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United Urban Investment (TSE:8960) Beneish M-Score : -2.45 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is United Urban Investment 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 -2.45 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:8960' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.66   Med: -2.44   Max: -2.19
Current: -2.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of United Urban Investment was -2.19. The lowest was -2.66. And the median was -2.44.


United Urban Investment Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Urban Investment'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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United Urban Investment Beneish M-Score Chart

United Urban Investment Annual Data
Trend Nov13 Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.23 -2.54 -2.66 -2.54 -2.45

United Urban Investment Semi-Annual Data
Nov13 May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23
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 - -2.45 -

Competitive Comparison of United Urban Investment's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, United Urban Investment'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.


United Urban Investment's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, United Urban Investment's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



United Urban Investment 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 United Urban Investment 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 * 1.046+0.528 * 0.9918+0.404 * 1.0136+0.892 * 1.0343+0.115 * 1.0142
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.969+4.679 * -0.010187-0.327 * 1.021
=-2.45

* 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 (Nov22) TTM:Last Year (Nov21) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円594 Mil.
Revenue was 円48,618 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円25,906 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円59,754 Mil.
Total Assets was 円714,899 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円643,520 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円8,171 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円4,197 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円60,926 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円260,403 Mil.
Net Income was 円19,294 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円26,577 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円549 Mil.
Revenue was 円47,006 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円24,841 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円57,350 Mil.
Total Assets was 円707,549 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円638,847 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円8,228 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円4,187 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円35,946 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円275,533 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)
=(593.593 / 48617.995) / (548.668 / 47005.653)
=0.012209 / 0.011672
=1.046

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)
=(24840.697 / 47005.653) / (25905.507 / 48617.995)
=0.528462 / 0.532838
=0.9918

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 - (59753.914 + 643519.834) / 714899.488) / (1 - (57349.611 + 638847.062) / 707548.743)
=0.016262 / 0.016044
=1.0136

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
=48617.995 / 47005.653
=1.0343

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))
=(8228.302 / (8228.302 + 638847.062)) / (8170.928 / (8170.928 + 643519.834))
=0.012716 / 0.012538
=1.0142

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)
=(4196.662 / 48617.995) / (4187.248 / 47005.653)
=0.086319 / 0.08908
=0.969

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)
=((260403 + 60925.672) / 714899.488) / ((275533 + 35946.07) / 707548.743)
=0.449474 / 0.440223
=1.021

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
=(19294.499 - 0 - 26577.009) / 714899.488
=-0.010187

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.

United Urban Investment has a M-score of -2.45 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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United Urban Investment (TSE:8960) Business Description

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4-3-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-0001
United Urban Investment Corp is a real estate investment trust. The company invests in real estates such as retail properties, office buildings, hotels, residential properties and others. The company's primary objective is to secure steady earnings over the medium to long term through investment in varied both in types of use and geographical location. The company invests in real estates located in the Tokyo metropolitan area and other cities in Japan including government-designated cities, and surrounding areas thereof.

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