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SYLA Technologies Co (SYLA Technologies Co) Beneish M-Score : -0.88 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is SYLA Technologies 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.88 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SYT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.88   Med: -0.88   Max: -0.88
Current: -0.88

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SYLA Technologies Co was -0.88. The lowest was -0.88. And the median was -0.88.


SYLA Technologies Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SYLA Technologies 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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SYLA Technologies Co Beneish M-Score Chart

SYLA Technologies Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - -0.88

SYLA Technologies Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -0.88 -

Competitive Comparison of SYLA Technologies Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, SYLA Technologies 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.


SYLA Technologies Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



SYLA Technologies 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 SYLA Technologies 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 * 1.8817+0.528 * 1.1564+0.404 * 1.0472+0.892 * 1.1166+0.115 * 0.6004
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8214+4.679 * 0.131555-0.327 * 1.0622
=-0.88

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.5 Mil.
Revenue was $163.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was $26.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $106.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $220.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $97.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $16.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $38.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $130.8 Mil.
Net Income was $2.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-25.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.2 Mil.
Revenue was $146.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was $27.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $78.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $188.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $96.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $36.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $99.3 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)
=(0.502 / 163.479) / (0.239 / 146.402)
=0.003071 / 0.001632
=1.8817

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)
=(27.664 / 146.402) / (26.712 / 163.479)
=0.188959 / 0.163397
=1.1564

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 - (105.993 + 97.85) / 220.828) / (1 - (78.57 + 96.138) / 188.557)
=0.076915 / 0.073447
=1.0472

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
=163.479 / 146.402
=1.1166

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))
=(1.332 / (1.332 + 96.138)) / (2.279 / (2.279 + 97.85))
=0.013666 / 0.022761
=0.6004

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)
=(16.667 / 163.479) / (18.172 / 146.402)
=0.101952 / 0.124124
=0.8214

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)
=((130.79 + 38.042) / 220.828) / ((99.279 + 36.442) / 188.557)
=0.764541 / 0.719788
=1.0622

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
=(2.927 - -0.91 - -25.214) / 220.828
=0.131555

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.

SYLA Technologies Co has a M-score of -0.88 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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SYLA Technologies Co (SYLA Technologies Co) Business Description

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SYLA Technologies Co Ltd is a property technology company. It provides asset management platform systems that facilitate real estate crowd-funding as well as the purchase and sale of real estate.