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JFE Holdings (TSE:5411) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is JFE Holdings 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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:5411' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of JFE Holdings was -2.17. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.52.


JFE Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for JFE Holdings'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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JFE Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

JFE Holdings 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 -2.87 -2.65 -2.55 -2.49 -2.71

JFE Holdings 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 -2.49 -2.59 -2.77 -2.76 -2.71

Competitive Comparison of JFE Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, JFE Holdings'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.


JFE Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, JFE Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



JFE Holdings 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 JFE Holdings 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 * 1.0234+0.528 * 0.9121+0.404 * 1.0634+0.892 * 0.9821+0.115 * 1.0105
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0603+4.679 * -0.048922-0.327 * 0.9281
=-2.71

* 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896,997 Mil.
Revenue was 1308885 + 1289159 + 1314501 + 1262086 = 円5,174,631 Mil.
Gross Profit was 165447 + 168716 + 170028 + 151993 = 円656,184 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,627,020 Mil.
Total Assets was 円5,754,964 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円2,046,975 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円274,101 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円408,681 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,620,195 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,403,849 Mil.
Net Income was 34498 + 52831 + 50489 + 59603 = 円197,421 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 313061 + -40469 + 317487 + -111112 = 円478,967 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円892,408 Mil.
Revenue was 1360206 + 1344252 + 1310735 + 1253600 = 円5,268,793 Mil.
Gross Profit was 124931 + 156028 + 159195 + 169267 = 円609,421 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,558,615 Mil.
Total Assets was 円5,524,040 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,989,664 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円269,600 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円392,445 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,661,798 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,465,939 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)
=(896997 / 5174631) / (892408 / 5268793)
=0.173345 / 0.169376
=1.0234

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)
=(609421 / 5268793) / (656184 / 5174631)
=0.115666 / 0.126808
=0.9121

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 - (2627020 + 2046975) / 5754964) / (1 - (2558615 + 1989664) / 5524040)
=0.187832 / 0.176639
=1.0634

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
=5174631 / 5268793
=0.9821

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))
=(269600 / (269600 + 1989664)) / (274101 / (274101 + 2046975))
=0.119331 / 0.118092
=1.0105

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)
=(408681 / 5174631) / (392445 / 5268793)
=0.078978 / 0.074485
=1.0603

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)
=((1403849 + 1620195) / 5754964) / ((1465939 + 1661798) / 5524040)
=0.525467 / 0.566205
=0.9281

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
=(197421 - 0 - 478967) / 5754964
=-0.048922

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.

JFE Holdings has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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JFE Holdings (TSE:5411) Business Description

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Address
2-2-3 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-0011
JFE Holdings Inc is a Japan-based company operating through three subsidiaries, namely JFE Steel, JFE Engineering and JFE Shoji. JFE Steel produces and sells a wide range of steel products and raw materials, and also operates peripheral businesses such as transporting, maintenance and construction of equipment. JFE Engineering provides engineering services for energy, urban environment, recycle, steel construction and industrial machines and systems. JFE Shoji purchases, processes and sells steel products, raw materials for steel production, nonferrous metal products, food, etc. Steel manufacturing and trading account for majority of JFE's revenue. The company generates most of its sales from the Japanese market.

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