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Star Asia Investment (TSE:3468) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Star Asia Investment 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.

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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Star Asia Investment was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Star Asia Investment Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Star Asia Investment'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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Star Asia Investment Beneish M-Score Chart

Star Asia Investment Annual Data
Trend Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.59 -2.66 - - -2.12

Star Asia Investment Semi-Annual Data
Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 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 - - -2.12 - -

Competitive Comparison of Star Asia Investment's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Star Asia Investment'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.


Star Asia Investment's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Star Asia Investment's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Star Asia Investment's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Star Asia Investment 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 Star Asia Investment 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 * 1.4524+0.528 * 1.0669+0.404 * 0.9208+0.892 * 0.985+0.115 * 0.9858
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0149+4.679 * -0.008374-0.327 * 1.009
=-2.12

* 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 (Jul22) TTM:Last Year (Jul21) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円138 Mil.
Revenue was 円12,049 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円7,243 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円12,683 Mil.
Total Assets was 円193,489 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円175,500 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,380 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円785 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円18,854 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円73,250 Mil.
Net Income was 円5,077 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円6,697 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円96 Mil.
Revenue was 円12,233 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円7,845 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円11,070 Mil.
Total Assets was 円179,171 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円162,765 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,261 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円785 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円27,689 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円56,840 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)
=(137.598 / 12049.355) / (96.187 / 12232.907)
=0.01142 / 0.007863
=1.4524

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)
=(7845.139 / 12232.907) / (7242.857 / 12049.355)
=0.641314 / 0.601099
=1.0669

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 - (12683.272 + 175500.222) / 193488.543) / (1 - (11070.364 + 162765.406) / 179170.815)
=0.027418 / 0.029776
=0.9208

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
=12049.355 / 12232.907
=0.985

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))
=(1261.366 / (1261.366 + 162765.406)) / (1379.844 / (1379.844 + 175500.222))
=0.00769 / 0.007801
=0.9858

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)
=(785.079 / 12049.355) / (785.327 / 12232.907)
=0.065155 / 0.064198
=1.0149

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)
=((73250 + 18853.703) / 193488.543) / ((56840 + 27688.794) / 179170.815)
=0.476016 / 0.471778
=1.009

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
=(5076.797 - 0 - 6697.009) / 193488.543
=-0.008374

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.

Star Asia Investment has a M-score of -2.12 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Star Asia Investment (TSE:3468) Business Description

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Address
2-5-1, Atago, 18th Floor, Atago Green Hills MORI Tower, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-0002
Star Asia Investment Corp is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company mainly invests in real estate properties such as business offices, logistics facilities, residential buildings and hotels. It aims to achieve internal and external growth in asset and maximize investors' profit from mid-term to long-term perspectives.

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