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Nippon Building Fund (TSE:8951) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Nippon Building Fund 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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:8951' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.58   Max: -1.5
Current: -2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nippon Building Fund was -1.50. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.58.


Nippon Building Fund Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Nippon Building Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.52 -1.50 - -2.61 -2.58

Nippon Building Fund Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 - - -2.61 - -2.58

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Building Fund's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Nippon Building Fund'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 Building Fund's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Nippon Building Fund's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nippon Building Fund 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 Building Fund 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 * 0.8912+0.528 * 0.8118+0.404 * 1.0257+0.892 * 0.9477+0.115 * 0.997
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9556+4.679 * 0.028037-0.327 * 1.0139
=-2.58

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円266 Mil.
Revenue was 円94,378 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円61,536 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円19,785 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,385,619 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,322,927 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円15,846 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円3,556 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円70,805 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円536,500 Mil.
Net Income was 円38,848 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円0 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円315 Mil.
Revenue was 円99,583 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円52,710 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円17,170 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,368,739 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,310,246 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円15,646 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円3,927 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円74,160 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円517,500 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)
=(266 / 94378) / (314.879 / 99582.87)
=0.002818 / 0.003162
=0.8912

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)
=(52710.148 / 99582.87) / (61536 / 94378)
=0.529309 / 0.652016
=0.8118

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 - (19785 + 1322927) / 1385619) / (1 - (17169.997 + 1310245.502) / 1368739.451)
=0.030966 / 0.030191
=1.0257

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
=94378 / 99582.87
=0.9477

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))
=(15646.481 / (15646.481 + 1310245.502)) / (15846 / (15846 + 1322927))
=0.011801 / 0.011836
=0.997

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)
=(3556 / 94378) / (3926.578 / 99582.87)
=0.037678 / 0.03943
=0.9556

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)
=((536500 + 70805) / 1385619) / ((517500 + 74160.41) / 1368739.451)
=0.438291 / 0.432267
=1.0139

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
=(38848 - 0 - 0) / 1385619
=0.028037

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 Building Fund has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nippon Building Fund (TSE:8951) Business Description

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Address
38th Floor, GranTokyo North Tower, 9-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-6738
Nippon Building Fund Inc is a Japanese real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, ownership, and leasing of properties in the Greater Tokyo area. The company's real estate portfolio is primarily comprised of large corporate office buildings. The majority of these are located in the five wards of Tokyo's central business district. Office space located throughout the rest of Tokyo also makes up a substantial percentage of Nippon Building Fund's assets. The company derives the majority of its income in the form of rental revenue from tenants. Nippon Building Fund's largest customers are firms from the service, electrical equipment, and information and communications industries in terms of square footage used.

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