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Nissha Co (TSE:7915) Beneish M-Score : -2.42 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Nissha 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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7915' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -2.65   Max: -1.22
Current: -2.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nissha Co was -1.22. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -2.65.


Nissha Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nissha 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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Nissha Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nissha Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.81 -2.74 -2.77 -2.46 -2.50

Nissha 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 -2.56 -2.51 -2.53 -2.50 -2.42

Competitive Comparison of Nissha Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Nissha 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.


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

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

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



Nissha 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 Nissha 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 * 1.2852+0.528 * 1.0002+0.404 * 1.2983+0.892 * 0.8822+0.115 * 1.0749
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2039+4.679 * -0.042521-0.327 * 0.9825
=-2.42

* 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36,648 Mil.
Revenue was 46719 + 43841 + 40879 + 40574 = 円172,013 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10156 + 9683 + 7683 + 8082 = 円35,604 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円109,231 Mil.
Total Assets was 円236,168 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円55,366 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円9,156 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円33,894 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円57,306 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円46,924 Mil.
Net Income was 1240 + -3563 + -225 + 1585 = 円-963 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5207 + 2162 + 606 + 1104 = 円9,079 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円32,322 Mil.
Revenue was 42430 + 52581 + 53165 + 46804 = 円194,980 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7174 + 10818 + 11136 + 11238 = 円40,366 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円119,054 Mil.
Total Assets was 円223,848 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円52,542 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円9,457 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円31,912 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円53,672 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円46,878 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)
=(36648 / 172013) / (32322 / 194980)
=0.213054 / 0.165771
=1.2852

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)
=(40366 / 194980) / (35604 / 172013)
=0.207026 / 0.206984
=1.0002

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 - (109231 + 55366) / 236168) / (1 - (119054 + 52542) / 223848)
=0.303051 / 0.233426
=1.2983

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
=172013 / 194980
=0.8822

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))
=(9457 / (9457 + 52542)) / (9156 / (9156 + 55366))
=0.152535 / 0.141905
=1.0749

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)
=(33894 / 172013) / (31912 / 194980)
=0.197043 / 0.163668
=1.2039

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)
=((46924 + 57306) / 236168) / ((46878 + 53672) / 223848)
=0.441338 / 0.449189
=0.9825

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
=(-963 - 0 - 9079) / 236168
=-0.042521

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.

Nissha Co has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nissha Co (TSE:7915) Business Description

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3 Hanaicho, Gamo, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, JPN, 604-8551
Nissha Co Ltd is developing industrial materials, devices, life innovation and information and communication business areas. The company develops and promotes its products under the Nisha brand. The firm's products include metalized paper, 3d eye sublimation, material library, gas sensors, force sensors, general printing and fabric printing. Its customers include IT devices, automobiles, medical devices and health care, consumer electronics, packaging materials and communication design.

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