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Toei Co (TSE:9605) Beneish M-Score : -2.44 (As of May. 31, 2024)


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What is Toei 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 -2.44 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9605' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Toei Co was -2.17. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.48.


Toei Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Toei 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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Toei Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Toei Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.85 -2.19 -2.56 -2.17 -2.44

Toei 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 -2.17 - - - -2.44

Competitive Comparison of Toei Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Toei 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.


Toei Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Toei 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 Toei 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 * 1.0441+0.528 * 1.0497+0.404 * 1.0327+0.892 * 0.9827+0.115 * 0.9477
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8586+4.679 * -0.019701-0.327 * 0.8611
=-2.44

* 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38,939 Mil.
Revenue was 円171,345 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円66,892 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円169,661 Mil.
Total Assets was 円411,406 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円91,576 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,665 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円4,213 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円53,927 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円12,779 Mil.
Net Income was 円13,971 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円22,076 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円37,950 Mil.
Revenue was 円174,358 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円71,452 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円155,226 Mil.
Total Assets was 円379,889 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円90,387 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,421 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円4,993 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円57,543 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円13,987 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)
=(38939 / 171345) / (37950 / 174358)
=0.227255 / 0.217656
=1.0441

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)
=(71452 / 174358) / (66892 / 171345)
=0.409801 / 0.390394
=1.0497

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 - (169661 + 91576) / 411406) / (1 - (155226 + 90387) / 379889)
=0.365014 / 0.353461
=1.0327

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
=171345 / 174358
=0.9827

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))
=(3421 / (3421 + 90387)) / (3665 / (3665 + 91576))
=0.036468 / 0.038481
=0.9477

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)
=(4213 / 171345) / (4993 / 174358)
=0.024588 / 0.028636
=0.8586

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)
=((12779 + 53927) / 411406) / ((13987 + 57543) / 379889)
=0.162142 / 0.188292
=0.8611

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
=(13971 - 0 - 22076) / 411406
=-0.019701

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.

Toei Co has a M-score of -2.44 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Toei Co (TSE:9605) Business Description

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Address
3-2-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8108
Toei Co Ltd engaged in the production of theatrical movies, TV dramas, direct-to-video productions, and anime, as well as a diverse range of businesses based on film production. The company releases both domestic and foreign movies, including its own films directly managed theaters and cinema complexes operated by the subsidiary T-Joy Co., Ltd. It also offers a digital cinema system providing packaged video software, such as DVD and Blu-ray discs. Its video distribution services engage in the sales of content to distribution media and the distribution of movies on iTunes in Japan. It operates more than ten official mobile websites via three major carriers namely NTT DOCOMO, au, and SoftBank.

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