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Litalico (TSE:7366) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Litalico 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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7366' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.71   Med: -2.64   Max: -2.57
Current: -2.71

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Litalico was -2.57. The lowest was -2.71. And the median was -2.64.


Litalico Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Litalico'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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Litalico Beneish M-Score Chart

Litalico Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.57 -2.71

Litalico Quarterly Data
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 -2.57 -2.67 -2.41 -2.13 -2.71

Competitive Comparison of Litalico's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Litalico'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.


Litalico's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Litalico's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Litalico 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 Litalico 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 * 0.9811+0.528 * 1.0156+0.404 * 0.9773+0.892 * 1.2326+0.115 * 0.7496
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4078+4.679 * -0.072854-0.327 * 0.9396
=-2.71

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円5,333 Mil.
Revenue was 7717 + 7683 + 7333 + 7059 = 円29,792 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3149 + 3220 + 2781 + 2623 = 円11,773 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円10,281 Mil.
Total Assets was 円25,311 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円5,961 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,879 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円8,081 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,781 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円6,305 Mil.
Net Income was 913 + 765 + 423 + 1444 = 円3,545 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2355 + 789 + 2258 + -13 = 円5,389 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円4,410 Mil.
Revenue was 6698 + 6067 + 5740 + 5666 = 円24,171 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2761 + 2523 + 2211 + 2206 = 円9,701 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円8,666 Mil.
Total Assets was 円18,904 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円3,307 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,068 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円4,657 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,087 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円5,110 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)
=(5333 / 29792) / (4410 / 24171)
=0.179008 / 0.18245
=0.9811

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)
=(9701 / 24171) / (11773 / 29792)
=0.401349 / 0.395173
=1.0156

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 - (10281 + 5961) / 25311) / (1 - (8666 + 3307) / 18904)
=0.358303 / 0.366642
=0.9773

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
=29792 / 24171
=1.2326

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))
=(1068 / (1068 + 3307)) / (2879 / (2879 + 5961))
=0.244114 / 0.325679
=0.7496

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)
=(8081 / 29792) / (4657 / 24171)
=0.271247 / 0.192669
=1.4078

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)
=((6305 + 7781) / 25311) / ((5110 + 6087) / 18904)
=0.556517 / 0.592309
=0.9396

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
=(3545 - 0 - 5389) / 25311
=-0.072854

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.

Litalico has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Litalico (TSE:7366) Business Description

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2-1-1, Kamimeguro, Nakameguro GT Tower 15th,16th and 20th Floor, Meguro-k, Tokyo, JPN, 153-0051
Litalico Inc offers educational services such as employment support, early childhood classes and others.

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