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Kawakami Paint Manufacturing Co (TSE:4616) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is Kawakami Paint Manufacturing 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4616' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.54   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kawakami Paint Manufacturing Co was -2.31. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.54.


Kawakami Paint Manufacturing Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kawakami Paint Manufacturing 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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Kawakami Paint Manufacturing Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Kawakami Paint Manufacturing Co Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.43 -2.72 -2.80 -2.46 -2.65

Kawakami Paint Manufacturing Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 - - - -2.65 -

Competitive Comparison of Kawakami Paint Manufacturing Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kawakami Paint Manufacturing 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.


Kawakami Paint Manufacturing Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Kawakami Paint Manufacturing 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 Kawakami Paint Manufacturing 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 * 0.5769+0.528 * 1.0735+0.404 * 1.1416+0.892 * 1.0905+0.115 * 1.1552
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.004474-0.327 * 0.9859
=-2.65

* 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 (Nov23) TTM:Last Year (Nov22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,179 Mil.
Revenue was 円6,143 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,099 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円5,678 Mil.
Total Assets was 円8,344 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,489 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円115 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,549 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円827 Mil.
Net Income was 円203 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円166 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,874 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,633 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,082 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円5,660 Mil.
Total Assets was 円7,998 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,349 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円122 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,451 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円803 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)
=(1179.148 / 6142.59) / (1874.222 / 5632.7)
=0.191963 / 0.33274
=0.5769

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)
=(1081.825 / 5632.7) / (1098.998 / 6142.59)
=0.192062 / 0.178914
=1.0735

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 - (5678.203 + 1489.396) / 8344.352) / (1 - (5660.323 + 1349.233) / 7997.523)
=0.141024 / 0.123534
=1.1416

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
=6142.59 / 5632.7
=1.0905

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))
=(121.911 / (121.911 + 1349.233)) / (115.098 / (115.098 + 1489.396))
=0.082868 / 0.071735
=1.1552

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 / 6142.59) / (0 / 5632.7)
=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)
=((826.915 + 3548.839) / 8344.352) / ((803.432 + 3450.508) / 7997.523)
=0.524397 / 0.531907
=0.9859

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
=(203.003 - 0 - 165.672) / 8344.352
=0.004474

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.

Kawakami Paint Manufacturing Co has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kawakami Paint Manufacturing Co (TSE:4616) Business Description

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Number 41, No. 1-chome, Amagasaki, Tsukaguchihon, Hyogo, JPN, 661-0001
Kawakami Paint Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is engaged in manufacturing and selling various paints in Japan. Its products include heat insulation paints, ultra-low temperature powder, and water-based paints; and general purpose building paints, as well as floor coatings, building interior and exterior paints, aqueous paint, and rustproof paint.

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