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Nippon Sharyo (TSE:7102) Beneish M-Score : -2.15 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Nippon Sharyo 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 -2.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7102' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.35   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.73
Current: -2.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nippon Sharyo was -1.73. The lowest was -10.35. And the median was -2.48.


Nippon Sharyo Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Sharyo'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 Sharyo Beneish M-Score Chart

Nippon Sharyo Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.34 -2.33 -2.69 -2.61 -2.15

Nippon Sharyo 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 -2.61 - - - -2.15

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Sharyo's Beneish M-Score

For the Railroads subindustry, Nippon Sharyo'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 Sharyo's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Nippon Sharyo's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nippon Sharyo 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 Sharyo 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 * 1.1162+0.528 * 0.8008+0.404 * 1.258+0.892 * 0.8988+0.115 * 1.1086
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.057619-0.327 * 0.8901
=-2.15

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円39,579 Mil.
Revenue was 円88,058 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円14,076 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円75,771 Mil.
Total Assets was 円136,397 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円27,669 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,428 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円31,714 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円35,667 Mil.
Net Income was 円5,381 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-2,478 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円39,449 Mil.
Revenue was 円97,969 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円12,541 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円72,925 Mil.
Total Assets was 円124,363 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円27,551 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,706 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円29,510 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円39,510 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)
=(39579 / 88058) / (39449 / 97969)
=0.449465 / 0.402668
=1.1162

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)
=(12541 / 97969) / (14076 / 88058)
=0.12801 / 0.159849
=0.8008

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 - (75771 + 27669) / 136397) / (1 - (72925 + 27551) / 124363)
=0.241626 / 0.192075
=1.258

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
=88058 / 97969
=0.8988

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))
=(2706 / (2706 + 27551)) / (2428 / (2428 + 27669))
=0.089434 / 0.080672
=1.1086

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 / 88058) / (0 / 97969)
=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)
=((35667 + 31714) / 136397) / ((39510 + 29510) / 124363)
=0.494006 / 0.554988
=0.8901

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
=(5381 - 0 - -2478) / 136397
=0.057619

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 Sharyo has a M-score of -2.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nippon Sharyo (TSE:7102) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1-1,Sanbonmatsu-cho, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, JPN, 456-8691
Nippon Sharyo Ltd is a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacture of railway rolling stock. The company operates through three segments. Its Railway rolling stock segment consists of manufacture and sales of rolling stock. The Transportation equipment and steel structure segment include production and trade of transportation equipment such as freight cars, tank trucks, heavy-duty industrial vehicles, and roadway and railway bridges. Its Construction equipment segment comprises of pile driving rigs, crawler cranes, casing rotators, portable diesel generator sets and emergency generators.

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