GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Credit Services » AEON Financial Service Co Ltd (TSE:8570) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

AEON Financial Service Co (TSE:8570) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of May. 12, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 1996. Start your Free Trial

What is AEON Financial Service Co Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:8570' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.12   Med: -2.37   Max: -1.73
Current: -2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AEON Financial Service Co was -1.73. The lowest was -6.12. And the median was -2.37.


AEON Financial Service 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 AEON Financial Service 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 * 1+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0007+0.892 * 0.9771+0.115 * 0.9691
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0065+4.679 * -0.011181-0.327 * 1.0555
=-2.58

* 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0 Mil.
Revenue was 円389,073 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円389,073 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円0 Mil.
Total Assets was 円6,659,468 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円31,924 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円32,098 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円342,034 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,182,093 Mil.
Net Income was 円30,677 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円105,138 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円0 Mil.
Revenue was 円398,182 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円398,182 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円0 Mil.
Total Assets was 円6,278,586 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円34,318 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円32,434 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円347,766 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,055,881 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)
=(0 / 389073) / (0 / 398182)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(398182 / 398182) / (389073 / 389073)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 31924) / 6659468) / (1 - (0 + 34318) / 6278586)
=0.995206 / 0.994534
=1.0007

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
=389073 / 398182
=0.9771

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))
=(32434 / (32434 + 34318)) / (32098 / (32098 + 31924))
=0.485888 / 0.501359
=0.9691

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)
=(342034 / 389073) / (347766 / 398182)
=0.8791 / 0.873385
=1.0065

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)
=((1182093 + 0) / 6659468) / ((1055881 + 0) / 6278586)
=0.177506 / 0.168172
=1.0555

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
=(30677 - 0 - 105138) / 6659468
=-0.011181

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.

AEON Financial Service Co has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


AEON Financial Service Co Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of AEON Financial Service Co's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


AEON Financial Service Co (TSE:8570) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Kandanishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Terrace Square, 3-22, Tokyo, JPN
AEON Financial Service Co Ltd is a comprehensive financial group consisting of a bank holding company and its subsidiaries, which grew out of Aeon Group's retail operations. It currently operates a network of hundreds of sale bases throughout Asia, particularly in Japan, China, Thailand, and Malaysia. The bank provides various financial services, payment services, housing loans, deposits, installment sales, and overseas services to customers through points of sale closely linked to community lifestyles. These include shopping centers and retail malls, convenience stores, and specialty stores, among others. Net fee and commission income is the company's largest source of net revenue.