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Morita Holdings (TSE:6455) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Morita Holdings 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6455' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.79   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.21
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Morita Holdings was -2.21. The lowest was -2.79. And the median was -2.56.


Morita Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morita Holdings'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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Morita Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Morita Holdings 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 -2.44 -2.65 -2.79 -2.21 -2.70

Morita Holdings 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 -2.21 - - - -2.70

Competitive Comparison of Morita Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Morita Holdings'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.


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

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

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



Morita Holdings 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 Morita Holdings 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 * 0.8909+0.528 * 0.9009+0.404 * 1.0098+0.892 * 1.1704+0.115 * 0.9207
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.036945-0.327 * 1.122
=-2.70

* 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26,668 Mil.
Revenue was 円95,205 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円25,123 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円81,592 Mil.
Total Assets was 円139,695 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円35,390 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,809 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円38,332 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円6,011 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円11,172 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円25,576 Mil.
Revenue was 円81,344 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円19,339 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円70,769 Mil.
Total Assets was 円123,986 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円33,254 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,415 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円30,321 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)
=(26668 / 95205) / (25576 / 81344)
=0.280111 / 0.314418
=0.8909

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)
=(19339 / 81344) / (25123 / 95205)
=0.237743 / 0.263883
=0.9009

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 - (81592 + 35390) / 139695) / (1 - (70769 + 33254) / 123986)
=0.16259 / 0.16101
=1.0098

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
=95205 / 81344
=1.1704

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))
=(2415 / (2415 + 33254)) / (2809 / (2809 + 35390))
=0.067706 / 0.073536
=0.9207

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 / 95205) / (0 / 81344)
=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 + 38332) / 139695) / ((0 + 30321) / 123986)
=0.274398 / 0.244552
=1.122

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
=(6011 - 0 - 11172) / 139695
=-0.036945

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.

Morita Holdings has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Morita Holdings (TSE:6455) Business Description

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Address
Doshumachi 3-6-1, Keihanshin Midosuji Building 12th Floor, Chuo-ku, Osaka, JPN, 541-0045
Morita Holdings Corp and its subsidiaries are in the business of manufacturing and selling fire trucks, fire extinguishers and equipment, recycling machines, environmental conservation vehicles and support wear and also manufacturing and sales of electronic applied machinery and information processing machinery, fabrication repair and sales of specialized vehicles.

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