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ES-CON JAPAN (TSE:8892) Beneish M-Score : -1.70 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is ES-CON JAPAN 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.7 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:8892' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.21   Med: -1.65   Max: 1.34
Current: -1.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ES-CON JAPAN was 1.34. The lowest was -2.21. And the median was -1.65.


ES-CON JAPAN Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ES-CON JAPAN'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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ES-CON JAPAN Beneish M-Score Chart

ES-CON JAPAN Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.59 -1.31 -2.21 -2.20 -1.70

ES-CON JAPAN 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 -2.20 - - - -1.70

Competitive Comparison of ES-CON JAPAN's Beneish M-Score

For the Residential Construction subindustry, ES-CON JAPAN'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.


ES-CON JAPAN's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, ES-CON JAPAN's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



ES-CON JAPAN 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 ES-CON JAPAN 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 * 0.848+0.528 * 0.9224+0.404 * 1.0426+0.892 * 1.0384+0.115 * 1.1171
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.159548-0.327 * 1.054
=-1.70

* 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965 Mil.
Revenue was 円103,246 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円29,953 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円265,202 Mil.
Total Assets was 円370,270 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円75,451 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,295 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円88,133 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円190,804 Mil.
Net Income was 円9,831 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-49,245 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,096 Mil.
Revenue was 円99,431 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円26,607 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円191,357 Mil.
Total Assets was 円263,729 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円52,139 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,778 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円4,910 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円55,690 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円132,811 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)
=(965 / 103246) / (1096 / 99431)
=0.009347 / 0.011023
=0.848

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)
=(26607 / 99431) / (29953 / 103246)
=0.267593 / 0.290113
=0.9224

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 - (265202 + 75451) / 370270) / (1 - (191357 + 52139) / 263729)
=0.079988 / 0.076719
=1.0426

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
=103246 / 99431
=1.0384

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))
=(1778 / (1778 + 52139)) / (2295 / (2295 + 75451))
=0.032977 / 0.029519
=1.1171

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 / 103246) / (4910 / 99431)
=0 / 0.049381
=0

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)
=((190804 + 88133) / 370270) / ((132811 + 55690) / 263729)
=0.753334 / 0.714753
=1.054

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
=(9831 - 0 - -49245) / 370270
=0.159548

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.

ES-CON JAPAN has a M-score of -1.70 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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ES-CON JAPAN (TSE:8892) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4-2-5 Kanda-Surugadai, 12th Floor, Try Edge Ochanomizu, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0062
ES-CON JAPAN Ltd. is a Japanese company engaged in real estate trading, leasing and property management and real estate planning and consulting business. The business areas of the company include hotel development, property management, condominiums and houses, real estate investment advisory and others.

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