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FUJI Soft (TSE:9749) Beneish M-Score : -2.62 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is FUJI Soft 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 -2.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9749' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.66   Med: -2.55   Max: -2.43
Current: -2.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FUJI Soft was -2.43. The lowest was -2.66. And the median was -2.55.


FUJI Soft Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FUJI Soft'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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FUJI Soft Beneish M-Score Chart

FUJI Soft Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.50 -2.55 -2.58 -2.49 -2.62

FUJI Soft Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.49 - - - -2.62

Competitive Comparison of FUJI Soft's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, FUJI Soft'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.


FUJI Soft's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



FUJI Soft 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 FUJI Soft 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 * 1.0327+0.528 * 0.9816+0.404 * 0.9781+0.892 * 1.072+0.115 * 1.0361
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0354+4.679 * -0.016701-0.327 * 1.4044
=-2.62

* 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62,696 Mil.
Revenue was 円298,855 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円67,236 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円123,153 Mil.
Total Assets was 円257,596 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円104,163 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,184 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円7,339 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円112,740 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円8,524 Mil.
Net Income was 円11,849 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円16,151 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円56,634 Mil.
Revenue was 円278,783 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円61,567 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円112,730 Mil.
Total Assets was 円240,835 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円99,160 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,133 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円6,612 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円71,945 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円8,783 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)
=(62696 / 298855) / (56634 / 278783)
=0.209787 / 0.203147
=1.0327

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)
=(61567 / 278783) / (67236 / 298855)
=0.220842 / 0.224979
=0.9816

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 - (123153 + 104163) / 257596) / (1 - (112730 + 99160) / 240835)
=0.117548 / 0.120186
=0.9781

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
=298855 / 278783
=1.072

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))
=(4133 / (4133 + 99160)) / (4184 / (4184 + 104163))
=0.040012 / 0.038617
=1.0361

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)
=(7339 / 298855) / (6612 / 278783)
=0.024557 / 0.023717
=1.0354

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)
=((8524 + 112740) / 257596) / ((8783 + 71945) / 240835)
=0.470753 / 0.3352
=1.4044

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
=(11849 - 0 - 16151) / 257596
=-0.016701

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.

FUJI Soft has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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FUJI Soft (TSE:9749) Business Description

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1-1 Sakuragicho, Naka-Ku, Kanagawa, Yokohama-Shi, JPN, 231-8008
FUJI Soft Inc is a holding company that provides a variety of information technology, or IT, services through its subsidiaries. The company organizes itself into four segments based on subsidiary. The FUJI soft segment, which generates the majority of revenue, provides system construction, cloud integration, IT security, and broadband services. The cybernet systems segment provides a variety of IT services for manufacturing companies. The vinx segment sells software and provides data center services. The cyber com segment provides software development services.

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