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Nojima Co (TSE:7419) Beneish M-Score : -1.83 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Nojima 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 -1.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7419' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.36   Max: 0.11
Current: -1.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nojima Co was 0.11. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.36.


Nojima Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nojima 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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Nojima Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nojima Co 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 -3.10 -1.51 -2.29 -1.85 -

Nojima Co 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 -1.85 -2.01 -1.93 -1.83 -

Competitive Comparison of Nojima Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Nojima 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.


Nojima Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Nojima Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nojima 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 Nojima 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 * 1.2996+0.528 * 1.0243+0.404 * 1.0601+0.892 * 1.3371+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.035972-0.327 * 1.3904
=-1.83

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円112,530 Mil.
Revenue was 202584 + 186355 + 171710 + 204836 = 円765,485 Mil.
Gross Profit was 54704 + 55413 + 52607 + 57605 = 円220,329 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円350,652 Mil.
Total Assets was 円547,071 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円78,012 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円300,349 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円27,051 Mil.
Net Income was 5017 + 5853 + 3345 + 5464 = 円19,679 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円64,761 Mil.
Revenue was 149007 + 136740 + 135598 + 151156 = 円572,501 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41732 + 41498 + 40782 + 44770 = 円168,782 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円194,984 Mil.
Total Assets was 円335,186 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円71,769 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円122,685 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円21,591 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)
=(112530 / 765485) / (64761 / 572501)
=0.147005 / 0.113119
=1.2996

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)
=(168782 / 572501) / (220329 / 765485)
=0.294815 / 0.287829
=1.0243

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 - (350652 + 78012) / 547071) / (1 - (194984 + 71769) / 335186)
=0.216438 / 0.204164
=1.0601

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
=765485 / 572501
=1.3371

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))
=(0 / (0 + 71769)) / (0 / (0 + 78012))
=0 / 0
=1

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 / 765485) / (0 / 572501)
=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)
=((27051 + 300349) / 547071) / ((21591 + 122685) / 335186)
=0.59846 / 0.430436
=1.3904

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
=(19679 - 0 - 0) / 547071
=0.035972

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.

Nojima Co has a M-score of -1.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nojima Co (TSE:7419) Business Description

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2-3-3 Minatomirai, 26th Floor Queens Tower B, Nishi-ku, Kanagawa, Yokohama, JPN, 045-228-3546
Nojima Co Ltd is a Japanese company which is engaged in manufacturing and sale of digital audio and visual (AV)-related equipment, information technology (IT)-related equipment and electric appliances. It products are televisions, audio equipment, portable music players, blue recorders, personal computers, software, printers, digital cameras and other peripheral products.

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