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NTT DOCOMO (NTT DOCOMO) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is NTT DOCOMO 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NTT DOCOMO was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


NTT DOCOMO Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NTT DOCOMO'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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NTT DOCOMO Beneish M-Score Chart

NTT DOCOMO Annual Data
Trend Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.01 3.70 -3.06 -2.84 -2.96

NTT DOCOMO Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 -2.85 -2.71 -2.96 -2.94 -2.87

Competitive Comparison of NTT DOCOMO's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, NTT DOCOMO'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.


NTT DOCOMO's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, NTT DOCOMO's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



NTT DOCOMO 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 NTT DOCOMO 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 * 1.0271+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.2168+0.892 * 0.9834+0.115 * 0.8437
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0618+4.679 * -0.091766-0.327 * 1.0146
=-2.85

* 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 (Sep20) TTM:Last Year (Sep19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $20,121 Mil.
Revenue was 11216.784 + 10207.932 + 10544.083 + 10870.973 = $42,840 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11216.784 + 10207.932 + 10544.083 + 10870.973 = $42,840 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $26,073 Mil.
Total Assets was $72,269 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $27,995 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5,525 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,135 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14,275 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,777 Mil.
Net Income was 1856.434 + 1819.7 + 517.567 + 1557.841 = $5,752 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4375.844 + 1629.828 + 4797.018 + 1580.71 = $12,383 Mil.
Total Receivables was $19,920 Mil.
Revenue was 10886.359 + 10727.316 + 10677.399 + 11270.952 = $43,562 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10886.359 + 10727.316 + 10677.399 + 11270.952 = $43,562 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $25,578 Mil.
Total Assets was $69,626 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $29,637 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4,788 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,960 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13,948 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,245 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)
=(20121.376 / 42839.772) / (19920.448 / 43562.026)
=0.469689 / 0.457289
=1.0271

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)
=(43562.026 / 43562.026) / (42839.772 / 42839.772)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (26073.483 + 27995.236) / 72269.28) / (1 - (25578.055 + 29637.493) / 69626.102)
=0.251844 / 0.206971
=1.2168

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
=42839.772 / 43562.026
=0.9834

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))
=(4787.519 / (4787.519 + 29637.493)) / (5525.332 / (5525.332 + 27995.236))
=0.139071 / 0.164834
=0.8437

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)
=(4134.892 / 42839.772) / (3959.759 / 43562.026)
=0.09652 / 0.090899
=1.0618

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)
=((2777.003 + 14275.246) / 72269.28) / ((2244.644 + 13947.926) / 69626.102)
=0.235954 / 0.232565
=1.0146

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
=(5751.542 - 0 - 12383.4) / 72269.28
=-0.091766

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.

NTT DOCOMO has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NTT DOCOMO (NTT DOCOMO) Business Description

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Address
Sanno Park Tower, 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-6150
NTT DoCoMo is Japan's largest wireless telephone operator. It has 78 million subscribers, leading to its market share of approximately 44%. The firm has been a technological leader, introducing wireless Internet access through its i-mode service in 1999, along with the ability to use a handset like a credit card. NTT DoCoMo also owns minority stakes in Philippine Long Distance Telephone, Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Holdings, and other smaller phone companies. The firm's objective is to have the highest-quality network and customer service in Japan.

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