Sougou Shouken Co (TSE:7850) Beneish M-Score: -2.53 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


TSE:7850 Sougou Shouken Co Ltd TSE:7850
67 GF Score
Price 円868.00
GF Value 円886.84
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Sougou Shouken Co Beneish M-Score?

Sougou Shouken Co TSE:7850 +1.88% 67 Beneish M-Score is -2.53 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates TSE:7850 with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of 円886.84 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,020 Business Services companies, Sougou Shouken Co ranks worse than 52.06% on this metric.

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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7850' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.17   Med: -2.67   Max: -2.29
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sougou Shouken Co was -2.29. The lowest was -3.17. And the median was -2.67.


Sougou Shouken Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sougou Shouken 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.

Sougou Shouken Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Sougou Shouken Co Annual Data
Trend Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24 Jul25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.92 -2.69 -2.73 -2.80 -2.53

Sougou Shouken Co Semi-Annual Data
Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24 Jul24 Jan25 Jul25 Jan26
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 0.00 -2.80 0.00 -2.53 0.00

TSE:7850 vs CTAS, CPRT, GPN: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Sougou Shouken 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.


Sougou Shouken Co Beneish M-Score vs Business Services Industry

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

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


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Sougou Shouken 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 Sougou Shouken 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 * 1.0582+0.528 * 0.9691+0.404 * 1.0034+0.892 * 1.0278+0.115 * 1.2179
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8752+4.679 * -0.036387-0.327 * 0.9624
=-2.53

* 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 (Jul25) TTM:Last Year (Jul24) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,295 Mil.
Revenue was 円16,236 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円5,024 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,484 Mil.
Total Assets was 円7,983 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円2,726 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円351 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円849 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円2,932 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,745 Mil.
Net Income was 円320 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円610 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,191 Mil.
Revenue was 円15,796 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円4,737 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,137 Mil.
Total Assets was 円7,671 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円2,837 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円457 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円944 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円2,251 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,419 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)
=(1294.889 / 16236.035) / (1190.529 / 15796.169)
=0.079754 / 0.075368
=1.0582

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)
=(4737.185 / 15796.169) / (5024.498 / 16236.035)
=0.299895 / 0.309466
=0.9691

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 - (3484.448 + 2726.439) / 7982.774) / (1 - (3137.02 + 2837.495) / 7671.453)
=0.221964 / 0.221202
=1.0034

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
=16236.035 / 15796.169
=1.0278

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))
=(457.37 / (457.37 + 2837.495)) / (350.742 / (350.742 + 2726.439))
=0.138813 / 0.113982
=1.2179

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)
=(849.313 / 16236.035) / (944.068 / 15796.169)
=0.05231 / 0.059766
=0.8752

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)
=((1744.854 + 2931.515) / 7982.774) / ((2418.793 + 2250.708) / 7671.453)
=0.585808 / 0.608685
=0.9624

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
=(319.659 - 0 - 610.126) / 7982.774
=-0.036387

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.

Sougou Shouken Co has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.53 mean?
Sougou Shouken Co (TSE:7850) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.53 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Sougou Shouken Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sougou Shouken Co ranks #531 out of 1020 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 52.1%.
Is Sougou Shouken Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Sougou Shouken Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.53. Based on the distribution chart, Sougou Shouken Co ranks #531 out of 1020 companies in the Business Services industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Sougou Shouken Co has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sougou Shouken Co's Beneish M-Score compare to CTAS and CPRT?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Sougou Shouken Co ranks #531 out of 1020 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Sougou Shouken Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Business Services company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Business Services industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Sougou Shouken Co and its competitors. Sougou Shouken Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.53. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sougou Shouken Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sougou Shouken Co (TSE:7850) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円886.84, compared to a current price of 円868.00 — trading 2.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.53. Sougou Shouken Co's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sougou Shouken Co (TSE:7850), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.53 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Sougou Shouken Co (TSE:7850) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sougou Shouken Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of 円868.00 is trading 2.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of 円886.84. GuruFocus considers Sougou Shouken Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:7850:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.53
  • GF Value™: 円886.84 vs. price of 円868.00 (2.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:7850 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Sougou Shouken Co Business Description

Address 3-4-48 Higashi-Naebo2jo, Higashi-ku, Hokkaido, Sapporo, JPN, 007-0802
Sougou Shouken Co Ltd provides commercial printing services in Japan. It is engaged in planning, design, printing, and processing of leaflets, catalogs, posters, DMs, POPs, and publications. Its services include advertising inserts and flyers, POP advertising, Postures, and brochures, among others. It is also involved in printing new year cards and the production of the exhibition, seminar, and various promotional materials for event planning and sales promotion.
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