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KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING (TSE:4748) Beneish M-Score : -2.42 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING 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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4748' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.19   Max: -0.98
Current: -2.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING was -0.98. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.19.


KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING'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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KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING Beneish M-Score Chart

KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.84 -2.25 -2.56 -2.14 -2.42

KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING 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 - -2.42 - - -

Competitive Comparison of KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING'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.


KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING's Beneish M-Score falls into.



KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING 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 KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING 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 * 0.9195+0.528 * 1.0176+0.404 * 1.1321+0.892 * 1.1242+0.115 * 1.0373
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1619+4.679 * -0.010065-0.327 * 0.8975
=-2.42

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円2,781 Mil.
Revenue was 円16,581 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円8,533 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,955 Mil.
Total Assets was 円18,308 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円5,427 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円298 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円452 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,698 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円650 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,613 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円1,797 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円2,690 Mil.
Revenue was 円14,749 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円7,723 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,759 Mil.
Total Assets was 円17,222 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円5,538 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円316 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円346 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,435 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,219 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)
=(2780.626 / 16580.736) / (2689.857 / 14748.694)
=0.167702 / 0.182379
=0.9195

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)
=(7723.183 / 14748.694) / (8532.647 / 16580.736)
=0.523652 / 0.514612
=1.0176

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 - (6954.771 + 5427.285) / 18307.87) / (1 - (6759.436 + 5538.434) / 17221.77)
=0.323676 / 0.285911
=1.1321

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
=16580.736 / 14748.694
=1.1242

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))
=(316.27 / (316.27 + 5538.434)) / (298.167 / (298.167 + 5427.285))
=0.05402 / 0.052077
=1.0373

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)
=(452.053 / 16580.736) / (346.091 / 14748.694)
=0.027264 / 0.023466
=1.1619

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)
=((650.453 + 5697.546) / 18307.87) / ((1218.762 + 5434.865) / 17221.77)
=0.346736 / 0.38635
=0.8975

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
=(1613.034 - 0 - 1797.307) / 18307.87
=-0.010065

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.

KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING (TSE:4748) Business Description

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4-38-13 Hon-cho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 164-0012
KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING Inc is an engineering consulting company. It is engaged in structural design. Its work includes analysis and simulation of natural phenomena that surround man-made structures, software development in the telecommunication field, sales and customizing services of CAD/CAE software for the manufacturing field, and consulting service for the human decision support field. Some of its solutions include Statistical software, CAD Integration, Rapid Radio Prototyping, Application Development, GPS-Studio, GNSS Signal Generator, and others.

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