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Last One Mile Co (TSE:9252) Beneish M-Score : -1.86 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Last One Mile 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 -1.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9252' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -1.71   Max: -0.44
Current: -1.86

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Last One Mile Co was -0.44. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -1.71.


Last One Mile Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Last One Mile 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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Last One Mile Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Last One Mile Co Annual Data
Trend Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -1.60

Last One Mile Co Quarterly Data
Nov19 Nov20 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
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 -1.60 -1.93 -1.51 -0.44 -1.86

Competitive Comparison of Last One Mile Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Last One Mile 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.


Last One Mile Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Last One Mile Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Last One Mile 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 Last One Mile 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 * 1.9133+0.528 * 1.0706+0.404 * 2.3379+0.892 * 0.7943+0.115 * 1.2868
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0127+4.679 * -0.136205-0.327 * 1.0297
=-1.86

* 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 (Aug24) TTM:Last Year (Aug23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,951 Mil.
Revenue was 778.985 + 3335.496 + 2837.06 + 2398.69 = 円9,350 Mil.
Gross Profit was 106.216 + 2364.128 + 1830.695 + 1459.104 = 円5,760 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円4,843 Mil.
Total Assets was 円9,781 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,640 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円235 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円5,544 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,587 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,679 Mil.
Net Income was -163.359 + 279.612 + 114.098 + 86.939 = 円317 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 992.484 + 587.765 + -60.272 + 129.526 = 円1,650 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,284 Mil.
Revenue was 4612.271 + 2329.781 + 2650.842 + 2178.484 = 円11,771 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3417.144 + 1517.994 + 1523.803 + 1304.405 = 円7,763 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,741 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,904 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円600 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円115 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円6,893 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,588 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円841 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)
=(1951.293 / 9350.231) / (1283.949 / 11771.378)
=0.208689 / 0.109074
=1.9133

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)
=(7763.346 / 11771.378) / (5760.143 / 9350.231)
=0.65951 / 0.616043
=1.0706

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 - (4842.62 + 1640.333) / 9780.951) / (1 - (2740.706 + 600.008) / 3903.746)
=0.337186 / 0.144229
=2.3379

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
=9350.231 / 11771.378
=0.7943

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))
=(115.183 / (115.183 + 600.008)) / (234.67 / (234.67 + 1640.333))
=0.161052 / 0.125157
=1.2868

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)
=(5544.397 / 9350.231) / (6892.835 / 11771.378)
=0.592969 / 0.585559
=1.0127

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)
=((2678.536 + 3587.094) / 9780.951) / ((840.912 + 1587.69) / 3903.746)
=0.640595 / 0.622121
=1.0297

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
=(317.29 - 0 - 1649.503) / 9780.951
=-0.136205

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.

Last One Mile Co has a M-score of -1.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Last One Mile Co Business Description

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4-21-1 Higashiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 170-0013
Last One Mile Co Ltd is engaged in selling new electronic power, new gas and internet connections.

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