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Alink Internet (TSE:7077) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Alink Internet 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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7077' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.43   Max: -1.96
Current: -2.39

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alink Internet was -1.96. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.43.


Alink Internet Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alink Internet'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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Alink Internet Beneish M-Score Chart

Alink Internet Annual Data
Trend Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -1.96 -2.97 -2.47 -2.39

Alink Internet Quarterly Data
Feb18 Feb19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 - -2.39 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Alink Internet's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Alink Internet'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.


Alink Internet's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Alink Internet's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alink Internet 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 Alink Internet 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 * 0.9481+0.528 * 1.1216+0.404 * 1.1919+0.892 * 1.0551+0.115 * 0.7055
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.02871-0.327 * 0.6564
=-2.39

* 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 (Feb23) TTM:Last Year (Feb22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円164.6 Mil.
Revenue was 円685.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円465.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,387.1 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,561.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円21.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円5.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円67.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 円140.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円185.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円164.5 Mil.
Revenue was 円649.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円494.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,640.4 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,805.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円15.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円118.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0.0 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)
=(164.562 / 685.491) / (164.499 / 649.695)
=0.240064 / 0.253194
=0.9481

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)
=(494.556 / 649.695) / (465.25 / 685.491)
=0.761213 / 0.678711
=1.1216

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 - (1387.082 + 21.111) / 1561.593) / (1 - (1640.402 + 15.902) / 1805.071)
=0.098233 / 0.082416
=1.1919

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
=685.491 / 649.695
=1.0551

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))
=(2.616 / (2.616 + 15.902)) / (5.286 / (5.286 + 21.111))
=0.141268 / 0.20025
=0.7055

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 / 685.491) / (0 / 649.695)
=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)
=((0 + 67.164) / 1561.593) / ((0 + 118.276) / 1805.071)
=0.04301 / 0.065524
=0.6564

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
=(140.176 - 0 - 185.009) / 1561.593
=-0.02871

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.

Alink Internet has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Alink Internet (TSE:7077) Business Description

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Room 801, Sanju Sobukicho Building, 337 Yamabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 162-0801
Alink Internet Inc is a provider of weather forecasts according to the device and usage style. The company provides observation data, disaster prevention information such as earthquakes and tsunamis, and provide weather information.

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