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Nippon Ceramic Co (TSE:6929) Beneish M-Score : -2.41 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Nippon Ceramic 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 -2.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6929' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.51   Max: -2.38
Current: -2.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nippon Ceramic Co was -2.38. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.51.


Nippon Ceramic Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Ceramic 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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Nippon Ceramic Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nippon Ceramic Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.38 -2.80 -2.41 -2.40 -2.41

Nippon Ceramic Co 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 - - - -2.41 -

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Ceramic Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Nippon Ceramic 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.


Nippon Ceramic Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Nippon Ceramic 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 Nippon Ceramic 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 * 0.8296+0.528 * 1.0477+0.404 * 1.2838+0.892 * 1.0512+0.115 * 0.8591
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6899+4.679 * -0.025881-0.327 * 0.6122
=-2.41

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円4,091 Mil.
Revenue was 円24,449 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円6,839 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円45,926 Mil.
Total Assets was 円57,920 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円10,115 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,492 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円528 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円4,313 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円3,693 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円5,192 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円4,691 Mil.
Revenue was 円23,258 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円6,816 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円47,032 Mil.
Total Assets was 円59,003 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円10,480 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,301 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円728 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,177 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)
=(4091 / 24449) / (4691 / 23258)
=0.167328 / 0.201694
=0.8296

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)
=(6816 / 23258) / (6839 / 24449)
=0.29306 / 0.279725
=1.0477

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 - (45926 + 10115) / 57920) / (1 - (47032 + 10480) / 59003)
=0.032441 / 0.02527
=1.2838

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
=24449 / 23258
=1.0512

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))
=(1301 / (1301 + 10480)) / (1492 / (1492 + 10115))
=0.110432 / 0.128543
=0.8591

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)
=(528 / 24449) / (728 / 23258)
=0.021596 / 0.031301
=0.6899

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 + 4313) / 57920) / ((0 + 7177) / 59003)
=0.074465 / 0.121638
=0.6122

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
=(3693 - 0 - 5192) / 57920
=-0.025881

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.

Nippon Ceramic Co has a M-score of -2.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nippon Ceramic Co (TSE:6929) Business Description

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Address
176-17 Hirooka, Tottori-shi, Tottori, JPN, 689-1193
Nippon Ceramic Co Ltd is a Japan based company engaged in development, manufacturing and sale of ceramic sensors, ferrite, module and others. Its products are applicable for household equipment and plant facilities; automobiles; home electronics and office automation equipment; and electronics. Its Household equipment & plant faculties include lighting, sensor, security system, fire detection sensor etc. In automobile industry its products are applicable in sensor, DC- DC Converter, charging & discharging battery etc. Its products in home electronics include Microwave, airconditioner and IH cooker. Under electronics industry its products are power supplies, fan motors, inverters.

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