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GMO Financial Holdings (TSE:7177) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of May. 09, 2024)


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What is GMO Financial Holdings 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7177' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.71   Med: -2.1   Max: 4.07
Current: -2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GMO Financial Holdings was 4.07. The lowest was -2.71. And the median was -2.10.


GMO Financial Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GMO Financial Holdings'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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GMO Financial Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

GMO Financial Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.94 -2.34 -1.49 -2.10 -2.56

GMO Financial Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - - - -2.56 -

Competitive Comparison of GMO Financial Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, GMO Financial Holdings'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.


GMO Financial Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, GMO Financial Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GMO Financial Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



GMO Financial Holdings 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 GMO Financial Holdings 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 * 0.743+0.528 * 1.0081+0.404 * 1.1674+0.892 * 1.1053+0.115 * 0.948
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9276+4.679 * -0.00253-0.327 * 1.0008
=-2.56

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円4,537 Mil.
Revenue was 円51,430 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円48,113 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,089,851 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,125,498 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,483 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,553 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円3,663 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,023,128 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円54,505 Mil.
Net Income was 円7,649 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円10,496 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円5,525 Mil.
Revenue was 円46,532 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円43,883 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円963,834 Mil.
Total Assets was 円991,482 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,867 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,771 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円3,573 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円912,783 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円35,781 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)
=(4537 / 51430) / (5525 / 46532)
=0.088217 / 0.118735
=0.743

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)
=(43883 / 46532) / (48113 / 51430)
=0.943071 / 0.935505
=1.0081

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 - (1089851 + 1483) / 1125498) / (1 - (963834 + 1867) / 991482)
=0.030355 / 0.026002
=1.1674

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
=51430 / 46532
=1.1053

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))
=(3771 / (3771 + 1867)) / (3553 / (3553 + 1483))
=0.668854 / 0.70552
=0.948

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)
=(3663 / 51430) / (3573 / 46532)
=0.071223 / 0.076786
=0.9276

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)
=((54505 + 1023128) / 1125498) / ((35781 + 912783) / 991482)
=0.957472 / 0.956713
=1.0008

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
=(7649 - 0 - 10496) / 1125498
=-0.00253

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.

GMO Financial Holdings has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GMO Financial Holdings (TSE:7177) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1-2-3, Dogenzaka, Shibuya Fukuras, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0043
GMO Financial Holdings Inc is a Japan-based holding company that is principally engaged in providing financial product trading services in Japan and overseas markets. The company operates through various subsidiaries, such as GMO Click Securities and FX Prime from GMO Corp. in Japan; and GMO-Z.com Forex HK Limited, GMO-Z.com Bullion HK Limited, and GMO-Z.com Trade UK Limited in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Through the above subsidiaries, the company is involved in activities including foreign exchange trading, bullion trading, CFD trading, and others.

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