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Colowide Co (TSE:7616) Beneish M-Score : -2.74 (As of Jun. 29, 2025)


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What is Colowide 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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7616' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.36   Med: -2.74   Max: -1.73
Current: -2.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Colowide Co was -1.73. The lowest was -3.36. And the median was -2.74.


Colowide Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Colowide Co Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.73 -2.84 -3.28 -2.80 -2.74

Colowide Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.80 -2.77 -2.70 -2.68 -2.74

Competitive Comparison of Colowide Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Restaurants subindustry, Colowide 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.


Colowide Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Colowide Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Colowide 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 Colowide 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 * 1.0568+0.528 * 0.9917+0.404 * 0.9333+0.892 * 1.1155+0.115 * 1.0097
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0118+4.679 * -0.088266-0.327 * 0.899
=-2.74

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円15,512 Mil.
Revenue was 68684 + 68273 + 68809 + 63390 = 円269,156 Mil.
Gross Profit was 40194 + 40109 + 40157 + 36306 = 円156,766 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円95,631 Mil.
Total Assets was 円312,226 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円77,573 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円24,462 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円147,462 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円93,776 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円114,426 Mil.
Net Income was -1032 + 1896 + -647 + 1032 = 円1,249 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10167 + 7019 + 5382 + 6240 = 円28,808 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円13,158 Mil.
Revenue was 62079 + 61190 + 60772 + 57243 = 円241,284 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36306 + 35344 + 34897 + 32821 = 円139,368 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円67,275 Mil.
Total Assets was 円265,115 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円71,353 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円22,788 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円130,655 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円95,357 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円101,281 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)
=(15512 / 269156) / (13158 / 241284)
=0.057632 / 0.054533
=1.0568

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)
=(139368 / 241284) / (156766 / 269156)
=0.57761 / 0.582435
=0.9917

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 - (95631 + 77573) / 312226) / (1 - (67275 + 71353) / 265115)
=0.445261 / 0.477102
=0.9333

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
=269156 / 241284
=1.1155

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))
=(22788 / (22788 + 71353)) / (24462 / (24462 + 77573))
=0.242062 / 0.239741
=1.0097

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)
=(147462 / 269156) / (130655 / 241284)
=0.547868 / 0.541499
=1.0118

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)
=((114426 + 93776) / 312226) / ((101281 + 95357) / 265115)
=0.666831 / 0.741708
=0.899

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
=(1249 - 0 - 28808) / 312226
=-0.088266

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.

Colowide Co has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Colowide Co Business Description

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Address
2-2-1, Minatomirai, 12th Floor, Landmark Tower, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama, JPN, 220-8112
Colowide Co Ltd is a Japan-based company which primarily operates restaurant chains. The company is involved in the management and operation of taverns and karaoke pubs, and Japanese and Italian cuisines. The company is mainly engaged in the management of restaurants, stocking and processing sales of various foodstuffs, sales of cigarettes and liquors, management of Karaoke rooms, among others.

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