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NH Foods (FRA:NI6) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is NH Foods 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:NI6' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.55   Max: -2.24
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NH Foods was -2.24. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.55.


NH Foods Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NH Foods'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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NH Foods Beneish M-Score Chart

NH Foods 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 -2.96 -2.82 -2.33 -2.27 -2.66

NH Foods 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 -2.27 -2.49 -2.58 -2.85 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of NH Foods's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, NH Foods'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.


NH Foods's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, NH Foods's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



NH Foods 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 NH Foods 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 * 1.0575+0.528 * 0.8981+0.404 * 1.0809+0.892 * 0.935+0.115 * 0.978
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0003+4.679 * -0.062921-0.327 * 0.9407
=-2.78

* 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 €1,013 Mil.
Revenue was 1875.849 + 2202.579 + 2091.111 + 2103.647 = €8,273 Mil.
Gross Profit was 245.293 + 355.491 + 338.181 + 355.917 = €1,295 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,600 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,884 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,579 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €252 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,091 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,516 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €956 Mil.
Net Income was -8.855 + 60.734 + 52.191 + 76.715 = €181 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 159.924 + 90.635 + 63.599 + 236.871 = €551 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,025 Mil.
Revenue was 2076.612 + 2406.418 + 2229.645 + 2135.306 = €8,848 Mil.
Gross Profit was 253.994 + 337.116 + 321.685 + 330.961 = €1,244 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,991 Mil.
Total Assets was €6,549 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,832 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €270 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,166 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,946 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €977 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)
=(1013.36 / 8273.186) / (1024.809 / 8847.981)
=0.122487 / 0.115824
=1.0575

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)
=(1243.756 / 8847.981) / (1294.882 / 8273.186)
=0.140569 / 0.156516
=0.8981

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 - (2600.182 + 2579.273) / 5884.303) / (1 - (2990.842 + 2831.95) / 6548.516)
=0.119784 / 0.110823
=1.0809

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
=8273.186 / 8847.981
=0.935

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))
=(269.921 / (269.921 + 2831.95)) / (251.914 / (251.914 + 2579.273))
=0.087019 / 0.088978
=0.978

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)
=(1090.919 / 8273.186) / (1166.349 / 8847.981)
=0.131862 / 0.131821
=1.0003

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)
=((955.533 + 1515.736) / 5884.303) / ((977.265 + 1946.313) / 6548.516)
=0.419977 / 0.446449
=0.9407

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
=(180.785 - 0 - 551.029) / 5884.303
=-0.062921

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.

NH Foods has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NH Foods (FRA:NI6) Business Description

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Address
Breeze Tower, 4-9, Umeda 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN, 530-0001
NH Foods Ltd is a Japanese packaged-food company. The company offers a wide range of products: hams, sausages, processed foods, marine products, dairy products, and health food. The meat segment is the largest and includes chicken, pork, and beef. The largest categories are processed foods and ham and sausages, followed by marine products and dairy products. The main market is Japan, but the company has worldwide operations in the U.K., Germany, Turkey, Australia, Brazil, Chile, the Americas, and other Asian countries.

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