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Image Magic (TSE:7793) Beneish M-Score : -2.13 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Image Magic 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 -2.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7793' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.5   Med: -2.32   Max: -2.13
Current: -2.13

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Image Magic was -2.13. The lowest was -2.50. And the median was -2.32.


Image Magic Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Image Magic'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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Image Magic Beneish M-Score Chart

Image Magic Annual Data
Trend Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.50 -2.13

Image Magic Quarterly Data
Apr20 Apr21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Mar24 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.13 - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Image Magic's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Image Magic'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.


Image Magic's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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


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Image Magic 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 Image Magic 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 * 1.0854+0.528 * 1.064+0.404 * 1.7251+0.892 * 1.0807+0.115 * 1.1538
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.035303-0.327 * 0.9341
=-2.13

* 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 (Apr23) TTM:Last Year (Apr22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円388 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,292 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,694 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,432 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,335 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円794 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円192 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円783 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円203 Mil.
Net Income was 円49 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円131 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円331 Mil.
Revenue was 円4,897 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,668 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,701 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,356 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円591 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円171 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円737 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円328 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)
=(388.36 / 5291.714) / (331.091 / 4896.562)
=0.07339 / 0.067617
=1.0854

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)
=(1668.27 / 4896.562) / (1694.471 / 5291.714)
=0.340702 / 0.320212
=1.064

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 - (1432.372 + 794.469) / 2335.015) / (1 - (1701.405 + 591.079) / 2355.745)
=0.046327 / 0.026854
=1.7251

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
=5291.714 / 4896.562
=1.0807

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))
=(171.239 / (171.239 + 591.079)) / (192.074 / (192.074 + 794.469))
=0.224629 / 0.194694
=1.1538

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 / 5291.714) / (0 / 4896.562)
=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)
=((203.187 + 782.577) / 2335.015) / ((327.964 + 736.731) / 2355.745)
=0.422166 / 0.451957
=0.9341

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
=(48.992 - 0 - 131.426) / 2335.015
=-0.035303

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.

Image Magic has a M-score of -2.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Image Magic Business Description

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1-3-11 Koishikawa, Rising Plaza Korakuen 6th Floor, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 112-0002
Image Magic Inc is a solution company, which is engaged in developing various services and solutions related to on-demand printing for original products.

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