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Tomita Electric Co (TSE:6898) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Tomita Electric 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6898' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tomita Electric Co was -2.06. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.57.


Tomita Electric Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tomita Electric 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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Tomita Electric Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Tomita Electric Co Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.86 -2.60 -2.06 -2.54 -2.63

Tomita Electric Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.54 - - - -2.63

Competitive Comparison of Tomita Electric Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Tomita Electric 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.


Tomita Electric Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Tomita Electric Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Tomita Electric 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 Tomita Electric 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 * 1.0276+0.528 * 1.1671+0.404 * 0.8896+0.892 * 0.7446+0.115 * 0.9901
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.023738-0.327 * 0.6248
=-2.63

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円310 Mil.
Revenue was 円1,492 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円410 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,583 Mil.
Total Assets was 円4,698 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円2,022 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円202 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円-34 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円78 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円405 Mil.
Revenue was 円2,004 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円643 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,452 Mil.
Total Assets was 円4,554 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円2,000 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円313 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 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)
=(310.259 / 1492.393) / (405.493 / 2004.251)
=0.207894 / 0.202316
=1.0276

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)
=(642.788 / 2004.251) / (410.094 / 1492.393)
=0.320712 / 0.27479
=1.1671

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 - (2583.359 + 2021.521) / 4697.735) / (1 - (2452.397 + 2000.478) / 4554.061)
=0.019766 / 0.022219
=0.8896

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
=1492.393 / 2004.251
=0.7446

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))
=(46.664 / (46.664 + 2000.478)) / (47.637 / (47.637 + 2021.521))
=0.022795 / 0.023022
=0.9901

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 / 1492.393) / (0 / 2004.251)
=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)
=((0 + 202.017) / 4697.735) / ((0 + 313.442) / 4554.061)
=0.043003 / 0.068827
=0.6248

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
=(-33.594 - 0 - 77.923) / 4697.735
=-0.023738

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.

Tomita Electric Co has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tomita Electric Co (TSE:6898) Business Description

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Address
123 Saiwaii-cho, Tottori Prefecture, Tottori, JPN, 680-0823
Tomita Electric Co Ltd is a Japanese firm which manufactures and sells radio parts and ferrite cores. It provides soft ferrite and hard ferrite. It offers ferrite cores used in miniaturizing electronic equipment and in energy conservation; and coils and transformers used in personal computers, LAN and peripherals.

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