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Starts Proceed Investment (TSE:8979) Beneish M-Score : -2.08 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Starts Proceed 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 -2.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:8979' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.43   Max: -1.1
Current: -2.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Starts Proceed Investment was -1.10. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.43.


Starts Proceed Investment Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Starts Proceed 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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Starts Proceed Investment Beneish M-Score Chart

Starts Proceed Investment Annual Data
Trend Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.76 -2.42 -2.82 -2.68 -2.08

Starts Proceed Investment Semi-Annual Data
Oct13 Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23
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 - -2.68 - -2.08 -

Competitive Comparison of Starts Proceed Investment's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Starts Proceed 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.


Starts Proceed Investment's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Starts Proceed 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 Starts Proceed 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 * 1.0702+0.528 * 0.9862+0.404 * 2.3573+0.892 * 1.0373+0.115 * 0.9955
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9617+4.679 * -0.052376-0.327 * 0.9982
=-2.08

* 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 (Oct22) TTM:Last Year (Oct21) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円26 Mil.
Revenue was 円6,574 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,766 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,532 Mil.
Total Assets was 円90,625 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円85,460 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,298 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円593 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円9,787 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円36,424 Mil.
Net Income was 円2,498 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円7,245 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円24 Mil.
Revenue was 円6,337 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,580 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,654 Mil.
Total Assets was 円90,259 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円85,915 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,298 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円594 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円10,555 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円35,553 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)
=(26.459 / 6573.535) / (23.835 / 6337.399)
=0.004025 / 0.003761
=1.0702

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)
=(3580.471 / 6337.399) / (3766.02 / 6573.535)
=0.564975 / 0.572906
=0.9862

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 - (3532.046 + 85459.562) / 90625.199) / (1 - (3653.586 + 85914.741) / 90258.562)
=0.018026 / 0.007647
=2.3573

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
=6573.535 / 6337.399
=1.0373

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))
=(1298.496 / (1298.496 + 85914.741)) / (1297.514 / (1297.514 + 85459.562))
=0.014889 / 0.014956
=0.9955

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)
=(592.829 / 6573.535) / (594.282 / 6337.399)
=0.090184 / 0.093774
=0.9617

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)
=((36423.5 + 9787.427) / 90625.199) / ((35552.5 + 10555.378) / 90258.562)
=0.509913 / 0.510842
=0.9982

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
=(2498.47 - 0 - 7245.013) / 90625.199
=-0.052376

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.

Starts Proceed Investment has a M-score of -2.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Starts Proceed Investment (TSE:8979) Business Description

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Starts Proceed Investment Corp operates as a REIT in Japan. The Company invests in lease real estate properties, short-term leasing apartments, and special feature business hotel.

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