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Leo Palace21 (TSE:8848) Beneish M-Score : -2.00 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Leo Palace21 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 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Leo Palace21's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:8848' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.55   Med: -2.27   Max: -1.79
Current: -2

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Leo Palace21 was -1.79. The lowest was -3.55. And the median was -2.27.


Leo Palace21 Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Leo Palace21'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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Leo Palace21 Beneish M-Score Chart

Leo Palace21 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 -3.55 -2.57 -1.81 -2.26 -2.00

Leo Palace21 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 - -2.00 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Leo Palace21's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Leo Palace21'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.


Leo Palace21's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Leo Palace21's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Leo Palace21's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Leo Palace21 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 Leo Palace21 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 * 0.9273+0.528 * 0.8823+0.404 * 1.6277+0.892 * 1.0203+0.115 * 1.3063
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9817+4.679 * 0.05563-0.327 * 0.8907
=-2.00

* 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9,263 Mil.
Revenue was 円406,449 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円53,285 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円66,752 Mil.
Total Assets was 円166,548 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円61,364 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円6,577 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円5,054 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円61,724 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円30,634 Mil.
Net Income was 円19,810 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円10,545 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円9,791 Mil.
Revenue was 円398,365 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円46,077 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円60,161 Mil.
Total Assets was 円145,430 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円64,652 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円9,359 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円5,046 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円59,542 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円30,998 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)
=(9263 / 406449) / (9791 / 398365)
=0.02279 / 0.024578
=0.9273

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)
=(46077 / 398365) / (53285 / 406449)
=0.115665 / 0.131099
=0.8823

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 - (66752 + 61364) / 166548) / (1 - (60161 + 64652) / 145430)
=0.230756 / 0.141766
=1.6277

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
=406449 / 398365
=1.0203

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))
=(9359 / (9359 + 64652)) / (6577 / (6577 + 61364))
=0.126454 / 0.096805
=1.3063

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)
=(5054 / 406449) / (5046 / 398365)
=0.012435 / 0.012667
=0.9817

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)
=((30634 + 61724) / 166548) / ((30998 + 59542) / 145430)
=0.554543 / 0.622568
=0.8907

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
=(19810 - 0 - 10545) / 166548
=0.05563

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.

Leo Palace21 has a M-score of -2.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Leo Palace21 (TSE:8848) Business Description

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Address
2-54-11 Honcho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 164-8622
Leo Palace21 Corp has two core businesses: Construction, which builds apartment buildings, and Leasing, which rents and manages units in the apartments that the company builds. Upon completion, Leo Palace21 typically sells buildings to investors and then pays them a fixed rental amount for all the units in the building, whether occupied or not. LeoPalace21 then rents, manages, and maintains the units and keeps all rent from tenants as its own revenue. The company also has an Elderly Care business, which runs nursing facilities, and a Hotel & Resort business. The vast majority of LeoPalace21's revenue comes from the Leasing segment, and more than 90% of the company's revenue is generated in Japan.

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