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AEON Fantasy Co (TSE:4343) Beneish M-Score : -3.52 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is AEON Fantasy 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 -3.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4343' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.49   Med: -3.43   Max: 8.95
Current: -3.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AEON Fantasy Co was 8.95. The lowest was -5.49. And the median was -3.43.


AEON Fantasy Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AEON Fantasy 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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AEON Fantasy Co Beneish M-Score Chart

AEON Fantasy 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 -0.52 -5.24 -5.49 -3.46 -3.52

AEON Fantasy 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 -3.46 - - - -3.52

Competitive Comparison of AEON Fantasy Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Leisure subindustry, AEON Fantasy 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.


AEON Fantasy Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, AEON Fantasy Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AEON Fantasy 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 AEON Fantasy 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 * 0.9918+0.528 * 0.7564+0.404 * 0.8593+0.892 * 1.1248+0.115 * 1.1027
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.205381-0.327 * 1.0349
=-3.52

* 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1,096 Mil.
Revenue was 円81,759 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,255 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円12,924 Mil.
Total Assets was 円52,303 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円30,298 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,043 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円37,653 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円3,748 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,315 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円12,057 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円982 Mil.
Revenue was 円72,691 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円6,896 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円10,843 Mil.
Total Assets was 円46,917 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円26,595 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,064 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円32,355 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円3,531 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)
=(1095.768 / 81758.939) / (982.277 / 72690.638)
=0.013402 / 0.013513
=0.9918

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)
=(6896.259 / 72690.638) / (10254.829 / 81758.939)
=0.094871 / 0.125428
=0.7564

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 - (12924.463 + 30297.597) / 52303.062) / (1 - (10842.517 + 26595.241) / 46917.307)
=0.173623 / 0.202048
=0.8593

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
=81758.939 / 72690.638
=1.1248

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))
=(10063.569 / (10063.569 + 26595.241)) / (10043.067 / (10043.067 + 30297.597))
=0.27452 / 0.248956
=1.1027

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 / 81758.939) / (0 / 72690.638)
=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)
=((3747.839 + 37652.722) / 52303.062) / ((3530.517 + 32354.531) / 46917.307)
=0.791551 / 0.764857
=1.0349

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
=(1314.661 - 0 - 12056.7) / 52303.062
=-0.205381

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.

AEON Fantasy Co has a M-score of -3.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AEON Fantasy Co (TSE:4343) Business Description

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Address
1-6 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, JPN, 261-0023
AEON Fantasy Co Ltd creates, manages and promotes indoor theme parks for children under 12 years of age and their families. Its indoor theme parks are located in large shopping centers with the concept of family entertainment. The firm's theme parks are designed with the themes of sharing communication and forest fun with the facilities merry go rounds, interactive games, medal games, card games and other amusement items. It also develops and sells original play equipment and prizes. The company operates only in Japan.

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