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DTS (TSE:9682) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is DTS 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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9682' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.75   Med: -2.43   Max: -2.21
Current: -2.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DTS was -2.21. The lowest was -2.75. And the median was -2.43.


DTS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DTS'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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DTS Beneish M-Score Chart

DTS Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -2.64 -2.52 -2.29 -2.39

DTS Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.29 - - - -2.39

Competitive Comparison of DTS's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, DTS'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.


DTS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, DTS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



DTS 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 DTS 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 * 0.9743+0.528 * 0.9069+0.404 * 1.7226+0.892 * 1.0904+0.115 * 0.873
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5349+4.679 * -0.017739-0.327 * 1.0548
=-2.39

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円22,334 Mil.
Revenue was 円115,727 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円24,992 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円64,031 Mil.
Total Assets was 円85,910 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円4,420 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,086 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円2,015 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円19,821 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円8,886 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円10,410 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円21,023 Mil.
Revenue was 円106,132 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円20,786 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円67,591 Mil.
Total Assets was 円80,676 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円3,567 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円742 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,204 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円17,646 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 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)
=(22334 / 115727) / (21023 / 106132)
=0.192989 / 0.198084
=0.9743

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)
=(20786 / 106132) / (24992 / 115727)
=0.19585 / 0.215957
=0.9069

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 - (64031 + 4420) / 85910) / (1 - (67591 + 3567) / 80676)
=0.203224 / 0.117978
=1.7226

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
=115727 / 106132
=1.0904

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))
=(742 / (742 + 3567)) / (1086 / (1086 + 4420))
=0.172198 / 0.197239
=0.873

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)
=(2015 / 115727) / (1204 / 106132)
=0.017412 / 0.011344
=1.5349

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)
=((0 + 19821) / 85910) / ((0 + 17646) / 80676)
=0.230718 / 0.218727
=1.0548

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
=(8886 - 0 - 10410) / 85910
=-0.017739

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.

DTS has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


DTS (TSE:9682) Business Description

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Address
6-19-13 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-0004
DTS Corp provides and sells a variety of information technology, or IT, and human resources products and services. The company organizes itself into two segments based on product and service type. The information service segment, which generates the majority of revenue, provides services that include systems integration, system development, and operations management, and sells IT-related products. The human resources segment provides human resource management services. The majority of the firm's customers operate in the financial services sector.

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