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AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings (TSE:9090) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9090' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.43   Max: -1.91
Current: -2.43

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings was -1.91. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.43.


AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings'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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AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings 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 -2.58 -2.60 -2.73 -1.91 -2.43

AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings 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 - -2.43 - - -

Competitive Comparison of AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings'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.


AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings 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 AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings 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 * 0.8004+0.528 * 0.9781+0.404 * 1.2607+0.892 * 1.3371+0.115 * 0.9554
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.032385-0.327 * 1.0074
=-2.43

* 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19,474 Mil.
Revenue was 円177,829 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円19,698 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円54,563 Mil.
Total Assets was 円112,028 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円33,911 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,510 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円29,907 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円36,975 Mil.
Net Income was 円7,780 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円11,408 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円18,196 Mil.
Revenue was 円133,000 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円14,410 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円49,219 Mil.
Total Assets was 円88,391 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円24,431 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,722 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円23,972 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円28,413 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)
=(19474 / 177829) / (18196 / 133000)
=0.10951 / 0.136812
=0.8004

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)
=(14410 / 133000) / (19698 / 177829)
=0.108346 / 0.110769
=0.9781

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 - (54563 + 33911) / 112028) / (1 - (49219 + 24431) / 88391)
=0.210251 / 0.16677
=1.2607

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
=177829 / 133000
=1.3371

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))
=(1722 / (1722 + 24431)) / (2510 / (2510 + 33911))
=0.065843 / 0.068916
=0.9554

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 / 177829) / (0 / 133000)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((36975 + 29907) / 112028) / ((28413 + 23972) / 88391)
=0.597011 / 0.592651
=1.0074

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
=(7780 - 0 - 11408) / 112028
=-0.032385

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.

AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings (TSE:9090) Business Description

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Address
Saitama Prefecture, 1 Asahi 7, Yoshikawa, JPN, 342-0008
AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings Inc is engaged in the third-party logistics consulting business which has distribution center-related operations, specializing in retail industry centered E-commerce logistics, cold chain food logistics, medicine and medical logistics, seeking further business development.

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