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Hitachi Zosen (TSE:7004) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Hitachi Zosen 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7004' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.21
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hitachi Zosen was -2.21. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.57.


Hitachi Zosen Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hitachi Zosen'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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Hitachi Zosen Beneish M-Score Chart

Hitachi Zosen 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 -2.26 -2.94 -2.59 -2.55 -2.57

Hitachi Zosen 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 - -2.57 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Hitachi Zosen's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Hitachi Zosen'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.


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

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

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



Hitachi Zosen 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 Hitachi Zosen 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 * 0.9374+0.528 * 0.9652+0.404 * 1.0305+0.892 * 1.1152+0.115 * 0.895
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0269+4.679 * -0.025915-0.327 * 0.9851
=-2.57

* 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198,378 Mil.
Revenue was 円492,692 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円83,358 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円318,853 Mil.
Total Assets was 円479,682 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円98,253 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,973 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円9,803 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円240,811 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円68,506 Mil.
Net Income was 円15,577 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円28,008 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円189,775 Mil.
Revenue was 円441,797 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円72,149 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円292,241 Mil.
Total Assets was 円461,161 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円110,539 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,921 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円8,560 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円238,015 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円63,863 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)
=(198378 / 492692) / (189775 / 441797)
=0.402641 / 0.429552
=0.9374

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)
=(72149 / 441797) / (83358 / 492692)
=0.163308 / 0.169189
=0.9652

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 - (318853 + 98253) / 479682) / (1 - (292241 + 110539) / 461161)
=0.130453 / 0.126596
=1.0305

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
=492692 / 441797
=1.1152

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))
=(10921 / (10921 + 110539)) / (10973 / (10973 + 98253))
=0.089914 / 0.100461
=0.895

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)
=(9803 / 492692) / (8560 / 441797)
=0.019897 / 0.019375
=1.0269

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)
=((68506 + 240811) / 479682) / ((63863 + 238015) / 461161)
=0.644838 / 0.654604
=0.9851

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
=(15577 - 0 - 28008) / 479682
=-0.025915

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.

Hitachi Zosen has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hitachi Zosen (TSE:7004) Business Description

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7-89, Nanko-kita 1-chome, Suminoe-ku, Osaka, JPN, 559-8559
Hitachi Zosen Corp is a Japan-based industrial and engineering company. It engaged in the business domains of Green Energy, Social Infrastructure, and disaster prevention. The Company operations are classified into four reportable segments. Environmental Systems and Industrial Plants Segment include the production of environmental protection systems, water treatment systems, desalination and potabilization plants and chemical plants. Machinery segment includes the production of marine diesel engines, boilers, SCR systems, process equipment amongst others. Infrastructure segment includes bridge construction, water gates, and shield tunneling machines. Operations in the other businesses segment include the transportation business and warehousing business.

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