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Oji Holdings (TSE:3861) Beneish M-Score : -2.17 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Oji 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 -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3861' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.44   Max: -2.14
Current: -2.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Oji Holdings was -2.14. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.44.


Oji Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Oji 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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Oji Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Oji 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 -2.68 -2.77 -2.61 -2.49 -2.17

Oji 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 - -2.17 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Oji Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Oji 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.


Oji Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Oji Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Oji 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 Oji 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 * 1.0288+0.528 * 1.1744+0.404 * 0.9534+0.892 * 1.1609+0.115 * 0.9655
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0255+4.679 * 0.016647-0.327 * 1.0225
=-2.17

* 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415,345 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,706,641 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円339,999 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円788,670 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,296,018 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,208,234 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円81,987 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円141,882 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円687,070 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円475,599 Mil.
Net Income was 円56,483 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円18,262 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円347,780 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,470,161 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円343,954 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円645,795 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,053,752 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,127,315 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円73,684 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円119,188 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円533,020 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円484,062 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)
=(415345 / 1706641) / (347780 / 1470161)
=0.24337 / 0.236559
=1.0288

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)
=(343954 / 1470161) / (339999 / 1706641)
=0.233957 / 0.199221
=1.1744

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 - (788670 + 1208234) / 2296018) / (1 - (645795 + 1127315) / 2053752)
=0.130275 / 0.136648
=0.9534

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
=1706641 / 1470161
=1.1609

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))
=(73684 / (73684 + 1127315)) / (81987 / (81987 + 1208234))
=0.061352 / 0.063545
=0.9655

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)
=(141882 / 1706641) / (119188 / 1470161)
=0.083135 / 0.081071
=1.0255

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)
=((475599 + 687070) / 2296018) / ((484062 + 533020) / 2053752)
=0.506385 / 0.495231
=1.0225

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
=(56483 - 0 - 18262) / 2296018
=0.016647

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.

Oji Holdings has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Oji Holdings (TSE:3861) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7-5, Ginza 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-0061
Oji Holdings Corp is a holding company whose subsidiaries produce and sell pulp and a variety of paper products The company organizes itself into four segments based on product type. The household and industrial materials segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells packaging materials, paper towels, toilet paper, tissues, and diapers. The functional materials segment sells adhesive paper, specialty paper, and film. The forest resources and environmental marketing segment sells lumber, pulp, and biomass fuel. The printing and communications media segment sells newsprint, magazine paper, and printer paper.

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