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Micreed Co (TSE:7687) Beneish M-Score : -2.23 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)


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What is Micreed 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 -2.23 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7687' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.63   Max: -2.23
Current: -2.23

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Micreed Co was -2.23. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.63.


Micreed Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Micreed Co Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.94 -2.44 -2.82 -2.23

Micreed Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Micreed Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Micreed 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.


Micreed Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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Micreed 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 Micreed 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 * 1.1121+0.528 * 0.9876+0.404 * 0.626+0.892 * 1.5411+0.115 * 1.0925
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.023739-0.327 * 1.2237
=-2.23

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円701 Mil.
Revenue was 円4,668 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,587 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,488 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,685 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円22 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円74 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円662 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円134 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円174 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円409 Mil.
Revenue was 円3,029 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,017 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,074 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,302 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円12 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円418 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)
=(701 / 4668) / (409 / 3029)
=0.150171 / 0.135028
=1.1121

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)
=(1017 / 3029) / (1587 / 4668)
=0.335754 / 0.339974
=0.9876

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 - (1488 + 22) / 1685) / (1 - (1074 + 12) / 1302)
=0.103858 / 0.165899
=0.626

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
=4668 / 3029
=1.5411

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))
=(64 / (64 + 12)) / (74 / (74 + 22))
=0.842105 / 0.770833
=1.0925

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 / 4668) / (0 / 3029)
=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 + 662) / 1685) / ((0 + 418) / 1302)
=0.392878 / 0.321045
=1.2237

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
=(134 - 0 - 174) / 1685
=-0.023739

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.

Micreed Co has a M-score of -2.23 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Micreed Co (TSE:7687) Business Description

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Address
2-16-13 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Landic Nihonbashi Building 9th Floor, Tokyo- Shipping Center, Chiba Prefecture, Order Center Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Narashino, JPN, 103-0027
Micreed Co Ltd is engaged in planning and sales of commercial ingredients for restaurants. The company sells products such as meat, fish, vegetables, skewers, fried foods and desserts, frozen foods. It serves small and medium-sized restaurants, mainly privately owned izakayas.

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