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Fast Retailing Co (FRA:FR7) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Fast Retailing 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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:FR7' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: -2.66   Max: -2.01
Current: -2.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fast Retailing Co was -2.01. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was -2.66.


Fast Retailing Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fast Retailing 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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Fast Retailing Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Fast Retailing Co Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.59 -3.00 -3.15 -2.41 -2.46

Fast Retailing Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -2.01 -2.23 -2.46 -2.63 -2.81

Competitive Comparison of Fast Retailing Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Fast Retailing 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.


Fast Retailing Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Fast Retailing Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fast Retailing 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 Fast Retailing 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 * 0.8132+0.528 * 0.974+0.404 * 1.1309+0.892 * 1.0137+0.115 * 0.9941
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0022+4.679 * -0.078903-0.327 * 0.8814
=-2.93

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €413 Mil.
Revenue was 4883.394 + 5005.443 + 3946.25 + 4538.827 = €18,374 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2493.355 + 2733.64 + 2094.983 + 2443.927 = €9,766 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €13,990 Mil.
Total Assets was €21,660 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,890 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1,227 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €7,129 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,493 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,098 Mil.
Net Income was 545.927 + 665.478 + 365.526 + 571.434 = €2,148 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1333.321 + 661.669 + 933.085 + 929.323 = €3,857 Mil.
Total Receivables was €501 Mil.
Revenue was 5271.803 + 4933.704 + 3910.66 + 4009.652 = €18,126 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2535.917 + 2618.959 + 2034.796 + 2194.318 = €9,384 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €13,681 Mil.
Total Assets was €21,170 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €4,223 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1,322 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €7,017 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,931 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,378 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)
=(412.864 / 18373.914) / (500.836 / 18125.819)
=0.02247 / 0.027631
=0.8132

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)
=(9383.99 / 18125.819) / (9765.905 / 18373.914)
=0.517714 / 0.531509
=0.974

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 - (13990.218 + 3890.321) / 21659.916) / (1 - (13680.957 + 4222.759) / 21169.971)
=0.174487 / 0.154287
=1.1309

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
=18373.914 / 18125.819
=1.0137

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))
=(1321.92 / (1321.92 + 4222.759)) / (1227.303 / (1227.303 + 3890.321))
=0.238412 / 0.239819
=0.9941

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)
=(7128.861 / 18373.914) / (7017.225 / 18125.819)
=0.387988 / 0.38714
=1.0022

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)
=((2098.224 + 4492.6) / 21659.916) / ((2377.691 + 4930.738) / 21169.971)
=0.304287 / 0.345226
=0.8814

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
=(2148.365 - 0 - 3857.398) / 21659.916
=-0.078903

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.

Fast Retailing Co has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fast Retailing Co (FRA:FR7) Business Description

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10717-1 Sayama, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, JPN, 754-0894
Fast Retailing Co Ltd is Japan's apparel company, operating the casualwear retail chain Uniqlo, known for its high-quality functional apparel at reasonable prices. The business is founded on a private-label apparel model whereby Fast Retailing is in charge of product design, production, and sales. Fast Retailing is ranked the third-largest apparel company by sales globally, it runs 3,630 stores globally, including 813 and 1,439 Uniqlo stores in Japan and overseas, respectively. Other brands in its portfolio include GU and acquired brands including Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse Tam Tam (French lingerie), and J Brand (premium denim).

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