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Keiyo Gas Co (TSE:9539) Beneish M-Score : -3.42 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Keiyo Gas Co 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 -3.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9539' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -2.74   Max: -2.03
Current: -3.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Keiyo Gas Co was -2.03. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -2.74.


Keiyo Gas Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Keiyo Gas Co'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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Keiyo Gas Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Keiyo Gas Co 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 -2.83 -2.98 -2.42 -2.03 -3.42

Keiyo Gas Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - - - -3.42 -

Competitive Comparison of Keiyo Gas Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Keiyo Gas Co'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.


Keiyo Gas Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Keiyo Gas Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Keiyo Gas Co 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 Keiyo Gas Co 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 * 0.7235+0.528 * 0.9934+0.404 * 1.0653+0.892 * 1.0345+0.115 * 0.9634
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9606+4.679 * -0.166795-0.327 * 0.8684
=-3.42

* 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10,583 Mil.
Revenue was 円122,853 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円36,407 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円40,728 Mil.
Total Assets was 円161,096 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円79,903 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,185 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円34,702 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円25,577 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円25,388 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,460 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円28,330 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円14,139 Mil.
Revenue was 円118,757 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円34,962 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円34,962 Mil.
Total Assets was 円147,464 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円77,731 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円9,501 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円34,922 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円25,767 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円27,953 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)
=(10583 / 122853) / (14139 / 118757)
=0.086144 / 0.119058
=0.7235

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)
=(34962 / 118757) / (36407 / 122853)
=0.294399 / 0.296346
=0.9934

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 - (40728 + 79903) / 161096) / (1 - (34962 + 77731) / 147464)
=0.251186 / 0.235793
=1.0653

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
=122853 / 118757
=1.0345

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))
=(9501 / (9501 + 77731)) / (10185 / (10185 + 79903))
=0.108916 / 0.113056
=0.9634

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)
=(34702 / 122853) / (34922 / 118757)
=0.282468 / 0.294063
=0.9606

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)
=((25388 + 25577) / 161096) / ((27953 + 25767) / 147464)
=0.316364 / 0.364292
=0.8684

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
=(1460 - 0 - 28330) / 161096
=-0.166795

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.

Keiyo Gas Co has a M-score of -3.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Keiyo Gas Co (TSE:9539) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2-8-8 Ichikawa- nam Ichikawa-shi, Chiba, JPN, 272 - 8580
Keiyo Gas Co Ltd is engaged in gas business. The company produces, process and sells gas byproducts. It is also engaged in production, sales, rental, installation, repair, maintenance and management of gas appliances, kitchen equipment, water supply, and drainage equipment, air conditioning equipment and housing equipment.

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