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Business Coach (TSE:9562) Beneish M-Score : -0.19 (As of Jan. 18, 2025)


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What is Business Coach 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.19 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:9562' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.52   Med: -0.92   Max: -0.19
Current: -0.19

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Business Coach was -0.19. The lowest was -2.52. And the median was -0.92.


Business Coach Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Business Coach'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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Business Coach Beneish M-Score Chart

Business Coach Annual Data
Trend Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Beneish M-Score
- - -0.92 -2.52 -0.19

Business Coach Quarterly Data
Sep20 Sep21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.52 - - -0.19

Competitive Comparison of Business Coach's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Business Coach'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.


Business Coach's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Business Coach's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Business Coach 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 Business Coach 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 * 1.2257+0.528 * 1.0998+0.404 * 6.0421+0.892 * 1.385+0.115 * 0.3838
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.060167-0.327 * 0.9818
=-0.19

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円285 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,601 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円973 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円779 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,376 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円347 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円6 Mil.
Net Income was 円54 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円137 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円168 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,156 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円773 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円792 Mil.
Total Assets was 円932 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円82 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円208 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円36 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)
=(284.644 / 1601.091) / (167.664 / 1155.988)
=0.177781 / 0.14504
=1.2257

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)
=(772.644 / 1155.988) / (973.035 / 1601.091)
=0.668384 / 0.607732
=1.0998

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 - (779.141 + 75.606) / 1375.666) / (1 - (791.722 + 81.906) / 932.04)
=0.378667 / 0.062671
=6.0421

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
=1601.091 / 1155.988
=1.385

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))
=(20.581 / (20.581 + 81.906)) / (82.988 / (82.988 + 75.606))
=0.200816 / 0.523273
=0.3838

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 / 1601.091) / (0 / 1155.988)
=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)
=((5.843 + 346.98) / 1375.666) / ((35.525 + 207.94) / 932.04)
=0.256474 / 0.261217
=0.9818

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
=(54.158 - 0 - 136.928) / 1375.666
=-0.060167

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.

Business Coach has a M-score of -0.19 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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