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Zeria Pharmaceutical Co (TSE:4559) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Zeria Pharmaceutical 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4559' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.26
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zeria Pharmaceutical Co was -2.26. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.56.


Zeria Pharmaceutical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zeria Pharmaceutical 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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Zeria Pharmaceutical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Zeria Pharmaceutical 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 -2.65 -2.80 -2.55 -2.56 -2.65

Zeria Pharmaceutical 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 - -2.65 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Zeria Pharmaceutical Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Zeria Pharmaceutical 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.


Zeria Pharmaceutical Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Zeria Pharmaceutical Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zeria Pharmaceutical 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 Zeria Pharmaceutical 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 * 0.9407+0.528 * 0.9783+0.404 * 0.9631+0.892 * 1.1487+0.115 * 0.9461
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.051554-0.327 * 0.9074
=-2.65

* 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17,513 Mil.
Revenue was 円68,383 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円49,489 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円48,204 Mil.
Total Assets was 円135,035 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円24,591 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円6,148 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円47,158 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円14,541 Mil.
Net Income was 円6,196 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円13,157 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円16,207 Mil.
Revenue was 円59,533 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円42,148 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円41,664 Mil.
Total Assets was 円124,282 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円23,139 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円5,401 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円44,193 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円18,386 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)
=(17512.924 / 68383.227) / (16206.812 / 59532.829)
=0.2561 / 0.272233
=0.9407

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)
=(42148.252 / 59532.829) / (49488.6 / 68383.227)
=0.707983 / 0.723695
=0.9783

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 - (48203.757 + 24591.375) / 135034.536) / (1 - (41663.717 + 23139.343) / 124282.333)
=0.460915 / 0.478582
=0.9631

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
=68383.227 / 59532.829
=1.1487

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))
=(5400.545 / (5400.545 + 23139.343)) / (6148.27 / (6148.27 + 24591.375))
=0.189228 / 0.200011
=0.9461

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)
=(0 / 68383.227) / (0 / 59532.829)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((14541.48 + 47158.318) / 135034.536) / ((18385.86 + 44193.063) / 124282.333)
=0.456919 / 0.503522
=0.9074

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
=(6195.865 - 0 - 13157.415) / 135034.536
=-0.051554

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.

Zeria Pharmaceutical Co has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Zeria Pharmaceutical Co (TSE:4559) Business Description

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Address
10-11, Nihonbashi Kobuna-cho, Tokyo, JPN, 103-8351
Zeria Pharmaceutical Co Ltd is a Japanese pharmaceutical company. The company through its subsidiaries engages in two business divisions which include ethical pharmaceutical products and consumer healthcare products business division. It principally manufactures, sells, imports and exports pharmaceuticals, non-pharmaceutical products, veterinary pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, industrial chemicals, reagents, cosmetics, health foods, alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, food additives, livestock feed, hygienic goods, medical devices, and health equipment.

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