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Skymark Airlines (TSE:9204) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Skymark Airlines 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9204' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.2   Med: -2.37   Max: -1.04
Current: -2.37

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Skymark Airlines was -1.04. The lowest was -4.20. And the median was -2.37.


Skymark Airlines Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Skymark Airlines'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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Skymark Airlines Beneish M-Score Chart

Skymark Airlines Annual Data
Trend Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.20 -1.77 -1.04 -3.56 -2.37

Skymark Airlines Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Mar21 Mar22 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 -3.56 - - - -2.37

Competitive Comparison of Skymark Airlines's Beneish M-Score

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Skymark Airlines'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.


Skymark Airlines's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Skymark Airlines's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Skymark Airlines 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 Skymark Airlines 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 * 1.1823+0.528 * 1.0276+0.404 * 0.871+0.892 * 1.2293+0.115 * 0.9242
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9388+4.679 * -0.046773-0.327 * 1.0316
=-2.37

* 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10,019 Mil.
Revenue was 円104,075 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,698 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円44,473 Mil.
Total Assets was 円110,790 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円13,899 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,474 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円4,023 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円57,019 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円9,700 Mil.
Net Income was 円2,997 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円8,179 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円6,893 Mil.
Revenue was 円84,659 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円8,942 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円34,433 Mil.
Total Assets was 円107,837 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円14,829 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,407 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円3,486 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円61,378 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,572 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)
=(10019 / 104075) / (6893 / 84659)
=0.096267 / 0.081421
=1.1823

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)
=(8942 / 84659) / (10698 / 104075)
=0.105624 / 0.102791
=1.0276

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 - (44473 + 13899) / 110790) / (1 - (34433 + 14829) / 107837)
=0.473129 / 0.543181
=0.871

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
=104075 / 84659
=1.2293

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))
=(2407 / (2407 + 14829)) / (2474 / (2474 + 13899))
=0.13965 / 0.151102
=0.9242

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)
=(4023 / 104075) / (3486 / 84659)
=0.038655 / 0.041177
=0.9388

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)
=((9700 + 57019) / 110790) / ((1572 + 61378) / 107837)
=0.602211 / 0.583751
=1.0316

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
=(2997 - 0 - 8179) / 110790
=-0.046773

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.

Skymark Airlines has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Skymark Airlines (TSE:9204) Business Description

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Address
1-5-5 Haneda Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo,, JPN, 144-00414
Skymark Airlines Inc is engaged in regular air transportation service business.

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