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Komeri Co (TSE:8218) Beneish M-Score : -2.48 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Komeri 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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:8218' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.66   Med: -2.53   Max: -2.44
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Komeri Co was -2.44. The lowest was -2.66. And the median was -2.53.


Komeri Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Komeri Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.55 -2.63 -2.44 -2.44 -2.48

Komeri Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 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 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 -2.44 - - - -2.48

Competitive Comparison of Komeri Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Komeri 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.


Komeri Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Komeri 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 Komeri 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 * 1.0995+0.528 * 1.0145+0.404 * 0.989+0.892 * 0.9772+0.115 * 0.9852
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9167+4.679 * -0.020523-0.327 * 0.9863
=-2.48

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円27,428 Mil.
Revenue was 円370,751 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円127,211 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円178,194 Mil.
Total Assets was 円372,851 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円174,180 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円12,208 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円9,041 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円103,623 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円15,885 Mil.
Net Income was 円13,712 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円21,364 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円25,527 Mil.
Revenue was 円379,400 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円132,065 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円170,014 Mil.
Total Assets was 円361,387 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円171,305 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円11,816 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円10,093 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円101,492 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円15,954 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)
=(27428 / 370751) / (25527 / 379400)
=0.07398 / 0.067283
=1.0995

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)
=(132065 / 379400) / (127211 / 370751)
=0.348089 / 0.343117
=1.0145

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 - (178194 + 174180) / 372851) / (1 - (170014 + 171305) / 361387)
=0.05492 / 0.05553
=0.989

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
=370751 / 379400
=0.9772

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))
=(11816 / (11816 + 171305)) / (12208 / (12208 + 174180))
=0.064526 / 0.065498
=0.9852

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)
=(9041 / 370751) / (10093 / 379400)
=0.024386 / 0.026603
=0.9167

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)
=((15885 + 103623) / 372851) / ((15954 + 101492) / 361387)
=0.320525 / 0.324987
=0.9863

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
=(13712 - 0 - 21364) / 372851
=-0.020523

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.

Komeri Co has a M-score of -2.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Komeri Co (TSE:8218) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Shimizu 4501-1, Minami-ku, Niigata city, JPN, 950-1492
Komeri Co Ltd is a Japanese company operating a chain of home improvement stores. The firm organizes its activities into a home center unit and an other unit. The home center unit is composed of the Hard & Green, or the H&G, store brand. The hard merchandise includes hardware, general materials, and business materials, while the green merchandise includes gardening and agricultural goods. Home center also provides household goods, office and leisure goods, and kerosene. The other unit is further divided into logistics, information technology, credit cards, and other businesses. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the hardware, general materials, and building materials product line, followed by gardening and agricultural goods and household goods product lines.

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