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NPC (TSE:6255) Beneish M-Score : -0.86 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is NPC 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.86 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:6255' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.28   Max: 1.13
Current: -0.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NPC was 1.13. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.28.


NPC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NPC'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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NPC Beneish M-Score Chart

NPC Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.60 -3.16 -3.15 -2.74 -0.86

NPC Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 - - -0.86 - -

Competitive Comparison of NPC's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, NPC'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.


NPC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, NPC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



NPC 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 NPC 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 * 1.155+0.528 * 1.6717+0.404 * 1.9643+0.892 * 2.1284+0.115 * 1.0319
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.062349-0.327 * 0.9627
=-0.86

* 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 (Aug23) TTM:Last Year (Aug22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,249 Mil.
Revenue was 円9,321 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,944 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円9,964 Mil.
Total Assets was 円13,612 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円3,282 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円209 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,464 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円993 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円1,842 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円508 Mil.
Revenue was 円4,379 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,527 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円8,703 Mil.
Total Assets was 円12,297 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円3,426 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円226 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,127 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 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)
=(1248.945 / 9320.608) / (508.074 / 4379.235)
=0.133998 / 0.116019
=1.155

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)
=(1526.998 / 4379.235) / (1944.16 / 9320.608)
=0.348691 / 0.208587
=1.6717

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 - (9963.828 + 3281.591) / 13611.64) / (1 - (8702.54 + 3425.785) / 12296.755)
=0.026905 / 0.013697
=1.9643

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
=9320.608 / 4379.235
=2.1284

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))
=(225.984 / (225.984 + 3425.785)) / (209.357 / (209.357 + 3281.591))
=0.061883 / 0.059971
=1.0319

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 / 9320.608) / (0 / 4379.235)
=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)
=((0 + 5463.881) / 13611.64) / ((0 + 5127.498) / 12296.755)
=0.401412 / 0.41698
=0.9627

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
=(993.176 - 0 - 1841.853) / 13611.64
=-0.062349

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.

NPC has a M-score of -0.86 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


NPC (TSE:6255) Business Description

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1-7-15 Higashi-ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 110-0015
NPC Inc is a Japan-based company primarily engaged in the photovoltaic manufacturing equipment business. The products offered by the company include photovoltaic module manufacturing equipment such as cell tester, tabbing and stringing machine, layup machine, module laminator, module tester, laser inspection machine and other machines. It also offers comprehensive service for equipment for reuse. In addition, the group offers sealing and other vacuum packing machines to the users in various industries. It provides contract assembly service for PV modules by utilizing its own module manufacturing assembly line.

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