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Career Bank Co (SSE:4834) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is Career Bank 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SSE:4834' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.84   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.87

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Career Bank Co was -2.03. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.84.


Career Bank Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Career Bank 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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Career Bank Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Career Bank Co Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.78 -3.08 -2.18 -2.84 -2.87

Career Bank Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 - -2.87 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Career Bank Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Career Bank 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.


Career Bank Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Career Bank Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Career Bank 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 Career Bank 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 * 0.9008+0.528 * 0.8863+0.404 * 0.9103+0.892 * 1.0767+0.115 * 0.9321
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.060753-0.327 * 0.9211
=-2.87

* 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 (May23) TTM:Last Year (May22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円720 Mil.
Revenue was 円7,965 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,920 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,371 Mil.
Total Assets was 円4,172 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円209 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円139 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,869 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円332 Mil.
Net Income was 円207 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円461 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円742 Mil.
Revenue was 円7,398 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,581 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,113 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,925 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円200 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円118 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,733 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円516 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)
=(719.99 / 7964.824) / (742.401 / 7397.745)
=0.090396 / 0.100355
=0.9008

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)
=(1580.619 / 7397.745) / (1920.022 / 7964.824)
=0.213662 / 0.241063
=0.8863

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 - (3371.168 + 208.691) / 4171.89) / (1 - (3113.162 + 199.891) / 3924.902)
=0.14191 / 0.155889
=0.9103

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
=7964.824 / 7397.745
=1.0767

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))
=(118.446 / (118.446 + 199.891)) / (138.651 / (138.651 + 208.691))
=0.372077 / 0.399177
=0.9321

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 / 7964.824) / (0 / 7397.745)
=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)
=((332.223 + 1869.464) / 4171.89) / ((516.153 + 1732.569) / 3924.902)
=0.527743 / 0.572937
=0.9211

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
=(207.337 - 0 - 460.791) / 4171.89
=-0.060753

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.

Career Bank Co has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Career Bank Co (SSE:4834) Business Description

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5-7 Kitagojo-nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, JPN, 060-0005
Career Bank Co Ltd operates as a human resources company in Japan. It provides temporary staffing, recruitment, outplacement, sales outsourcing, event management staffing, and payroll services. It also provides outsourcing, re-employment support, education/training, payroll business.

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