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Eisai Co (TSE:4523) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Eisai 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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4523' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.58   Max: -2.2
Current: -2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eisai Co was -2.20. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.58.


Eisai Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eisai 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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Eisai Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Eisai 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 -2.68 -2.23 -2.73 -2.61 -2.30

Eisai 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 -2.56 -2.30 -2.35 -2.45 -2.58

Competitive Comparison of Eisai Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Eisai 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.


Eisai Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Eisai Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Eisai 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 Eisai 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 * 0.9689+0.528 * 0.9402+0.404 * 0.9832+0.892 * 1.0168+0.115 * 0.9745
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9145+4.679 * -0.012587-0.327 * 0.9875
=-2.58

* 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186,182 Mil.
Revenue was 177703 + 176617 + 196935 + 198205 = 円749,460 Mil.
Gross Profit was 138822 + 140191 + 153015 + 159641 = 円591,669 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円660,998 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,311,234 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円159,943 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円39,550 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円356,361 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円277,781 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円134,758 Mil.
Net Income was 5969 + 2789 + 20340 + 16323 = 円45,421 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8673 + 16620 + 12641 + 23991 = 円61,925 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円188,996 Mil.
Revenue was 187572 + 174364 + 184262 + 190901 = 円737,099 Mil.
Gross Profit was 140836 + 129232 + 136857 + 140164 = 円547,089 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円610,118 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,251,069 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円165,160 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円39,548 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円383,238 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円313,676 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円84,920 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)
=(186182 / 749460) / (188996 / 737099)
=0.248422 / 0.256405
=0.9689

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)
=(547089 / 737099) / (591669 / 749460)
=0.742219 / 0.78946
=0.9402

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 - (660998 + 159943) / 1311234) / (1 - (610118 + 165160) / 1251069)
=0.373917 / 0.380308
=0.9832

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
=749460 / 737099
=1.0168

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))
=(39548 / (39548 + 165160)) / (39550 / (39550 + 159943))
=0.193192 / 0.198253
=0.9745

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)
=(356361 / 749460) / (383238 / 737099)
=0.47549 / 0.519927
=0.9145

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)
=((134758 + 277781) / 1311234) / ((84920 + 313676) / 1251069)
=0.314619 / 0.318604
=0.9875

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
=(45421 - 0 - 61925) / 1311234
=-0.012587

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.

Eisai Co has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eisai Co (TSE:4523) Business Description

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Address
4-6-10 Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 112-8088
Eisai Co Ltd is a specialty and generic drug manufacturing company. The company's business consists of a pharmaceutical business and other businesses. The pharmaceutical business is categorized by region, including Japan, Americas, China, Asia, and Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Eisai also reports a consumer healthcare business for Japan. The vast majority of the company's revenue is derived by its Japanese pharmaceutical business, followed by its Americas pharmaceuticals segment. The company utilizes licensing strategies in order to expand its research, development, manufacturing, and marketing capabilities.

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