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JAC Recruitment Co (TSE:2124) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is JAC Recruitment 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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2124' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.43   Med: -2.59   Max: 0.81
Current: -2.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of JAC Recruitment Co was 0.81. The lowest was -3.43. And the median was -2.59.


JAC Recruitment Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for JAC Recruitment 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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JAC Recruitment Co Beneish M-Score Chart

JAC Recruitment Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.68 -3.43 -2.40 -2.50 -2.81

JAC Recruitment 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 -2.50 - - - -2.81

Competitive Comparison of JAC Recruitment Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, JAC Recruitment 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.


JAC Recruitment Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



JAC Recruitment 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 JAC Recruitment 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 * 0.7585+0.528 * 0.9983+0.404 * 0.8956+0.892 * 1.1327+0.115 * 0.8901
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8651+4.679 * -0.047155-0.327 * 0.9223
=-2.81

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,928 Mil.
Revenue was 円34,475 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円31,821 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円19,370 Mil.
Total Assets was 円23,518 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,716 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円660 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,565 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,052 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円5,978 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円7,087 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円2,244 Mil.
Revenue was 円30,435 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円28,043 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円17,820 Mil.
Total Assets was 円22,084 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,714 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円563 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,597 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,161 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1 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)
=(1928 / 34475) / (2244 / 30435)
=0.055925 / 0.073731
=0.7585

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)
=(28043 / 30435) / (31821 / 34475)
=0.921406 / 0.923017
=0.9983

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 - (19370 + 1716) / 23518) / (1 - (17820 + 1714) / 22084)
=0.10341 / 0.115468
=0.8956

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
=34475 / 30435
=1.1327

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))
=(563 / (563 + 1714)) / (660 / (660 + 1716))
=0.247255 / 0.277778
=0.8901

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)
=(1565 / 34475) / (1597 / 30435)
=0.045395 / 0.052472
=0.8651

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 + 6052) / 23518) / ((1 + 6161) / 22084)
=0.257335 / 0.279026
=0.9223

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
=(5978 - 0 - 7087) / 23518
=-0.047155

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.

JAC Recruitment Co has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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JAC Recruitment Co (TSE:2124) Business Description

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14F Jinbocho Mitsui Building, 1-105 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0051
JAC Recruitment Co Ltd is Japanese company which is active in recruiting business. It is engaged in in the recruitment and registration of job seekers, the provision of consultation services to the job seekers, the selection of the candidates for appropriate job openings, the provision of support services to the candidates before and after joining companies, and others.

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