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Taiheiyo Cement (TSE:5233) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Taiheiyo Cement 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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:5233' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.71   Max: -2.37
Current: -2.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taiheiyo Cement was -2.37. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.71.


Taiheiyo Cement Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiheiyo Cement'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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Taiheiyo Cement Beneish M-Score Chart

Taiheiyo Cement 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 -2.81 -2.85 -2.63 -2.37 -2.80

Taiheiyo Cement 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 -2.37 - - - -2.80

Competitive Comparison of Taiheiyo Cement's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Taiheiyo Cement'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.


Taiheiyo Cement's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Taiheiyo Cement's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Taiheiyo Cement 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 Taiheiyo Cement 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 * 0.9684+0.528 * 0.8043+0.404 * 1.1031+0.892 * 1.0948+0.115 * 1.0224
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.072685-0.327 * 0.935
=-2.80

* 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169,193 Mil.
Revenue was 円886,275 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円192,213 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円430,289 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,338,251 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円653,910 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円66,345 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円368,103 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円252,358 Mil.
Net Income was 円43,272 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円140,543 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円159,595 Mil.
Revenue was 円809,542 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円141,218 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円430,408 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,268,862 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円620,083 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円64,465 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円385,784 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円243,425 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)
=(169193 / 886275) / (159595 / 809542)
=0.190904 / 0.197142
=0.9684

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)
=(141218 / 809542) / (192213 / 886275)
=0.174442 / 0.216877
=0.8043

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 - (430289 + 653910) / 1338251) / (1 - (430408 + 620083) / 1268862)
=0.189839 / 0.1721
=1.1031

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
=886275 / 809542
=1.0948

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))
=(64465 / (64465 + 620083)) / (66345 / (66345 + 653910))
=0.094172 / 0.092113
=1.0224

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 / 886275) / (0 / 809542)
=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)
=((252358 + 368103) / 1338251) / ((243425 + 385784) / 1268862)
=0.463636 / 0.495885
=0.935

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
=(43272 - 0 - 140543) / 1338251
=-0.072685

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.

Taiheiyo Cement has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Taiheiyo Cement (TSE:5233) Business Description

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Address
Daiba Garden City Building, 2-3-5, Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8518
Taiheiyo Cement Corp manufactures and sells construction materials to the building, construction, and infrastructure industries. The company also generates biomass power. The firm organizes itself in six segments based on function and location: Cement, Mineral Resources, Environmental, Construction Materials, Ceramics, and Electronics. The Cement segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells cement, ready-mix concrete. The Mineral Resources segment extracts and sells limestone and construction materials. The Environmental segment turns waste into power and cement and sells desulfurization products to coal power plants. The majority of revenue is generated in Asia and the United States.

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