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TV Asahi Holdings (TSE:9409) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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

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

TSE:9409' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.6   Med: -2.49   Max: -2.39
Current: -2.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TV Asahi Holdings was -2.39. The lowest was -2.60. And the median was -2.49.


TV Asahi Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for TV Asahi 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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TV Asahi Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

TV Asahi Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 -2.46 -2.50 -2.60 -2.39

TV Asahi Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 TV Asahi Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Broadcasting subindustry, TV Asahi 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.


TV Asahi Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, TV Asahi Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



TV Asahi 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 TV Asahi 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 * 1.0127+0.528 * 1.1163+0.404 * 0.9452+0.892 * 1.0211+0.115 * 1.0677
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.002632-0.327 * 0.9999
=-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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円81,796 Mil.
Revenue was 円304,566 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円79,566 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円181,797 Mil.
Total Assets was 円495,123 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円111,708 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,758 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円68,982 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円16,603 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円15,300 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円79,105 Mil.
Revenue was 円298,276 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円86,982 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円178,525 Mil.
Total Assets was 円498,808 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円105,378 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,906 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円69,505 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円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)
=(81796 / 304566) / (79105 / 298276)
=0.268566 / 0.265207
=1.0127

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)
=(86982 / 298276) / (79566 / 304566)
=0.291616 / 0.261244
=1.1163

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 - (181797 + 111708) / 495123) / (1 - (178525 + 105378) / 498808)
=0.407208 / 0.430837
=0.9452

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
=304566 / 298276
=1.0211

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))
=(10906 / (10906 + 105378)) / (10758 / (10758 + 111708))
=0.093788 / 0.087845
=1.0677

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 / 304566) / (0 / 298276)
=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 + 68982) / 495123) / ((0 + 69505) / 498808)
=0.139323 / 0.139342
=0.9999

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
=(16603 - 0 - 15300) / 495123
=0.002632

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.

TV Asahi Holdings has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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TV Asahi Holdings (TSE:9409) Business Description

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Address
6-9-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 106-8001
TV Asahi Holdings Corporation is a Japanese multimedia group. Ranging from its primary business of broadcast TV, the company owns and manages music publishing and miscellaneous businesses. The Television Broadcasting segment is involved in the production and broadcasting of TV programs. The Music Publishing segment attends to music copyrights and related rights as well as the artist management and recording businesses and through the Others segment, it is engaged in event management and the sale of digital goods such as DVDs. The company derives its revenue from TV Broadcasting Business.

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