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Brother Industries (TSE:6448) Beneish M-Score : -3.02 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Brother Industries 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 -3.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6448' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.6   Max: -1.99
Current: -3.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Brother Industries was -1.99. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.60.


Brother Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brother Industries'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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Brother Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Brother Industries 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 -2.84 -3.00 -2.41 -2.15 -3.02

Brother Industries 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 -2.15 -2.42 -2.64 -2.94 -3.02

Competitive Comparison of Brother Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Brother Industries'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.


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

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

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



Brother Industries 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 Brother Industries 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 * 1.0576+0.528 * 0.9078+0.404 * 0.8907+0.892 * 1.0094+0.115 * 1.041
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0693+4.679 * -0.122066-0.327 * 0.7867
=-3.02

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円131,591 Mil.
Revenue was 210164 + 213133 + 199225 + 200407 = 円822,929 Mil.
Gross Profit was 90997 + 90790 + 85639 + 87913 = 円355,339 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円541,899 Mil.
Total Assets was 円896,109 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円180,359 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円47,537 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円279,760 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円166,743 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円600 Mil.
Net Income was -14969 + 17712 + 12658 + 16243 = 円31,644 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 36825 + 47169 + 34649 + 22385 = 円141,028 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円123,260 Mil.
Revenue was 201795 + 216807 + 196931 + 199734 = 円815,267 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79464 + 81511 + 74503 + 84108 = 円319,586 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円511,746 Mil.
Total Assets was 円850,486 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円153,498 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円42,575 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円259,182 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円201,276 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円600 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)
=(131591 / 822929) / (123260 / 815267)
=0.159906 / 0.15119
=1.0576

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)
=(319586 / 815267) / (355339 / 822929)
=0.392002 / 0.431798
=0.9078

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 - (541899 + 180359) / 896109) / (1 - (511746 + 153498) / 850486)
=0.194007 / 0.217807
=0.8907

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
=822929 / 815267
=1.0094

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))
=(42575 / (42575 + 153498)) / (47537 / (47537 + 180359))
=0.217139 / 0.208591
=1.041

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)
=(279760 / 822929) / (259182 / 815267)
=0.339956 / 0.317911
=1.0693

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)
=((600 + 166743) / 896109) / ((600 + 201276) / 850486)
=0.186744 / 0.237365
=0.7867

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
=(31644 - 0 - 141028) / 896109
=-0.122066

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.

Brother Industries has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Brother Industries (TSE:6448) Business Description

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Address
15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, JPN, 467-8561
Brother Industries Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and sale of office equipment and supplies. The company offers products such as printing equipment, home sewing machines, industrial sewing machines, machine tools, and online karaoke/content-delivery systems. The group consists of five segments, Printing and Solutions; Personal and Home; Machinery and Solution; Network and Contents; and Industrial Part.

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