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Acom Co (Acom Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.33 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Acom 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 -2.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ACJJF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.65   Med: -2.32   Max: -1.56
Current: -2.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Acom Co was -1.56. The lowest was -2.65. And the median was -2.32.


Acom Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acom 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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Acom Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Acom Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.38 -2.36 -2.64 -2.10 -2.33

Acom Co 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 - -2.33 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Acom Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Acom 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.


Acom Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Acom Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Acom 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 Acom 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 * 1.0198+0.528 * 0.9946+0.404 * 0.8485+0.892 * 0.9265+0.115 * 0.6529
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0533+4.679 * 0.043354-0.327 * 0.9829
=-2.43

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $8,541 Mil.
Revenue was $2,048 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,006 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9,019 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,706 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $57 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $31 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $487 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,665 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,922 Mil.
Net Income was $411 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-10 Mil.
Total Receivables was $9,040 Mil.
Revenue was $2,211 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,153 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9,732 Mil.
Total Assets was $10,654 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $106 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $32 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $499 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,943 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,179 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)
=(8541.196 / 2048.348) / (9039.75 / 2210.801)
=4.169797 / 4.088903
=1.0198

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)
=(2153.353 / 2210.801) / (2005.951 / 2048.348)
=0.974015 / 0.979302
=0.9946

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 - (9018.796 + 56.53) / 9705.778) / (1 - (9732.032 + 106.175) / 10653.767)
=0.064956 / 0.076551
=0.8485

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
=2048.348 / 2210.801
=0.9265

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))
=(32.072 / (32.072 + 106.175)) / (31.16 / (31.16 + 56.53))
=0.231991 / 0.355343
=0.6529

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)
=(487.123 / 2048.348) / (499.159 / 2210.801)
=0.237813 / 0.225782
=1.0533

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)
=((2921.812 + 1664.551) / 9705.778) / ((3179.223 + 1942.655) / 10653.767)
=0.472539 / 0.480757
=0.9829

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
=(410.925 - 0 - -9.861) / 9705.778
=0.043354

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.

Acom Co has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Acom Co (Acom Co) Business Description

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Address
1-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8307
Acom Co Ltd is a Japanese consumer finance company. Its four core business categories are loan and credit, guarantee services, loan servicing, and overseas financials. Its loan and credit business offers credit cards and unsecured loans. The guarantee segment provides credit guarantee services, including loan portfolios and marketing analyses. The firm also offers loan administrative services in its loan servicing segment. Acom's overseas businesses are mostly in the retail finance sector in Thailand and Indonesia. In addition to ATMs, Acom's distribution relies on multifaceted sales channels, including a call center, Internet services, and mobile phones. The company earns its revenue from its loan and credit card business in Japan.

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