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Sekisui Chemical Co (TSE:4204) Beneish M-Score : -2.47 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Sekisui Chemical 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 -2.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4204' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.39
Current: -2.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sekisui Chemical Co was -2.39. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.61.


Sekisui Chemical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sekisui Chemical 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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Sekisui Chemical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Sekisui Chemical Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.71 -2.61 -2.77 -2.45 -2.47

Sekisui Chemical 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 -2.45 - - - -2.47

Competitive Comparison of Sekisui Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Sekisui Chemical 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.


Sekisui Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Sekisui Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Sekisui Chemical 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 Sekisui Chemical 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 * 1.1014+0.528 * 0.9727+0.404 * 0.9933+0.892 * 1.0113+0.115 * 1.0305
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.021691-0.327 * 0.9462
=-2.47

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円214,574 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,256,538 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円392,195 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円685,564 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,323,243 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円392,485 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円52,672 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円344,597 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円103,691 Mil.
Net Income was 円77,930 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円106,632 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円192,646 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,242,521 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円377,240 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円621,650 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,228,131 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円377,381 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円52,406 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円327,978 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円111,732 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)
=(214574 / 1256538) / (192646 / 1242521)
=0.170766 / 0.155044
=1.1014

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)
=(377240 / 1242521) / (392195 / 1256538)
=0.303609 / 0.312123
=0.9727

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 - (685564 + 392485) / 1323243) / (1 - (621650 + 377381) / 1228131)
=0.185298 / 0.186544
=0.9933

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
=1256538 / 1242521
=1.0113

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))
=(52406 / (52406 + 377381)) / (52672 / (52672 + 392485))
=0.121935 / 0.118322
=1.0305

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 / 1256538) / (0 / 1242521)
=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)
=((103691 + 344597) / 1323243) / ((111732 + 327978) / 1228131)
=0.33878 / 0.358032
=0.9462

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
=(77930 - 0 - 106632) / 1323243
=-0.021691

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.

Sekisui Chemical Co has a M-score of -2.47 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sekisui Chemical Co (TSE:4204) Business Description

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4-4, Nishitenma 2-Chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN, 530-8565
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. is a Japanese diversified holding company that owns a high-performance-plastics company, a residential construction company, and an urban infrastructure company. The plastics part of the business focuses on the production of materials for electronics, transportation, and buildings. The residential construction segment builds single-family and multiunit housing in Japan. The company's unit construction method allows prebuilt modular components to be assembled at various plants, which reduces construction time on-site. Sekisui's urban infrastructure products and industrial piping are used in mass transit and buildings. High-performance plastics and residential construction account for the majority of the company's revenue.

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