest was -2.75. And the median was -2.61.


Japan Warranty Support Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Warranty Support 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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Japan Warranty Support Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Japan Warranty Support Co Annual Data
Trend Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.75 -2.46

Japan Warranty Support Co Quarterly Data
Sep20 Sep21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -2.46 - -

Competitive Comparison of Japan Warranty Support Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Japan Warranty Support 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.


Japan Warranty Support Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Japan Warranty Support 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 Japan Warranty Support 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 * 0.7728+0.528 * 1.0291+0.404 * 1.4611+0.892 * 1.1506+0.115 * 0.7908
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.02339-0.327 * 0.9088
=-2.46

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円219 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,664 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,100 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円7,791 Mil.
Total Assets was 円11,006 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円19 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,765 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円454 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円712 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円246 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,446 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円984 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円7,879 Mil.
Total Assets was 円9,857 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円19 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,740 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)
=(219.138 / 1664.148) / (246.445 / 1446.31)
=0.131682 / 0.170396
=0.7728

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)
=(983.861 / 1446.31) / (1099.996 / 1664.148)
=0.680256 / 0.660996
=1.0291

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 - (7791.491 + 18.67) / 11005.705) / (1 - (7879.029 + 19.41) / 9857.265)
=0.290353 / 0.198719
=1.4611

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
=1664.148 / 1446.31
=1.1506

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))
=(15.661 / (15.661 + 19.41)) / (24.217 / (24.217 + 18.67))
=0.446551 / 0.56467
=0.7908

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 / 1664.148) / (0 / 1446.31)
=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 + 1765.212) / 11005.705) / ((0 + 1739.613) / 9857.265)
=0.160391 / 0.17648
=0.9088

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
=(454.153 - 0 - 711.571) / 11005.705
=-0.02339

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.

Japan Warranty Support Co has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Japan Warranty Support Co Business Description

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Address
2-1-1 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku, Otemachi Nomura Bldg. 7th Floor, Tokyo, JPN, 100-0004
Japan Warranty Support Co Ltd offers a wide range of services to maintain and improve safe and comfortable living, such as telephone inquiries 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for breakdowns and troubles of housing equipment, and an extended warranty.

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