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Creditison Co (TSE:8253) Beneish M-Score : -2.14 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is Creditison 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 -2.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:8253' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.6   Med: -2.33   Max: -1.99
Current: -2.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Creditison Co was -1.99. The lowest was -2.60. And the median was -2.33.


Creditison Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Creditison 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 -2.16 -2.42 -2.26 -2.23 -2.03

Creditison Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.05 -2.03 -2.06 -2.14 -

Competitive Comparison of Creditison Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Creditison 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.


Creditison Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Creditison Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Creditison 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 Creditison 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 * 1.0168+0.528 * 0.9633+0.404 * 0.9844+0.892 * 1.0832+0.115 * 1.6553
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9882+4.679 * 0.044252-0.327 * 1.0111
=-2.14

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円3,457,642 Mil.
Revenue was 109479 + 115592 + 107860 + 105174 = 円438,105 Mil.
Gross Profit was 96250 + 100076 + 92833 + 93653 = 円382,812 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,718,573 Mil.
Total Assets was 円4,441,730 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円45,162 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円16,604 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円252,095 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円267,900 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円3,244,587 Mil.
Net Income was 11850 + 16595 + 10930 + 18047 = 円57,422 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 32007 + -171142 = 円-139,135 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円3,139,521 Mil.
Revenue was 108287 + 98985 + 93104 + 104093 = 円404,469 Mil.
Gross Profit was 89237 + 85879 + 80534 + 84794 = 円340,444 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,384,989 Mil.
Total Assets was 円4,053,405 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円39,904 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円31,991 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円235,528 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円293,377 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,876,929 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)
=(3457642 / 438105) / (3139521 / 404469)
=7.892268 / 7.762081
=1.0168

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)
=(340444 / 404469) / (382812 / 438105)
=0.841706 / 0.873791
=0.9633

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 - (3718573 + 45162) / 4441730) / (1 - (3384989 + 39904) / 4053405)
=0.152642 / 0.155058
=0.9844

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
=438105 / 404469
=1.0832

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))
=(31991 / (31991 + 39904)) / (16604 / (16604 + 45162))
=0.444968 / 0.268821
=1.6553

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)
=(252095 / 438105) / (235528 / 404469)
=0.575421 / 0.582314
=0.9882

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)
=((3244587 + 267900) / 4441730) / ((2876929 + 293377) / 4053405)
=0.790793 / 0.782134
=1.0111

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
=(57422 - 0 - -139135) / 4441730
=0.044252

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.

Creditison Co has a M-score of -2.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Creditison Co Business Description

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1-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro 3-chome, 52nd Floor, Sunshine 60 Building, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 170-6073
Credit Saison Co Ltd is a consumer finance company operating primarily in Japan. Saison operates in five reportable business segments: credit services, leasing, finance, real estate, and entertainment. Of these, credit services make up the vast majority of revenue. The company is one of Japan's leading card companies. The company issues Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and affinity cards carrying the Saison brand to a multitude of cardholders. Saison also provides insurance and asset management. The company is affiliated with the Mizuho Financial Group.

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