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Business One Holdings (FSE:4827) Beneish M-Score : -1.39 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Business One 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 -1.39 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

FSE:4827' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -1.87   Max: -1.31
Current: -1.39

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Business One Holdings was -1.31. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -1.87.


Business One Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Business One 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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Business One Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Business One 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 -1.89 -1.72 -3.13 -1.81 -1.39

Business One 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 - -1.39 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Business One Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Business One 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.


Business One Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Business One Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Business One 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 Business One 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 * 1.4254+0.528 * 1.0179+0.404 * 0.5777+0.892 * 1.2125+0.115 * 0.9804
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.145533-0.327 * 1.0259
=-1.39

* 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3,904 Mil.
Revenue was 円12,211 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,155 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円16,959 Mil.
Total Assets was 円27,528 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円10,142 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円428 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円15,085 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円7,984 Mil.
Net Income was 円645 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-3,361 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円2,259 Mil.
Revenue was 円10,071 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,649 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円11,588 Mil.
Total Assets was 円20,899 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円8,750 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円362 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円10,385 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円6,687 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)
=(3904.199 / 12211.135) / (2259.137 / 10071.384)
=0.319724 / 0.224312
=1.4254

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)
=(2649.043 / 10071.384) / (3155.244 / 12211.135)
=0.263027 / 0.258391
=1.0179

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 - (16958.505 + 10142.109) / 27527.849) / (1 - (11588.247 + 8749.672) / 20899.351)
=0.01552 / 0.026864
=0.5777

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
=12211.135 / 10071.384
=1.2125

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))
=(361.668 / (361.668 + 8749.672)) / (427.977 / (427.977 + 10142.109))
=0.039694 / 0.040489
=0.9804

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 / 12211.135) / (0 / 10071.384)
=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)
=((7984.09 + 15084.965) / 27527.849) / ((6686.994 + 10385.328) / 20899.351)
=0.838026 / 0.816883
=1.0259

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
=(645.144 - 0 - -3361.079) / 27527.849
=0.145533

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.

Business One Holdings has a M-score of -1.39 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Business One Holdings (FSE:4827) Business Description

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Address
3-16-27 Yakuin Chuo-ku, Chuo-ku Chuo Ward, 3rd floor, Fukuoka city, JPN, 810-0022
Business One Holdings,Inc. provides real estate management services for condominiums. The company purchases and sells real estate properties; and develops and sells software products. It also has leasing management business, finance business, software business, health business. It develops and sells evaluation software for plumbing and electrical contractors.

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