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Mitsui High-tec (TSE:6966) Beneish M-Score

: -2.28 (As of Today)
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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 -2.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6966' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.71   Max: -2.28
Current: -2.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mitsui High-tec was -2.28. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.71.


Mitsui High-tec Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mitsui High-tec'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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Mitsui High-tec Annual Data
Trend Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.09 -2.75 -2.81 -2.42 -2.28

Mitsui High-tec Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.28 - - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Mitsui High-tec'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.


Mitsui High-tec Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Mitsui High-tec's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mitsui High-tec 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 Mitsui High-tec 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 * 0.9654+0.528 * 0.9219+0.404 * 1.351+0.892 * 1.2524+0.115 * 1.0641
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.028166-0.327 * 0.8959
=-2.28

* 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 (Jan23) TTM:Last Year (Jan22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円27,466 Mil.
Revenue was 円174,615 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円35,941 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円85,139 Mil.
Total Assets was 円159,803 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円69,405 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円9,531 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円37,334 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円39,506 Mil.
Net Income was 円17,581 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円22,082 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円22,717 Mil.
Revenue was 円139,429 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円26,458 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円72,418 Mil.
Total Assets was 円134,036 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円58,353 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円8,603 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円30,198 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円41,741 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)
=(27466 / 174615) / (22717 / 139429)
=0.157295 / 0.162929
=0.9654

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)
=(26458 / 139429) / (35941 / 174615)
=0.18976 / 0.20583
=0.9219

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 - (85139 + 69405) / 159803) / (1 - (72418 + 58353) / 134036)
=0.032909 / 0.024359
=1.351

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
=174615 / 139429
=1.2524

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))
=(8603 / (8603 + 58353)) / (9531 / (9531 + 69405))
=0.128487 / 0.120743
=1.0641

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 / 174615) / (0 / 139429)
=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)
=((39506 + 37334) / 159803) / ((41741 + 30198) / 134036)
=0.480842 / 0.536714
=0.8959

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
=(17581 - 0 - 22082) / 159803
=-0.028166

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.

Mitsui High-tec has a M-score of -2.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mitsui High-tec (TSE:6966) Business Description

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2-10-1,Komine, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, JPN, 807-8588
Mitsui High-tec Inc manufactures and sells lead frame, motor core, precision tooling and machine tools in Japan. Its precision tooling/precision parts products include motor core dies, lead frame dies, mold dies, trim and form dies, and other type of stamping tools used in motor cores and IC lead frames, electric motor cores, automobile components, coins, and resin injection molding. It also provides open lead frames for semiconductor packages; and motor parts.

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