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Sekisui House (FRA:SPH1) Beneish M-Score : -2.19 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Sekisui House 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 -2.19 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:SPH1' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.6   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.11
Current: -2.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sekisui House was -1.11. The lowest was -2.60. And the median was -2.48.


Sekisui House Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sekisui House'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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Sekisui House Beneish M-Score Chart

Sekisui House Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.11 -2.50 -2.54 -2.17 -2.19

Sekisui House Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.17 - - - -2.19

Competitive Comparison of Sekisui House's Beneish M-Score

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Sekisui House'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.


Sekisui House's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sekisui House's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sekisui House 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 Sekisui House 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 * 1.0586+0.528 * 0.9938+0.404 * 0.8983+0.892 * 0.9358+0.115 * 0.8679
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0301+4.679 * 0.055668-0.327 * 1.04
=-2.30

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €1,107 Mil.
Revenue was €19,498 Mil.
Gross Profit was €3,914 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €15,668 Mil.
Total Assets was €21,039 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,114 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €174 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €2,214 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €7,141 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,182 Mil.
Net Income was €1,270 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €98 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,118 Mil.
Revenue was €20,836 Mil.
Gross Profit was €4,157 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €14,896 Mil.
Total Assets was €21,396 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,945 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €190 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €2,296 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €7,432 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,685 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)
=(1107.328 / 19498.013) / (1117.769 / 20835.653)
=0.056792 / 0.053647
=1.0586

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)
=(4156.673 / 20835.653) / (3914.014 / 19498.013)
=0.199498 / 0.200739
=0.9938

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 - (15668.398 + 3113.999) / 21038.882) / (1 - (14895.827 + 3945.139) / 21395.537)
=0.107253 / 0.119397
=0.8983

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
=19498.013 / 20835.653
=0.9358

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))
=(190.021 / (190.021 + 3945.139)) / (174.1 / (174.1 + 3113.999))
=0.045953 / 0.052949
=0.8679

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)
=(2213.753 / 19498.013) / (2296.44 / 20835.653)
=0.113537 / 0.110217
=1.0301

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)
=((2182.177 + 7141.214) / 21038.882) / ((1685.35 + 7431.562) / 21395.537)
=0.44315 / 0.426113
=1.04

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
=(1269.594 - 0 - 98.411) / 21038.882
=0.055668

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.

Sekisui House has a M-score of -2.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sekisui House (FRA:SPH1) Business Description

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Tower East Umeda Sky Building, 1-88 Oyodonaka 1-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN, 531-0076
Sekisui House Ltd is a Japanese construction company that focuses on residential construction. It is one of the world's largest international homebuilders and operates in Japan, China, Singapore, Australia, and the United States. Sekisui House is involved in constructing single-family detached housing and multi-unit residential housing, condominium development, and urban redevelopment. The company uses eco-friendly features in its construction projects such as solar panels and sustainable material usage. The majority of revenue for the company is derived from its detached-housing projects, followed by rental and condominium construction.

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