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Net Protections Holdings (TSE:7383) Beneish M-Score : -2.21 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Net Protections Holdings 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 -2.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7383' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.37   Med: -2.29   Max: -2.21
Current: -2.21

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Net Protections Holdings was -2.21. The lowest was -2.37. And the median was -2.29.


Net Protections Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Net Protections Holdings'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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Net Protections Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Net Protections Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.37 -2.21

Net Protections Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar20 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 - -2.21 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Net Protections Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Net Protections Holdings'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.


Net Protections Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Net Protections Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Net Protections Holdings 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 Net Protections Holdings 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 * 1.0762+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0127+0.892 * 1.0356+0.115 * 0.88
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.039456-0.327 * 1.0277
=-2.21

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円24,540 Mil.
Revenue was 円19,329 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円19,329 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円36,228 Mil.
Total Assets was 円55,404 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円743 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,383 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円31,801 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円5,049 Mil.
Net Income was 円-443 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-2,629 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円22,019 Mil.
Revenue was 円18,665 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円18,665 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円34,631 Mil.
Total Assets was 円53,037 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円982 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,315 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円29,039 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円5,285 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)
=(24540 / 19329) / (22019 / 18665)
=1.269595 / 1.179695
=1.0762

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)
=(18665 / 18665) / (19329 / 19329)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (36228 + 743) / 55404) / (1 - (34631 + 982) / 53037)
=0.332702 / 0.328525
=1.0127

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
=19329 / 18665
=1.0356

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))
=(1315 / (1315 + 982)) / (1383 / (1383 + 743))
=0.572486 / 0.650517
=0.88

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 / 19329) / (0 / 18665)
=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)
=((5049 + 31801) / 55404) / ((5285 + 29039) / 53037)
=0.665114 / 0.647171
=1.0277

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
=(-443 - 0 - -2629) / 55404
=0.039456

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.

Net Protections Holdings has a M-score of -2.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Net Protections Holdings (TSE:7383) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4-2-6 Kojimachi, Sumitomo Real Estate Kojimachi First Building 5th Floor, Chiyoda-ku, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 102-0083
Net Protections Holdings Inc offers payment services. It provides Buy Now Pay Later payment solutions.

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