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Axial Retailing (TSE:8255) Beneish M-Score : -2.38 (As of Jul. 09, 2025)


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What is Axial Retailing 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:8255' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.09
Current: -2.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Axial Retailing was -2.09. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.56.


Axial Retailing Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Axial Retailing'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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Axial Retailing Beneish M-Score Chart

Axial Retailing Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.70 -2.19 -2.52 -2.63 -2.38

Axial Retailing Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.63 - - - -2.38

Competitive Comparison of Axial Retailing's Beneish M-Score

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Axial Retailing'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.


Axial Retailing's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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


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Axial Retailing 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 Axial Retailing 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 * 1.1462+0.528 * 1.006+0.404 * 0.9948+0.892 * 1.0431+0.115 * 0.9395
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.020762-0.327 * 0.9213
=-2.38

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円7,224 Mil.
Revenue was 円281,870 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円82,056 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円39,605 Mil.
Total Assets was 円135,296 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円83,297 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円5,812 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円31,765 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,038 Mil.
Net Income was 円9,006 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円11,815 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円6,042 Mil.
Revenue was 円270,224 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円79,138 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円37,256 Mil.
Total Assets was 円131,390 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円82,035 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円5,355 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円33,344 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,287 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)
=(7224 / 281870) / (6042 / 270224)
=0.025629 / 0.022359
=1.1462

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)
=(79138 / 270224) / (82056 / 281870)
=0.292861 / 0.291113
=1.006

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 - (39605 + 83297) / 135296) / (1 - (37256 + 82035) / 131390)
=0.091607 / 0.092085
=0.9948

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
=281870 / 270224
=1.0431

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))
=(5355 / (5355 + 82035)) / (5812 / (5812 + 83297))
=0.061277 / 0.065223
=0.9395

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 / 281870) / (0 / 270224)
=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)
=((2038 + 31765) / 135296) / ((2287 + 33344) / 131390)
=0.249845 / 0.271185
=0.9213

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
=(9006 - 0 - 11815) / 135296
=-0.020762

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.

Axial Retailing has a M-score of -2.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Axial Retailing Business Description

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Address
18-2 Nakagoya, Niigata Prefecture, Nagaoka, JPN, 954-0193
Axial Retailing Inc is a regional chain-store operator, headquartered in Nagaoka, Japan. The company is focused on its supermarket business. In addition to expanding the product lineup, the company is making an effort to provide private-brand products, for example by manufacturing and processing food sold in the company's stores. The company operates its business under two brands: Harashin Narus and Fressay. More than half of the company's total stores belong to the Harashin Narus store chain, and the rest are under the Fressay store chain.

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