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Gakken Holdings Co (TSE:9470) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Gakken Holdings Co 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9470' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gakken Holdings Co was -2.18. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.52.


Gakken Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gakken Holdings Co'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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Gakken Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Gakken Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.70 -2.41 -2.51 -2.43

Gakken Holdings Co 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 - - -2.43 - -

Competitive Comparison of Gakken Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Gakken Holdings Co'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.


Gakken Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

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

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



Gakken Holdings 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 Gakken Holdings 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 * 0.9893+0.528 * 1.0459+0.404 * 1.1323+0.892 * 1.0518+0.115 * 1.0066
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.016614-0.327 * 0.9657
=-2.43

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円21,918 Mil.
Revenue was 円164,116 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円46,689 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円62,620 Mil.
Total Assets was 円136,328 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円19,189 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,151 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円44,550 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円25,052 Mil.
Net Income was 円3,194 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円5,459 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円21,064 Mil.
Revenue was 円156,032 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円46,425 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円61,700 Mil.
Total Assets was 円123,682 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円18,300 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,028 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円39,838 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円25,548 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)
=(21918 / 164116) / (21064 / 156032)
=0.133552 / 0.134998
=0.9893

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)
=(46425 / 156032) / (46689 / 164116)
=0.297535 / 0.284488
=1.0459

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 - (62620 + 19189) / 136328) / (1 - (61700 + 18300) / 123682)
=0.399911 / 0.35318
=1.1323

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
=164116 / 156032
=1.0518

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))
=(3028 / (3028 + 18300)) / (3151 / (3151 + 19189))
=0.141973 / 0.141047
=1.0066

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 / 164116) / (0 / 156032)
=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)
=((25052 + 44550) / 136328) / ((25548 + 39838) / 123682)
=0.510548 / 0.528662
=0.9657

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
=(3194 - 0 - 5459) / 136328
=-0.016614

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.

Gakken Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Gakken Holdings Co (TSE:9470) Business Description

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Address
11-8 Nishigotanda 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 141-8510
Gakken Holdings Co Ltd is a Japan-based company offering education and training services. Its business activities include publishing, education, and stationery. Its publishing business includes picture books, illustrated reference books, reading materials, study guides, educational books helpful for business skills, and entertainment magazines. Education business conducts science experiment, math, and intellectual development classroom sessions. Stationery business design, develop and sell stationeries and general merchandises such as fusen (tags), notebook, fun-tape, letters, envelopes, calendars, and lunch boxes. Gakken also develops and operates daycare centers, kindergartens, special services for the elderly, and own-home nursing services.

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