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4Cs HD Co (TSE:3726) Beneish M-Score : -1.80 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is 4Cs HD 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 -1.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for 4Cs HD Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:3726' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.26   Med: -2.51   Max: 0.45
Current: -1.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of 4Cs HD Co was 0.45. The lowest was -3.26. And the median was -2.51.


4Cs HD Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for 4Cs HD 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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4Cs HD Co Beneish M-Score Chart

4Cs HD Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.64 -3.24 -2.46 -2.97 -1.80

4Cs HD 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 - - - -1.80 -

Competitive Comparison of 4Cs HD Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, 4Cs HD 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.


4Cs HD Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, 4Cs HD Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 4Cs HD Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



4Cs HD 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 4Cs HD 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 * 1.4119+0.528 * 1.0141+0.404 * 1.5554+0.892 * 0.9193+0.115 * 0.8581
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.031498-0.327 * 0.9836
=-1.80

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円194 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,137 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,431 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,242 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,643 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円82 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円686 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円345 Mil.
Net Income was 円-273 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-324 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円149 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,325 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,579 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,176 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,454 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円97 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円45 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円705 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円222 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)
=(193.914 / 2136.884) / (149.407 / 2324.589)
=0.090746 / 0.064272
=1.4119

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)
=(1579.208 / 2324.589) / (1431.496 / 2136.884)
=0.679349 / 0.669899
=1.0141

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 - (1242.472 + 82.491) / 1643.387) / (1 - (1175.932 + 97.01) / 1454.083)
=0.193761 / 0.124574
=1.5554

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
=2136.884 / 2324.589
=0.9193

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))
=(44.743 / (44.743 + 97.01)) / (48.002 / (48.002 + 82.491))
=0.315641 / 0.367851
=0.8581

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 / 2136.884) / (0 / 2324.589)
=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)
=((344.512 + 685.916) / 1643.387) / ((222.246 + 704.696) / 1454.083)
=0.627015 / 0.637475
=0.9836

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
=(-272.624 - 0 - -324.387) / 1643.387
=0.031498

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.

4Cs HD Co has a M-score of -1.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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4Cs HD Co (TSE:3726) Business Description

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1-1-1 Yakuin, Chuo-ku, Yakuin Business Garden 8th floor, Fukuoka, JPN, 810-0002
4Cs HD Co Ltd is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the online sale of basic cosmetic products, base and makeup products and healthy food products. Products offered by the company include water cleasing gel. foaming net, natural soap, Hadarifuto essence oil, beauty lotion, aging care cream, whitening cream, face mask, foundation, face powder, mascara, body cream, lip cream, hand cream, and supplements. It sells skin care products under the name NANO ACQUA & base makeup products under the name ACQUA FAIRY, and health food products under brand BE ACQUA.

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