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ITO EN (TSE:2593) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is ITO EN 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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2593' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.91   Med: -2.67   Max: -2.41
Current: -2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ITO EN was -2.41. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.67.


ITO EN Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ITO EN'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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ITO EN Beneish M-Score Chart

ITO EN Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.68 -2.91 -2.76 -2.41 -2.58

ITO EN Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 - -2.58 - - -

Competitive Comparison of ITO EN's Beneish M-Score

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, ITO EN'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.


ITO EN's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, ITO EN's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



ITO EN 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 ITO EN 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 * 0.9378+0.528 * 1.0381+0.404 * 1.0258+0.892 * 1.0771+0.115 * 1.0377
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.032131-0.327 * 0.9769
=-2.58

* 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 (Apr23) TTM:Last Year (Apr22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円69,451 Mil.
Revenue was 円431,674 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円165,585 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円234,393 Mil.
Total Assets was 円338,774 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円72,005 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円11,427 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円89,226 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円61,872 Mil.
Net Income was 円12,888 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円23,773 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円68,754 Mil.
Revenue was 円400,769 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円159,581 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円223,278 Mil.
Total Assets was 円328,359 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円74,490 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円12,341 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円76,796 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円73,116 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)
=(69451 / 431674) / (68754 / 400769)
=0.160888 / 0.171555
=0.9378

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)
=(159581 / 400769) / (165585 / 431674)
=0.398187 / 0.383588
=1.0381

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 - (234393 + 72005) / 338774) / (1 - (223278 + 74490) / 328359)
=0.095568 / 0.093163
=1.0258

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
=431674 / 400769
=1.0771

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))
=(12341 / (12341 + 74490)) / (11427 / (11427 + 72005))
=0.142127 / 0.136962
=1.0377

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 / 431674) / (0 / 400769)
=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)
=((61872 + 89226) / 338774) / ((73116 + 76796) / 328359)
=0.446014 / 0.456549
=0.9769

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
=(12888 - 0 - 23773) / 338774
=-0.032131

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.

ITO EN has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


ITO EN (TSE:2593) Business Description

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Address
47-10, Honmachi 3-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 151-8550
ITO EN Ltd makes beverages and other tea and nutritional products that it sells in Japan. Ito En primarily sells green tea products, including ready-to-drink beverages, tea bags, and other tea leaf products, under its Oi Ocha brand. Other beverages the company sells include black tea, Chinese tea, coffee, vegetable beverages, fruit beverages, mineral water, and functional beverages. The Leaf- and Drink-Related business segment makes up roughly 90% of the company's total revenue. Most remaining revenue is generated from Ito En's restaurant business, which operates hundreds of Tully's coffee shops in Japan.

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