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Are Holdings (Are Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -0.68 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Are 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.68 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

AHHLF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -1.54   Max: -0.66
Current: -0.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Are Holdings was -0.66. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -1.54.


Are Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Are 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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Are Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Are Holdings 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 -1.90 -1.00 -2.01 -2.48 -0.68

Are Holdings 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 -2.48 -1.99 -1.95 -2.03 -0.68

Competitive Comparison of Are Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Are 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.


Are Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Are Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Are 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 Are 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 * 0.8738+0.528 * 1.5108+0.404 * 4.3017+0.892 * 1.0291+0.115 * 0.7016
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.917+4.679 * 0.039568-0.327 * 0.9335
=-0.78

* 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 $1,036 Mil.
Revenue was 581.51 + 578.102 + 577.443 + 470.599 = $2,208 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30.55 + 36.796 + 42.254 + 37.034 = $147 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,694 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,123 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $222 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $56 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $721 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $508 Mil.
Net Income was 116.094 + 12.759 + 19.365 + 16.95 = $165 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 136.031 + -126.336 + 50.215 + 21.272 = $81 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,152 Mil.
Revenue was 648.056 + 542.365 + 508.8 + 446.015 = $2,145 Mil.
Gross Profit was 39.15 + 59.971 + 61.186 + 54.963 = $215 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,783 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,151 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $318 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $60 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $939 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $396 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)
=(1036.373 / 2207.654) / (1152.484 / 2145.236)
=0.469445 / 0.537229
=0.8738

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)
=(215.27 / 2145.236) / (146.634 / 2207.654)
=0.100348 / 0.066421
=1.5108

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 - (1693.868 + 221.548) / 2122.554) / (1 - (1783.378 + 318.357) / 2150.522)
=0.097589 / 0.022686
=4.3017

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
=2207.654 / 2145.236
=1.0291

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))
=(24.31 / (24.31 + 318.357)) / (24.923 / (24.923 + 221.548))
=0.070944 / 0.101119
=0.7016

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)
=(56.193 / 2207.654) / (59.547 / 2145.236)
=0.025454 / 0.027758
=0.917

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)
=((508.448 + 720.972) / 2122.554) / ((395.528 + 938.77) / 2150.522)
=0.579217 / 0.620453
=0.9335

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
=(165.168 - 0 - 81.182) / 2122.554
=0.039568

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.

Are Holdings has a M-score of -0.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Are Holdings (Are Holdings) Business Description

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Nissay Sannomiya Bldg., 4-4-17, Kano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, JPN, 650-0001
Are Holdings Inc formerly Asahi Holdings Inc is operative in the Japanese waste management industry. The company's principal interest lies in the precious metals recycling activities. This segment deals with the recycling and sale of precious metals and rare metals, including gold, silver, palladium, platinum, and indium, which are refined from precious metal-containing scraps inclusive of electronic materials, dental materials, jewelry manufacture and automobile catalysts. Asahi's secondary line of business is responsible for the collection, transportation and intermediate treatment of industrial wastes, such as waste acids, waste alkalis, waste oil, sludge, waste drugs and infectious medical wastes.

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