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Square Enix Holdings Co (TSE:9684) Beneish M-Score : -2.08 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Square Enix 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 -2.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9684' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -2.2   Max: -0.78
Current: -2.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Square Enix Holdings Co was -0.78. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -2.20.


Square Enix Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Square Enix 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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Square Enix Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Square Enix Holdings Co 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 -1.78 -2.41 -2.58 -2.18 -2.08

Square Enix Holdings Co 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 - -2.08 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Square Enix Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Square Enix 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.


Square Enix Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Square Enix Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Square Enix 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 Square Enix 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 * 0.9444+0.528 * 1.0435+0.404 * 0.9778+0.892 * 0.9397+0.115 * 0.9874
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0342+4.679 * 0.09268-0.327 * 0.8156
=-2.08

* 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39,908 Mil.
Revenue was 円343,267 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円175,889 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円342,258 Mil.
Total Assets was 円399,634 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円17,743 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円6,921 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円81,387 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円71,702 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円49,264 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円12,226 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円44,968 Mil.
Revenue was 円365,275 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円195,314 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円322,455 Mil.
Total Assets was 円380,902 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円19,814 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円7,594 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円83,740 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円83,797 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)
=(39908 / 343267) / (44968 / 365275)
=0.116259 / 0.123107
=0.9444

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)
=(195314 / 365275) / (175889 / 343267)
=0.534704 / 0.512397
=1.0435

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 - (342258 + 17743) / 399634) / (1 - (322455 + 19814) / 380902)
=0.099173 / 0.101425
=0.9778

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
=343267 / 365275
=0.9397

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))
=(7594 / (7594 + 19814)) / (6921 / (6921 + 17743))
=0.277072 / 0.280611
=0.9874

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)
=(81387 / 343267) / (83740 / 365275)
=0.237095 / 0.229252
=1.0342

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 + 71702) / 399634) / ((0 + 83797) / 380902)
=0.179419 / 0.219996
=0.8156

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
=(49264 - 0 - 12226) / 399634
=0.09268

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.

Square Enix Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Square Enix Holdings Co (TSE:9684) Business Description

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Address
Shinjuku Eastside Square, 6-27-30 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 160-8430
Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd is a Japanese holding company that is involved with entertainment content and services. The firm's segments include digital entertainment, which designs, develops, and sells digital entertainment products and games; amusement, which operates amusement facilities and distributes arcade game machines; publication, which publishes comic books, game strategy books, and magazines; and merchandising, which produces, distributes, and licenses derivative products of titles owned by the firm. Square Enix derives the majority of its revenue from its digital entertainment operations.

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