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DeNA Co (TSE:2432) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is DeNA 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2432' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.83   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.01
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DeNA Co was -2.01. The lowest was -3.83. And the median was -2.62.


DeNA Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DeNA 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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DeNA Co Beneish M-Score Chart

DeNA Co 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 -2.85 -3.76 -2.42 -2.26 -2.54

DeNA 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 -2.65 -2.54 -2.36 -2.16 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of DeNA Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, DeNA 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.


DeNA Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, DeNA Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



DeNA 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 DeNA 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 * 1.0682+0.528 * 1.0524+0.404 * 1.0591+0.892 * 1.0341+0.115 * 0.8716
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0239+4.679 * -0.066046-0.327 * 0.9651
=-2.65

* 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20,767 Mil.
Revenue was 29002 + 38997 + 36150 + 33519 = 円137,668 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10900 + 18623 + 17128 + 15751 = 円62,402 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円107,192 Mil.
Total Assets was 円316,975 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円21,220 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円6,769 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円62,528 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円34,233 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円39,659 Mil.
Net Income was -38635 + 2763 + 4639 + 1570 = 円-29,663 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5246 + -445 + -3970 + 933 = 円-8,728 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円18,801 Mil.
Revenue was 30172 + 36449 + 34773 + 31738 = 円133,132 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12950 + 18027 + 17362 + 15167 = 円63,506 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円128,311 Mil.
Total Assets was 円338,967 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円20,255 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円5,410 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円59,056 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円74,899 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円6,981 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)
=(20767 / 137668) / (18801 / 133132)
=0.150848 / 0.141221
=1.0682

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)
=(63506 / 133132) / (62402 / 137668)
=0.477015 / 0.453279
=1.0524

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 - (107192 + 21220) / 316975) / (1 - (128311 + 20255) / 338967)
=0.594883 / 0.56171
=1.0591

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
=137668 / 133132
=1.0341

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))
=(5410 / (5410 + 20255)) / (6769 / (6769 + 21220))
=0.210793 / 0.241845
=0.8716

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)
=(62528 / 137668) / (59056 / 133132)
=0.454194 / 0.44359
=1.0239

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)
=((39659 + 34233) / 316975) / ((6981 + 74899) / 338967)
=0.233116 / 0.241557
=0.9651

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
=(-29663 - 0 - -8728) / 316975
=-0.066046

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.

DeNA Co has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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DeNA Co (TSE:2432) Business Description

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Shibuya Hikarie, 2-21-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-8510
DeNA Co Ltd is primarily a social media service provider in Japan. It generates the major portion of its revenue by providing social media and Internet marketing related services through its Social Media segment. The E-commerce segment offers E-Commerce related services, including the operation of auction shopping and cellular phone websites under the names DeNA shopping and Mobaoku respectively. The Others segment is engaged in travel agency and insurance agency services, and professional baseball related business. The Company has its primary market in North America.

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