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Meidensha (TSE:6508) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Meidensha 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6508' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.52   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.47
Current: -2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Meidensha was -2.47. The lowest was -3.52. And the median was -2.61.


Meidensha Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meidensha'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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Meidensha Beneish M-Score Chart

Meidensha 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 -2.60 -2.53 -2.55 -2.51 -2.56

Meidensha 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 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Meidensha's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Meidensha'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.


Meidensha's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Meidensha's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Meidensha 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 Meidensha 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 * 0.9914+0.528 * 1.0372+0.404 * 0.9293+0.892 * 1.0687+0.115 * 1.116
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1677+4.679 * -0.021517-0.327 * 1.0139
=-2.56

* 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99,354 Mil.
Revenue was 円272,578 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円62,979 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円187,751 Mil.
Total Assets was 円307,390 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円75,788 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円11,163 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円4,192 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円118,307 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円26,995 Mil.
Net Income was 円7,128 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円13,742 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円93,772 Mil.
Revenue was 円255,046 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円61,123 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円171,294 Mil.
Total Assets was 円290,899 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円74,947 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円12,534 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円3,359 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円104,406 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円31,210 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)
=(99354 / 272578) / (93772 / 255046)
=0.364498 / 0.367667
=0.9914

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)
=(61123 / 255046) / (62979 / 272578)
=0.239655 / 0.231049
=1.0372

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 - (187751 + 75788) / 307390) / (1 - (171294 + 74947) / 290899)
=0.142656 / 0.153517
=0.9293

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
=272578 / 255046
=1.0687

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))
=(12534 / (12534 + 74947)) / (11163 / (11163 + 75788))
=0.143277 / 0.128383
=1.116

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)
=(4192 / 272578) / (3359 / 255046)
=0.015379 / 0.01317
=1.1677

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)
=((26995 + 118307) / 307390) / ((31210 + 104406) / 290899)
=0.472696 / 0.466196
=1.0139

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
=(7128 - 0 - 13742) / 307390
=-0.021517

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.

Meidensha has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Meidensha (TSE:6508) Business Description

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Address
ThinkPark Tower, 2-1-1 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 141-6029
Meidensha Corp is a Japan-based conglomerate that operates through four segments. The company's social infrastructure systems segment, which accounts for the majority of the company's sales, is engaged in businesses related to social infrastructure such as power generation and electricity transmission. The industrial system segment supplies industrial components, dynamometer systems, automatic guided vehicles, and other industrial products to the general manufacturing industry. The maintenance and service segment provides maintaining services. The real estate segment is involved in real estate rentals. The company generates the majority of its sales from the Japanese domestic market.

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