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Toell Co (TSE:3361) Beneish M-Score : -2.60 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Toell 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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3361' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.83   Max: -2.2
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Toell Co was -2.20. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.83.


Toell Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Toell Co Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -2.90 -2.81 -2.20 -2.60

Toell Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 - -2.60 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Toell Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Toell 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.


Toell Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Toell Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Toell 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 Toell 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 * 0.8639+0.528 * 1.0289+0.404 * 1.1133+0.892 * 1.0752+0.115 * 1.0388
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.03832-0.327 * 0.8377
=-2.60

* 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 (Apr23) TTM:Last Year (Apr22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円4,101 Mil.
Revenue was 円27,871 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,633 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円11,609 Mil.
Total Assets was 円26,951 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円13,119 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,404 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,173 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円800 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,586 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円2,619 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円4,415 Mil.
Revenue was 円25,921 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,175 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円11,696 Mil.
Total Assets was 円26,976 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円13,282 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,483 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,930 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,207 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)
=(4101.128 / 27871.409) / (4415.08 / 25921.386)
=0.147145 / 0.170326
=0.8639

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)
=(10174.656 / 25921.386) / (10632.769 / 27871.409)
=0.39252 / 0.381494
=1.0289

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 - (11609.08 + 13118.832) / 26950.537) / (1 - (11695.99 + 13282.1) / 26976.47)
=0.082471 / 0.074079
=1.1133

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
=27871.409 / 25921.386
=1.0752

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))
=(1482.798 / (1482.798 + 13282.1)) / (1403.989 / (1403.989 + 13118.832))
=0.100427 / 0.096675
=1.0388

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)
=(0 / 27871.409) / (0 / 25921.386)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((800.04 + 5173.175) / 26950.537) / ((1207.037 + 5930.105) / 26976.47)
=0.221636 / 0.264569
=0.8377

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
=(1586.001 - 0 - 2618.737) / 26950.537
=-0.03832

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.

Toell Co has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Toell Co (TSE:3361) Business Description

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Address
1-5-21 Takada-Nishi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, JPN, 223-8510
Toell Co., Ltd. produces, wholesales and retails liquefied petroleum gas for households and enterprises. The company also operates home services such as maintenance and plumbing repair services. Its operating divisions include Gas business, Water business, Energy Telecommunications, and Foreign operation.

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