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Seria Co (TSE:2782) Beneish M-Score : -0.49 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Seria 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.49 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:2782' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.13   Max: 7.13
Current: -0.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Seria Co was 7.13. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.13.


Seria Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Seria 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 -2.78 -2.60 -2.54 -1.79 -0.49

Seria 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 - -0.49 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Seria Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Seria 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.


Seria Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Seria 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 Seria 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 * 3.1724+0.528 * 1.0346+0.404 * 0.9792+0.892 * 1.0205+0.115 * 0.977
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1265+4.679 * -0.008537-0.327 * 0.9093
=-0.49

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円2,098 Mil.
Revenue was 円212,359 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円89,033 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円87,242 Mil.
Total Assets was 円126,857 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円36,836 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,589 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円9,797 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円21,948 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,252 Mil.
Net Income was 円10,254 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円11,337 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円648 Mil.
Revenue was 円208,084 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円90,262 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円85,067 Mil.
Total Assets was 円122,699 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円34,887 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,234 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円8,522 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円23,365 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,312 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)
=(2098 / 212359) / (648 / 208084)
=0.009879 / 0.003114
=3.1724

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)
=(90262 / 208084) / (89033 / 212359)
=0.433777 / 0.419257
=1.0346

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 - (87242 + 36836) / 126857) / (1 - (85067 + 34887) / 122699)
=0.021907 / 0.022372
=0.9792

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
=212359 / 208084
=1.0205

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))
=(4234 / (4234 + 34887)) / (4589 / (4589 + 36836))
=0.108228 / 0.110779
=0.977

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)
=(9797 / 212359) / (8522 / 208084)
=0.046134 / 0.040955
=1.1265

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)
=((1252 + 21948) / 126857) / ((1312 + 23365) / 122699)
=0.182883 / 0.201118
=0.9093

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
=(10254 - 0 - 11337) / 126857
=-0.008537

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.

Seria Co has a M-score of -0.49 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Seria Co (TSE:2782) Business Description

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Address
2-38 Sobutsu, Ogaki, Gifu, JPN, 503-0934
Seria Co Ltd is a Japanese discount retailer. The business operates under the "100 yen" price concept. The "100 yen" shop stocks various products, from clothing to stationery, and each item is priced at 100 yen. These shops keep prices down by purchasing goods internationally and in large quantities. The company operates stores, wholesale and franchisees, offering consumer products. The company offers a variety of goods, such as food products, clothes, kitchen and electrical appliances, cosmetics, accessories, health products, cleaning products, outdoor products, and seasonal products. Seria is also commercializing its own private-brand products.

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