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Konami Group (TSE:9766) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of Jul. 21, 2025)


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What is Konami Group 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9766' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.73   Med: -2.79   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Konami Group was -2.08. The lowest was -3.73. And the median was -2.79.


Konami Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Konami Group'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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Konami Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Konami Group Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.90 -3.00 -2.08 -2.78 -2.68

Konami Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.78 -2.68 -2.70 -2.66 -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Konami Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Konami Group'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.


Konami Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Konami Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Konami Group 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 Konami Group 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 * 0.9195+0.528 * 0.9414+0.404 * 1.1402+0.892 * 1.1701+0.115 * 0.8828
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0686+4.679 * -0.060038-0.327 * 0.9762
=-2.68

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円47,220 Mil.
Revenue was 110773 + 126745 + 94045 + 90039 = 円421,602 Mil.
Gross Profit was 51602 + 58887 + 44695 + 43737 = 円198,921 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円366,836 Mil.
Total Assets was 円665,040 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円163,617 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円28,488 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円89,804 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円116,314 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円39,911 Mil.
Net Income was 11582 + 26709 + 17241 + 19160 = 円74,692 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 38159 + 31766 + 26035 + 18660 = 円114,620 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円43,887 Mil.
Revenue was 107218 + 99245 + 81218 + 72633 = 円360,314 Mil.
Gross Profit was 47673 + 45560 + 34811 + 31993 = 円160,037 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円343,860 Mil.
Total Assets was 円605,850 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円154,454 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円23,267 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円71,825 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円85,926 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円59,862 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)
=(47220 / 421602) / (43887 / 360314)
=0.112001 / 0.121802
=0.9195

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)
=(160037 / 360314) / (198921 / 421602)
=0.44416 / 0.471822
=0.9414

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 - (366836 + 163617) / 665040) / (1 - (343860 + 154454) / 605850)
=0.202374 / 0.177496
=1.1402

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
=421602 / 360314
=1.1701

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))
=(23267 / (23267 + 154454)) / (28488 / (28488 + 163617))
=0.130919 / 0.148294
=0.8828

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)
=(89804 / 421602) / (71825 / 360314)
=0.213007 / 0.19934
=1.0686

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)
=((39911 + 116314) / 665040) / ((59862 + 85926) / 605850)
=0.234911 / 0.240634
=0.9762

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
=(74692 - 0 - 114620) / 665040
=-0.060038

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.

Konami Group has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Konami Group Business Description

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1-11-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-0061
Konami Group Corp is a Japan-based company that develops, publishes, markets, and distributes video game software products for stationary consoles and for portable consoles. It also produces gaming machines for casinos and operates Health & Fitness clubs. The company operates through four business operations namely Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Digital Entertainment segment which is involved in the production, manufacture, and sale of digital content and related products including mobile games, card games, and computer and video games. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from Japan and the rest from the United States, Europe, Asia, and Oceania regions.

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