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Tea Life Co (TSE:3172) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Tea Life 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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3172' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.71   Med: -2.32   Max: 68.23
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tea Life Co was 68.23. The lowest was -2.71. And the median was -2.32.


Tea Life Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tea Life 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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Tea Life Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Tea Life Co Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.28 -2.71 -2.49 -2.12 -2.55

Tea Life Co Quarterly Data
Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 - -2.55 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Tea Life Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Tea Life 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.


Tea Life Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Tea Life 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 Tea Life 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 * 0.8959+0.528 * 1.1199+0.404 * 0.8088+0.892 * 1.0565+0.115 * 0.7992
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8006+4.679 * -0.012256-0.327 * 0.8897
=-2.55

* 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 (Jul23) TTM:Last Year (Jul22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,097 Mil.
Revenue was 円13,457 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円4,668 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円4,716 Mil.
Total Assets was 円8,567 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円3,238 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円148 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円1,718 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,323 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円558 Mil.
Net Income was 円599 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円704 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,159 Mil.
Revenue was 円12,737 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円4,948 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円4,282 Mil.
Total Assets was 円8,274 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円3,260 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円118 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円2,031 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,423 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円619 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)
=(1097 / 13457) / (1159 / 12737)
=0.081519 / 0.090995
=0.8959

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)
=(4948 / 12737) / (4668 / 13457)
=0.388475 / 0.346883
=1.1199

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 - (4716 + 3238) / 8567) / (1 - (4282 + 3260) / 8274)
=0.071554 / 0.08847
=0.8088

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
=13457 / 12737
=1.0565

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))
=(118 / (118 + 3260)) / (148 / (148 + 3238))
=0.034932 / 0.043709
=0.7992

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)
=(1718 / 13457) / (2031 / 12737)
=0.127666 / 0.159457
=0.8006

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)
=((558 + 1323) / 8567) / ((619 + 1423) / 8274)
=0.219563 / 0.246797
=0.8897

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
=(599 - 0 - 704) / 8567
=-0.012256

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.

Tea Life Co has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tea Life Co (TSE:3172) Business Description

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Address
118 Ushio Area, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka, JPN, 428-8651
Tea Life Co Ltd is a Japan-based company engaged in the mail order sale business including product manufacturing, purchase, order accepting, shipping, bill collection and other related businesses. The company is engaged in the mail-order sale of health food, cosmetics, and other products through its own catalogs and shopping websites.

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