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Advantest (TSE:6857) Beneish M-Score : -1.99 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Advantest 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 -1.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6857' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.85   Med: -2.33   Max: -1.69
Current: -1.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Advantest was -1.69. The lowest was -3.85. And the median was -2.33.


Advantest Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advantest'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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Advantest Beneish M-Score Chart

Advantest 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 -1.75 -2.65 -2.20 -2.12 -1.79

Advantest 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 -1.77 -1.79 -2.36 -2.10 -1.99

Competitive Comparison of Advantest's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Advantest'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.


Advantest's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Advantest's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Advantest 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 Advantest 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 * 1.1049+0.528 * 1.1307+0.404 * 0.9216+0.892 * 0.9405+0.115 * 0.9745
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1669+4.679 * 0.089425-0.327 * 0.9413
=-1.99

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円85,039 Mil.
Revenue was 133233 + 116260 + 101251 + 147392 = 円498,136 Mil.
Gross Profit was 67387 + 58058 + 50951 + 78698 = 円255,094 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円397,324 Mil.
Total Assets was 円635,025 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円90,450 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円25,266 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円158,267 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円178,420 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円31,125 Mil.
Net Income was 21205 + 16736 + 9202 + 30594 = 円77,737 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2889 + 4044 + -3947 + 23742 = 円20,950 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円81,832 Mil.
Revenue was 137993 + 138863 + 135943 + 116834 = 円529,633 Mil.
Gross Profit was 81603 + 79841 + 78919 + 66303 = 円306,666 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円341,800 Mil.
Total Assets was 円552,379 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円71,592 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円19,351 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円144,211 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円171,565 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円22,079 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)
=(85039 / 498136) / (81832 / 529633)
=0.170714 / 0.154507
=1.1049

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)
=(306666 / 529633) / (255094 / 498136)
=0.579016 / 0.512097
=1.1307

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 - (397324 + 90450) / 635025) / (1 - (341800 + 71592) / 552379)
=0.231882 / 0.251615
=0.9216

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
=498136 / 529633
=0.9405

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))
=(19351 / (19351 + 71592)) / (25266 / (25266 + 90450))
=0.212782 / 0.218345
=0.9745

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)
=(158267 / 498136) / (144211 / 529633)
=0.317718 / 0.272285
=1.1669

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)
=((31125 + 178420) / 635025) / ((22079 + 171565) / 552379)
=0.329979 / 0.350564
=0.9413

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
=(77737 - 0 - 20950) / 635025
=0.089425

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.

Advantest has a M-score of -1.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Advantest (TSE:6857) Business Description

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1-6-2, Marunouchi, Shin-Marunouchi Center Building, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-0005
Advantest Corp is a Japan-based company that manufactures and distributes semiconductor test systems and mechatronic products for applications in testing and measurement, healthcare, nanotechnology and other end markets. The firm's product portfolio includes integrated circuit test systems, e-beam lithography, scanning electron microscopy metrology, solid state drive test systems, terahertz spectroscopy, and other electronic measuring instruments. The firm has operations in Japan, the United States, Europe, Singapore, China, Taiwan, and Korea.

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