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Hoya (HOCPY) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is Hoya 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HOCPY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.6   Max: -2.07
Current: -2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hoya was -2.07. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.60.


Hoya Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hoya'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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Hoya Beneish M-Score Chart

Hoya 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 -2.92 -2.48 -2.52 -2.63 -2.60

Hoya Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.54 -2.60 -2.42 -2.52 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of Hoya's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Hoya'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.


Hoya's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Hoya's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hoya 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 Hoya 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 * 1.0228+0.528 * 0.9977+0.404 * 0.8468+0.892 * 1.0511+0.115 * 1.1414
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.089+4.679 * -0.033426-0.327 * 0.9821
=-2.63

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1,095 Mil.
Revenue was 1466.84 + 1532.689 + 1386.786 + 1376.818 = $5,763 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1280.44 + 1323.859 + 1183.612 + 1198.242 = $4,986 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,006 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,313 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,397 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $315 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $140 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,140 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $175 Mil.
Net Income was 328.194 + 370.28 + 298.733 + 375.701 = $1,373 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 388.182 + 487.332 + 335.196 + 440.072 = $1,651 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,019 Mil.
Revenue was 1393.415 + 1326.579 + 1341.289 + 1421.786 = $5,483 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1213.732 + 1140.979 + 1167.446 + 1210.929 = $4,733 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,369 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,647 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,290 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $342 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $122 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,110 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $122 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)
=(1095.321 / 5763.133) / (1018.888 / 5483.069)
=0.190057 / 0.185824
=1.0228

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)
=(4733.086 / 5483.069) / (4986.153 / 5763.133)
=0.863218 / 0.865181
=0.9977

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 - (6005.944 + 1397.445) / 8313.187) / (1 - (5368.87 + 1289.999) / 7647.156)
=0.10944 / 0.129236
=0.8468

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
=5763.133 / 5483.069
=1.0511

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))
=(342.462 / (342.462 + 1289.999)) / (314.674 / (314.674 + 1397.445))
=0.209783 / 0.183792
=1.1414

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)
=(139.868 / 5763.133) / (122.193 / 5483.069)
=0.024269 / 0.022286
=1.089

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)
=((175.224 + 1140.219) / 8313.187) / ((122.495 + 1109.559) / 7647.156)
=0.158236 / 0.161113
=0.9821

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
=(1372.908 - 0 - 1650.782) / 8313.187
=-0.033426

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.

Hoya has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Hoya Business Description

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20th Floor Nishi-Shinjuku Building, 6-10-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 160-8347
Founded in 1941 in Tokyo as an optical glass production plant, Hoya is one of the largest eyeglass lens manufacturers in the world. Leveraging its technology know-how in glass manufacturing, Hoya entered the mask blanks business in 1974. Now although its life care business accounts for 67% of its total revenue, almost half of its profit before tax comes from its higher-margin IT business.

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