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Nippon Kayaku Co (TSE:4272) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Nippon Kayaku 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4272' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.44   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.15
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nippon Kayaku Co was -2.15. The lowest was -14.44. And the median was -2.56.


Nippon Kayaku Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Kayaku 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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Nippon Kayaku Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nippon Kayaku Co 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 -2.64 -2.77 -2.47 -2.54 -2.66

Nippon Kayaku Co 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 - -2.66 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Kayaku Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Nippon Kayaku 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.


Nippon Kayaku Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Nippon Kayaku Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nippon Kayaku Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Nippon Kayaku 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 Nippon Kayaku 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 * 0.8216+0.528 * 1.0287+0.404 * 0.9192+0.892 * 1.0735+0.115 * 0.9934
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9822+4.679 * -0.015657-0.327 * 0.9773
=-2.66

* 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53,550 Mil.
Revenue was 円198,380 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円66,752 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円186,037 Mil.
Total Assets was 円322,858 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円89,259 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円14,240 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円45,246 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円39,049 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円16,200 Mil.
Net Income was 円14,984 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円20,039 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円60,719 Mil.
Revenue was 円184,805 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円63,967 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円175,843 Mil.
Total Assets was 円315,459 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円89,060 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円14,099 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円42,915 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円45,760 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円9,474 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)
=(53550 / 198380) / (60719 / 184805)
=0.269936 / 0.328557
=0.8216

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)
=(63967 / 184805) / (66752 / 198380)
=0.346132 / 0.336486
=1.0287

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 - (186037 + 89259) / 322858) / (1 - (175843 + 89060) / 315459)
=0.147316 / 0.160262
=0.9192

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
=198380 / 184805
=1.0735

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))
=(14099 / (14099 + 89060)) / (14240 / (14240 + 89259))
=0.136673 / 0.137586
=0.9934

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)
=(45246 / 198380) / (42915 / 184805)
=0.228077 / 0.232218
=0.9822

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)
=((16200 + 39049) / 322858) / ((9474 + 45760) / 315459)
=0.171125 / 0.175091
=0.9773

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
=(14984 - 0 - 20039) / 322858
=-0.015657

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.

Nippon Kayaku Co has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nippon Kayaku Co (TSE:4272) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building 19th and 20th Floors, Tokyo, JPN, 100-0005
Nippon Kayaku Co Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals. The firm organizes itself into four segments based on product type. The functional chemicals segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells epoxy resins used as flame retardants in electronics, colorants and dyes used in inkjet printers and the manufacture of textiles. The pharmaceuticals segment sells anti-cancer drugs, biological drugs, cardiovascular agents, vitamin compounds, and anti-inflammatory agents. The safety systems segment sells airbag inflators and micro gas generators for seatbelt pretensioners to the automotive industry, both of which are used to protect passengers during an accident. The agrochemicals segment sells insecticides and herbicides. The majority of revenue comes from Asia.

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