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U-Next Holdings Co (TSE:9418) Beneish M-Score : -2.31 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is U-Next Holdings 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 -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9418' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.51   Max: -1.25
Current: -2.31

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of U-Next Holdings Co was -1.25. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.51.


U-Next Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for U-Next Holdings 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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U-Next Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

U-Next Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.57 -2.54 -2.69 -2.56 -2.31

U-Next Holdings Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 - - -2.31 - -

Competitive Comparison of U-Next Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, U-Next Holdings 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.


U-Next Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, U-Next Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



U-Next Holdings 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 U-Next Holdings 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 * 1.0598+0.528 * 1.0173+0.404 * 0.7939+0.892 * 1.1615+0.115 * 0.9202
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.001401-0.327 * 0.8408
=-2.31

* 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 (Aug23) TTM:Last Year (Aug22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円31,989 Mil.
Revenue was 円276,344 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円96,480 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円121,225 Mil.
Total Assets was 円200,524 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円18,419 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円9,750 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円55,527 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円60,970 Mil.
Net Income was 円10,959 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円10,678 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円25,987 Mil.
Revenue was 円237,927 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円84,501 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円75,351 Mil.
Total Assets was 円153,007 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円19,143 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円8,946 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円51,757 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円53,970 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)
=(31989 / 276344) / (25987 / 237927)
=0.115758 / 0.109223
=1.0598

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)
=(84501 / 237927) / (96480 / 276344)
=0.355155 / 0.34913
=1.0173

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 - (121225 + 18419) / 200524) / (1 - (75351 + 19143) / 153007)
=0.303605 / 0.38242
=0.7939

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
=276344 / 237927
=1.1615

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))
=(8946 / (8946 + 19143)) / (9750 / (9750 + 18419))
=0.318488 / 0.346125
=0.9202

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 / 276344) / (0 / 237927)
=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)
=((60970 + 55527) / 200524) / ((53970 + 51757) / 153007)
=0.580963 / 0.690995
=0.8408

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
=(10959 - 0 - 10678) / 200524
=0.001401

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.

U-Next Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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U-Next Holdings Co (TSE:9418) Business Description

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Address
No.1, Shin-Osaki 3-chome, Meguro Central Square, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 141-0021
Usen-Next Holdings Co Ltd engages in the provision of digital content and mobile communication services. The firm's business line includes U-NEXT business, Content platform business, Mobile communication business, Fixed-line telecommunications business for multi-family housing, and BPO Business. Its content platform business engages in planning, developing, operating, and marketing U-NEXT, a video distribution service; and the provision of application development and infrastructure distribution services. The company also provides multi-MVNO cheap SIM, and cheap smartphone services; offers fixed-line telecommunications and optical Internet services; and operates contact centers.

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