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Astena Holdings Co (TSE:8095) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Astena Holdings 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:8095' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.6   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Astena Holdings Co was -2.31. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.60.


Astena Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astena Holdings 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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Astena Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Astena Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.48 -2.62 -2.40 -2.31 -2.54

Astena Holdings 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 - - - -2.54 -

Competitive Comparison of Astena Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Astena Holdings 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.


Astena Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Astena Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Astena Holdings 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 Astena Holdings 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 * 0.9232+0.528 * 0.991+0.404 * 1.0048+0.892 * 1.0473+0.115 * 1.0678
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9945+4.679 * -0.007155-0.327 * 1.0003
=-2.54

* 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 (Nov23) TTM:Last Year (Nov22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円15,528 Mil.
Revenue was 円51,984 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円16,318 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円37,894 Mil.
Total Assets was 円67,255 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円14,812 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,216 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円3,030 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円29,982 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円4,640 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,163 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円1,644 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円16,059 Mil.
Revenue was 円49,636 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円15,440 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円36,750 Mil.
Total Assets was 円63,552 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円13,120 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,118 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円2,909 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円27,792 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円4,914 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)
=(15527.795 / 51984.426) / (16059.405 / 49636.012)
=0.298701 / 0.323543
=0.9232

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)
=(15440.444 / 49636.012) / (16317.527 / 51984.426)
=0.311073 / 0.313893
=0.991

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 - (37894.056 + 14812.158) / 67254.75) / (1 - (36749.534 + 13119.799) / 63551.819)
=0.21632 / 0.215297
=1.0048

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
=51984.426 / 49636.012
=1.0473

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))
=(2117.715 / (2117.715 + 13119.799)) / (2216.413 / (2216.413 + 14812.158))
=0.13898 / 0.130158
=1.0678

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)
=(3029.912 / 51984.426) / (2909.091 / 49636.012)
=0.058285 / 0.058608
=0.9945

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)
=((4639.615 + 29981.62) / 67254.75) / ((4914.319 + 27792.074) / 63551.819)
=0.514778 / 0.514641
=1.0003

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
=(1162.744 - 0 - 1643.927) / 67254.75
=-0.007155

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.

Astena Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Astena Holdings Co (TSE:8095) Business Description

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Address
8-2 Nihonbashi Honcho 4-Chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-8403
Astena Holdings Co Ltd formerly Iwaki & Co Ltd is engaged in sale of pharmaceuticals, quasi-medicines, veterinary drugs, and medical equipment. It is also engaged in the sale of raw materials for medicines and cosmetics, health foods, chemicals and synthetic resins.

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