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Trial Holdings (TSE:141A) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Trial 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:141A' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.76   Max: -2.76
Current: -2.76

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Trial Holdings was -2.76. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.76.


Trial Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Trial Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.76

Trial Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.76 - -

Competitive Comparison of Trial Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Trial 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.


Trial Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Trial Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Trial 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 Trial 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 * 0.8765+0.528 * 0.9638+0.404 * 1.0176+0.892 * 1.0967+0.115 * 0.9442
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0341+4.679 * -0.05164-0.327 * 0.9745
=-2.76

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円974 Mil.
Revenue was 円653,112 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円125,271 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円82,114 Mil.
Total Assets was 円200,639 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円107,619 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,849 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円113,673 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円107,666 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円15,164 Mil.
Net Income was 円8,084 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円18,445 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,013 Mil.
Revenue was 円595,500 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円110,084 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円76,365 Mil.
Total Assets was 円185,730 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円99,444 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円9,412 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円100,227 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円97,046 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円19,638 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)
=(974 / 653112) / (1013 / 595500)
=0.001491 / 0.001701
=0.8765

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)
=(110084 / 595500) / (125271 / 653112)
=0.18486 / 0.191806
=0.9638

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 - (82114 + 107619) / 200639) / (1 - (76365 + 99444) / 185730)
=0.054356 / 0.053416
=1.0176

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
=653112 / 595500
=1.0967

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))
=(9412 / (9412 + 99444)) / (10849 / (10849 + 107619))
=0.086463 / 0.091577
=0.9442

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)
=(113673 / 653112) / (100227 / 595500)
=0.174048 / 0.168307
=1.0341

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)
=((15164 + 107666) / 200639) / ((19638 + 97046) / 185730)
=0.612194 / 0.628245
=0.9745

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
=(8084 - 0 - 18445) / 200639
=-0.05164

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.

Trial Holdings has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Trial Holdings (TSE:141A) Business Description

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Address
1-12-2 Tanotsu, Fukuoka Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JPN, 813-0034
Trial Holdings Inc is engaged in the planning, management and operation of corporate groups centered on each business such as retail, logistics, finance/payment, and retail tech.

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