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Japan Logistics Fund (TSE:8967) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Japan Logistics Fund 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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:8967' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.79   Med: -2.47   Max: -1.33
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Japan Logistics Fund was -1.33. The lowest was -2.79. And the median was -2.47.


Japan Logistics Fund Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Logistics Fund'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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Japan Logistics Fund Beneish M-Score Chart

Japan Logistics Fund Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.79 -2.45 -2.40 -2.48 -2.55

Japan Logistics Fund Semi-Annual Data
Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
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 - -2.48 - -2.55 -

Competitive Comparison of Japan Logistics Fund's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Japan Logistics Fund'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.


Japan Logistics Fund's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Japan Logistics Fund's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Japan Logistics Fund's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Japan Logistics Fund 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 Japan Logistics Fund 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 * 0.9746+0.528 * 1.0054+0.404 * 0.9556+0.892 * 1.0748+0.115 * 0.9717
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0203+4.679 * -0.018386-0.327 * 1.0035
=-2.55

* 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 (Jul23) TTM:Last Year (Jul22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円608 Mil.
Revenue was 円20,295 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円12,645 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円15,564 Mil.
Total Assets was 円274,933 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円259,020 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,839 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,902 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円20,068 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円104,200 Mil.
Net Income was 円9,701 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円14,755 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円580 Mil.
Revenue was 円18,882 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円11,828 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円13,362 Mil.
Total Assets was 円273,789 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円260,063 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,744 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,734 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円20,625 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円102,700 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)
=(607.98 / 20295.215) / (580.387 / 18882.287)
=0.029957 / 0.030737
=0.9746

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)
=(11827.603 / 18882.287) / (12644.852 / 20295.215)
=0.626386 / 0.623046
=1.0054

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 - (15564.053 + 259019.734) / 274933.145) / (1 - (13362.022 + 260063.012) / 273789.038)
=0.001271 / 0.00133
=0.9556

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
=20295.215 / 18882.287
=1.0748

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))
=(3743.772 / (3743.772 + 260063.012)) / (3838.675 / (3838.675 + 259019.734))
=0.014191 / 0.014604
=0.9717

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)
=(1901.603 / 20295.215) / (1734.023 / 18882.287)
=0.093697 / 0.091833
=1.0203

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)
=((104200 + 20067.923) / 274933.145) / ((102700 + 20624.62) / 273789.038)
=0.451993 / 0.450437
=1.0035

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
=(9700.591 - 0 - 14755.401) / 274933.145
=-0.018386

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.

Japan Logistics Fund has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Japan Logistics Fund (TSE:8967) Business Description

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Address
4-3 Hitotsubashi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0003
Japan Logistics Fund Inc is a Japan-based real estate investment trust. The company gives importance to the Tenants, Location, Size, Building, Building age, Soil and Rights in making investment decisions. Its investments are located in Tokyo metropolitan area, Kinki area, Chubu area and Kyushu area. The firm generates the majority of its revenues from leasing of properties.

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