Nikkiso Co (FRA:NKO) Beneish M-Score: -2.40 (As of Jul. 26, 2026)

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FRA:NKO Nikkiso Co Ltd FRA:NKO
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What is Nikkiso Co Beneish M-Score?

Nikkiso Co FRA:NKO 77 Beneish M-Score is -2.40 as of Jul. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:NKO with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of €6.95 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,914 Industrial Products companies, Nikkiso Co ranks worse than 55.32% on this metric.

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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:NKO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.62   Med: -2.41   Max: -2.15
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nikkiso Co was -2.15. The lowest was -2.62. And the median was -2.41.


Nikkiso Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Nikkiso 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.

Nikkiso Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nikkiso Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -2.38 -2.42 -2.18 -2.40

Nikkiso Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.63 -2.75 -2.34 -2.40 0.00

FRA:NKO vs GEV, ETN, PH: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Nikkiso 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.


Nikkiso Co Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Nikkiso 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 Nikkiso 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 * 1.0308+0.528 * 0.9034+0.404 * 1.116+0.892 * 0.9617+0.115 * 0.96
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9623+4.679 * -0.011457-0.327 * 0.9491
=-2.53

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Total Receivables was €435 Mil.
Revenue was 347.066 + 299.404 + 312.054 + 299.82 = €1,258 Mil.
Gross Profit was 109.991 + 88.771 + 91.066 + 89.051 = €379 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,065 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,962 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €439 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €66 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €293 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €480 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €534 Mil.
Net Income was 34.622 + 13.841 + 15.992 + 14.05 = €79 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 61.697 + -6.874 + 20.03 + 26.126 = €101 Mil.
Total Receivables was €439 Mil.
Revenue was 382.902 + 309.035 + 320.283 + 296.298 = €1,309 Mil.
Gross Profit was 105.941 + 87.425 + 83.408 + 79.161 = €356 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,118 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,021 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €480 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €317 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €513 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €587 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)
=(434.77 / 1258.344) / (438.613 / 1308.518)
=0.34551 / 0.335198
=1.0308

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)
=(355.935 / 1308.518) / (378.879 / 1258.344)
=0.272014 / 0.301093
=0.9034

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 - (1064.839 + 439.234) / 1961.596) / (1 - (1118.432 + 480.448) / 2021.351)
=0.23324 / 0.209004
=1.116

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
=1258.344 / 1308.518
=0.9617

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))
=(68.718 / (68.718 + 480.448)) / (65.831 / (65.831 + 439.234))
=0.125132 / 0.130342
=0.96

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)
=(293.328 / 1258.344) / (316.98 / 1308.518)
=0.233106 / 0.242244
=0.9623

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)
=((533.784 + 479.952) / 1961.596) / ((587.481 + 513.175) / 2021.351)
=0.516791 / 0.544515
=0.9491

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
=(78.505 - 0 - 100.979) / 1961.596
=-0.011457

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.

Nikkiso Co has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.40 mean?
Nikkiso Co (FRA:NKO) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.40 as of Jul. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Nikkiso Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Nikkiso Co ranks #1612 out of 2914 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 55.3%.
Is Nikkiso Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Nikkiso Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.40. Based on the distribution chart, Nikkiso Co ranks #1612 out of 2914 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Nikkiso Co has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nikkiso Co's Beneish M-Score compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Nikkiso Co ranks #1612 out of 2914 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Nikkiso Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Industrial Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Nikkiso Co and its competitors. Nikkiso Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nikkiso Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nikkiso Co (FRA:NKO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €6.95, compared to a current price of €21.00 — trading 202.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.40. Nikkiso Co's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Nikkiso Co (FRA:NKO), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.40 as of Jul. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Nikkiso Co (FRA:NKO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nikkiso Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €21.00 is trading 202.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €6.95. GuruFocus considers Nikkiso Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:NKO:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.40
  • GF Value™: €6.95 vs. price of €21.00 (202.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:NKO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Nikkiso Co Business Description

Other Exchanges 6376:Japan
Address 4-20-3, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-6022
Nikkiso Co Ltd is a Japan-based industrial company that operates through four divisions. The industrial division manufactures and distributes fluid equipment for process industries. The precision equipment business division manufactures and sells water conditioning systems, particle characterization instruments, multilayer ceramic electronic components production equipment, and systems. The aerospace division manufactures, distributes, and consults for carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic products. The medical division manufactures and sells hemodialysis machines, dialyzers, blood tubing sets, and other products. The company has a presence, with the majority of its sales coming from Japan, Asia excluding Japan, North America, and Europe.
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