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Nissin Foods Holdings Co (Nissin Foods Holdings Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.62 (As of May. 30, 2024)


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What is Nissin Foods Holdings 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 -2.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NFPDF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.72   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.35
Current: -2.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nissin Foods Holdings Co was -2.35. The lowest was -2.72. And the median was -2.56.


Nissin Foods Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nissin Foods Holdings 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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Nissin Foods Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nissin Foods Holdings Co 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 -2.72 -2.59 -2.56 -2.45 -

Nissin Foods Holdings 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 -2.45 -2.44 -2.58 -2.62 -

Competitive Comparison of Nissin Foods Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Nissin Foods Holdings 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.


Nissin Foods Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



Nissin Foods Holdings 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 Nissin Foods Holdings 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 * 0.9642+0.528 * 0.9453+0.404 * 0.9382+0.892 * 1.0372+0.115 * 1.0503
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0166+4.679 * -0.034797-0.327 * 0.968
=-2.68

* 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 $838 Mil.
Revenue was 1379.004 + 1243.87 + 1177.647 + 1255.242 = $5,056 Mil.
Gross Profit was 507.211 + 450.33 + 410.192 + 397.526 = $1,765 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,180 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,493 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,987 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $216 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,329 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,422 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $173 Mil.
Net Income was 118.349 + 121.607 + 99.259 + 73.595 = $413 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 159.007 + 194.487 + 100.787 + 149.681 = $604 Mil.
Total Receivables was $838 Mil.
Revenue was 1367.626 + 1170.338 + 1114.22 + 1222.214 = $4,874 Mil.
Gross Profit was 468.733 + 387.977 + 366.612 + 385.571 = $1,609 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,005 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,279 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,914 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $220 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,260 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,383 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $201 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)
=(837.962 / 5055.763) / (837.862 / 4874.398)
=0.165744 / 0.17189
=0.9642

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)
=(1608.893 / 4874.398) / (1765.259 / 5055.763)
=0.33007 / 0.349158
=0.9453

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 - (2179.579 + 1986.554) / 5493.331) / (1 - (2005.236 + 1914.104) / 5278.702)
=0.241602 / 0.257518
=0.9382

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
=5055.763 / 4874.398
=1.0372

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))
=(220.048 / (220.048 + 1914.104)) / (216.258 / (216.258 + 1986.554))
=0.103108 / 0.098174
=1.0503

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)
=(1328.613 / 5055.763) / (1260.024 / 4874.398)
=0.262792 / 0.258498
=1.0166

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)
=((173.404 + 1422.197) / 5493.331) / ((200.749 + 1383.169) / 5278.702)
=0.290461 / 0.300058
=0.968

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
=(412.81 - 0 - 603.962) / 5493.331
=-0.034797

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.

Nissin Foods Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nissin Foods Holdings Co (Nissin Foods Holdings Co) Business Description

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1-1, 4-chome, Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, JPN, 532-8524
Nissin Foods is Japan's largest instant noodle manufacturer and was the first in the world to invent and launch instant noodles. It also invented the first instant noodle product in cup containers. Cup Noodles is its global brand, marketed in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Instant noodles account for more than three fourths of group sales and 80% of operating profits, while Japan remains the key contributor, representing roughly 75% of group sales and 85% of profits. Other products include frozen/chilled noodles, confectionery, and lactic acid drinks.

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