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Project Holdings (TSE:9246) Beneish M-Score : -2.21 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is Project Holdings 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 -2.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9246' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.21   Med: -1.8   Max: 1.08
Current: -2.21

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Project Holdings was 1.08. The lowest was -2.21. And the median was -1.80.


Project Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Project Holdings'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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Project Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Project Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.80 1.08 -2.21

Project Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 - - -2.21 - -

Competitive Comparison of Project Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Project Holdings'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.


Project Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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


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Project Holdings 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 Project Holdings 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 * 0.8067+0.528 * 1.1016+0.404 * 1.3268+0.892 * 1.4437+0.115 * 0.4178
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.024001-0.327 * 1.5347
=-2.21

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円690 Mil.
Revenue was 円6,284 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,414 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,596 Mil.
Total Assets was 円5,638 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円867 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円174 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,205 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,781 Mil.
Net Income was 円588 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円453 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円593 Mil.
Revenue was 円4,352 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,842 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,908 Mil.
Total Assets was 円4,286 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円704 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円968 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円511 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)
=(690.286 / 6283.785) / (592.719 / 4352.418)
=0.109852 / 0.136182
=0.8067

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)
=(1841.986 / 4352.418) / (2414.179 / 6283.785)
=0.42321 / 0.384192
=1.1016

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 - (3596.496 + 866.789) / 5638.206) / (1 - (2908.356 + 704.374) / 4285.852)
=0.208386 / 0.157057
=1.3268

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
=6283.785 / 4352.418
=1.4437

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))
=(53.011 / (53.011 + 704.374)) / (174.417 / (174.417 + 866.789))
=0.069992 / 0.167514
=0.4178

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 / 6283.785) / (0 / 4352.418)
=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)
=((1780.652 + 1205.021) / 5638.206) / ((510.874 + 967.957) / 4285.852)
=0.529543 / 0.345049
=1.5347

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
=(587.853 - 0 - 452.53) / 5638.206
=0.024001

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.

Project Holdings has a M-score of -2.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Project Holdings Business Description

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Address
1-3-1 Azabudai, 24th Floor Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 106-0041
Project Holdings Inc is engaged in providing consulting services for new business development and existing business reform by using digital technologies, planning a strategy for digital marketing, and improving to UI/UX of smartphone apps. Its services include business solutions, marketing solutions, and UI/UX solutions.

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