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Ricoh Leasing Co (TSE:8566) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Ricoh Leasing 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:8566' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.43   Med: -2.16   Max: -1.56
Current: -2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ricoh Leasing Co was -1.56. The lowest was -2.43. And the median was -2.16.


Ricoh Leasing Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ricoh Leasing 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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Ricoh Leasing Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Ricoh Leasing Co 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 -2.13 -1.56 -2.33 -2.43 -2.37

Ricoh Leasing Co 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 - -2.37 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Ricoh Leasing Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Ricoh Leasing 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.


Ricoh Leasing Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Ricoh Leasing Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ricoh Leasing 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 Ricoh Leasing 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 * 1.0681+0.528 * 0.9102+0.404 * 1.0718+0.892 * 0.9837+0.115 * 1.1698
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3075+4.679 * 0.025691-0.327 * 1.0163
=-2.37

* 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480,163 Mil.
Revenue was 円298,889 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円43,272 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,077,120 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,236,834 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円106,094 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円18,289 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円5,421 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円293,724 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円697,084 Mil.
Net Income was 円14,879 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-16,897 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円457,036 Mil.
Revenue was 円303,853 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円40,040 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,041,848 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,177,723 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円88,240 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円18,330 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円4,215 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円280,736 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円647,588 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)
=(480163 / 298889) / (457036 / 303853)
=1.606493 / 1.504135
=1.0681

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)
=(40040 / 303853) / (43272 / 298889)
=0.131774 / 0.144776
=0.9102

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 - (1077120 + 106094) / 1236834) / (1 - (1041848 + 88240) / 1177723)
=0.043353 / 0.040447
=1.0718

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
=298889 / 303853
=0.9837

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))
=(18330 / (18330 + 88240)) / (18289 / (18289 + 106094))
=0.172 / 0.147038
=1.1698

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)
=(5421 / 298889) / (4215 / 303853)
=0.018137 / 0.013872
=1.3075

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)
=((697084 + 293724) / 1236834) / ((647588 + 280736) / 1177723)
=0.801084 / 0.788236
=1.0163

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
=(14879 - 0 - -16897) / 1236834
=0.025691

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.

Ricoh Leasing Co has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ricoh Leasing Co (TSE:8566) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1-7-12 Shinonome, Koto-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 135-8518
Ricoh Leasing has two primary businesses: lease and installments, and financial services. The lease and installments business, which accounts for the vast majority of the company's revenue, provides business leasing, rental, installment, and credit products for business equipment, information-related equipment, medical equipment, and environment-related equipment. In the financial-services business, Ricoh provides loans to individuals, doctors, and corporations. It also serves as an agent to collect accounts receivable and provide billing services, and it has a credit card business and an asset-management service.

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