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J Front Retailing Co (TSE:3086) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is J Front Retailing 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 J Front Retailing Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:3086' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.56   Max: -1.68
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of J Front Retailing Co was -1.68. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.56.


J Front Retailing Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for J Front Retailing 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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J Front Retailing Co Beneish M-Score Chart

J Front Retailing Co Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.78 -3.02 -2.67 -2.56 -2.65

J Front Retailing Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -2.56 -2.68 -2.64 -2.68 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of J Front Retailing Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, J Front Retailing 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.


J Front Retailing Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, J Front Retailing Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



J Front Retailing 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 J Front Retailing 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 * 0.9809+0.528 * 0.9812+0.404 * 0.9197+0.892 * 1.1316+0.115 * 1.0144
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9234+4.679 * -0.054524-0.327 * 0.9602
=-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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円143,321 Mil.
Revenue was 120444 + 94928 + 98177 + 93456 = 円407,005 Mil.
Gross Profit was 55127 + 47006 + 47550 + 45831 = 円195,514 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円246,501 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,114,726 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円566,246 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円46,492 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円151,184 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円331,261 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円279,846 Mil.
Net Income was 8309 + 8704 + 6503 + 6397 = 円29,913 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 29261 + 24366 + 18209 + 18856 = 円90,692 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円129,121 Mil.
Revenue was 102738 + 87811 + 87223 + 81905 = 円359,677 Mil.
Gross Profit was 44291 + 42384 + 42315 + 40546 = 円169,536 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円201,860 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,120,953 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円588,902 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円49,107 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円144,681 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円317,953 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円322,007 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)
=(143321 / 407005) / (129121 / 359677)
=0.352136 / 0.358992
=0.9809

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)
=(169536 / 359677) / (195514 / 407005)
=0.471356 / 0.480372
=0.9812

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 - (246501 + 566246) / 1114726) / (1 - (201860 + 588902) / 1120953)
=0.2709 / 0.294563
=0.9197

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
=407005 / 359677
=1.1316

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))
=(49107 / (49107 + 588902)) / (46492 / (46492 + 566246))
=0.076969 / 0.075876
=1.0144

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)
=(151184 / 407005) / (144681 / 359677)
=0.371455 / 0.402253
=0.9234

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)
=((279846 + 331261) / 1114726) / ((322007 + 317953) / 1120953)
=0.548213 / 0.570907
=0.9602

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
=(29913 - 0 - 90692) / 1114726
=-0.054524

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.

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


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J Front Retailing Co (TSE:3086) Business Description

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Address
1-1, Yaesu 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-0061
J Front Retailing Co Ltd is a Japanese retail group. It operates mainly department-store chains. Besides department stores, the company operates its Parco business, wholesale business, credit business, and real estate/construction business. The Parco segment deals with the development and operational management of shopping centers. The wholesale segment offers food, chemical products, and materials. The real estate division includes parking lots, real estate leasing, contracting works, and retail space.

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