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Honda Motor Co (LTS:0J5T) Beneish M-Score : -2.13 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Honda Motor 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 -2.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0J5T' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.13
Current: -2.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Honda Motor Co was -2.13. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.56.


Honda Motor Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Honda Motor 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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Honda Motor Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Honda Motor 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 -2.70 -2.50 -2.67 -2.65 -2.26

Honda Motor Co 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 -2.27 -2.26 -2.22 -2.22 -2.13

Competitive Comparison of Honda Motor Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Honda Motor 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.


Honda Motor Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Honda Motor Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Honda Motor 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 Honda Motor 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 * 0.9986+0.528 * 0.9867+0.404 * 1.0213+0.892 * 1.0548+0.115 * 1.1825
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9409+4.679 * 0.014402-0.327 * 0.6014
=-2.20

* 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 $25,175 Mil.
Revenue was 35959.673 + 37723.708 + 34238.3 + 36239.225 = $144,161 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7669.911 + 8043.608 + 7578.76 + 7678.452 = $30,971 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $79,346 Mil.
Total Assets was $203,974 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $58,331 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4,894 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14,578 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $57,312 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.
Net Income was 2019.188 + 699.687 + 2500.063 + 1585.684 = $6,805 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -42.298 + -155.246 + 9.084 + 798.072 = $610 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 550.228 + 1048.967 + -514.779 + 2173.021 = $3,257 Mil.
Total Receivables was $23,899 Mil.
Revenue was 37436.059 + 33713.66 + 32718.295 + 32800.344 = $136,668 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8154.707 + 7376.212 + 7053.752 + 6386.118 = $28,971 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $74,676 Mil.
Total Assets was $190,509 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $55,205 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5,563 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14,688 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $51,565 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $37,445 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)
=(25174.532 / 144160.906) / (23898.633 / 136668.358)
=0.174628 / 0.174866
=0.9986

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)
=(28970.789 / 136668.358) / (30970.731 / 144160.906)
=0.211979 / 0.214834
=0.9867

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 - (79346.062 + 58331.391) / 203974.208) / (1 - (74676.344 + 55205.078) / 190508.892)
=0.325025 / 0.31824
=1.0213

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
=144160.906 / 136668.358
=1.0548

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))
=(5562.507 / (5562.507 + 55205.078)) / (4894.45 / (4894.45 + 58331.391))
=0.091537 / 0.077412
=1.1825

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)
=(14577.575 / 144160.906) / (14687.959 / 136668.358)
=0.10112 / 0.107472
=0.9409

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 + 57312.259) / 203974.208) / ((37444.554 + 51564.923) / 190508.892)
=0.280978 / 0.46722
=0.6014

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
=(6804.622 - 609.612 - 3257.437) / 203974.208
=0.014402

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.

Honda Motor Co has a M-score of -2.20 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Honda Motor Co Business Description

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No. 1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 107-8556
Incorporated in 1948, Honda Motor was originally a motorcycle manufacturer. Today, the firm makes automobiles, motorcycles, and power products such as boat engines, generators, and lawnmowers. Including joint ventures, Honda sold 4.1 million light vehicles and 18.8 million motorcycles in fiscal 2024, and consolidated sales were JPY 20.4 trillion. Automobiles constitute 66% of revenue and motorcycles 16%, with the rest split between power products and financial services. Honda also makes robots and private jets.

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