Nidec (MEX:NIDECN) Beneish M-Score: -2.65 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


MEX:NIDECN Nidec Corp MEX:NIDECN
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What is Nidec Beneish M-Score?

Nidec MEX:NIDECN 88 Beneish M-Score is -2.65 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:NIDECN with a GF Score™ of 88/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN537.16. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,926 Industrial Products companies, Nidec ranks better than 68.01% 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:NIDECN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.79   Med: -2.56   Max: -0.42
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nidec was -0.42. The lowest was -2.79. And the median was -2.56.


Nidec Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Nidec'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.

Nidec Beneish M-Score Chart

Nidec Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.59 -2.23 -2.59 -2.69 -2.55

Nidec Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25
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 -2.79 -2.62 -2.55 -2.71 -2.65

MEX:NIDECN vs GEV, ETN, PH: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Nidec'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.


Nidec Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Nidec 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 Nidec 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 * 0.8274+0.528 * 1.0605+0.404 * 0.966+0.892 * 1.1501+0.115 * 0.8741
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0403+4.679 * -0.054945-0.327 * 0.9951
=-2.76

* 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 (Sep25) TTM:Last Year (Sep24) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN87,952 Mil.
Revenue was 82411.681 + 83148.035 + 90838.972 + 88425.506 = MXN344,824 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16986.227 + 12937.854 + 19047.734 + 17882.439 = MXN66,854 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN220,437 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN432,935 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN116,289 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN18,466 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN37,166 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN137,130 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN56,592 Mil.
Net Income was 5033.701 + -1222.8 + 4083.196 + 8005.648 = MXN15,900 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = MXN0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8518.608 + 5693.063 + 14316.716 + 11159.067 = MXN39,687 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN92,427 Mil.
Revenue was 88930.311 + 75221.512 + 65631.369 + 70030.835 = MXN299,814 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18571.035 + 15194.336 + 12514.991 + 15361.9 = MXN61,642 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN214,350 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN438,200 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN123,040 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN16,743 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN31,063 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN128,451 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN68,589 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)
=(87952.3 / 344824.194) / (92426.809 / 299814.027)
=0.255064 / 0.30828
=0.8274

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)
=(61642.262 / 299814.027) / (66854.254 / 344824.194)
=0.205602 / 0.193879
=1.0605

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 - (220436.859 + 116288.856) / 432935.348) / (1 - (214349.674 + 123040.064) / 438199.6)
=0.222226 / 0.230055
=0.966

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
=344824.194 / 299814.027
=1.1501

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))
=(16743.417 / (16743.417 + 123040.064)) / (18465.663 / (18465.663 + 116288.856))
=0.119781 / 0.137032
=0.8741

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)
=(37166.41 / 344824.194) / (31063.309 / 299814.027)
=0.107784 / 0.103609
=1.0403

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)
=((56592.347 + 137129.82) / 432935.348) / ((68588.921 + 128451.405) / 438199.6)
=0.447462 / 0.449659
=0.9951

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
=(15899.745 - 0 - 39687.454) / 432935.348
=-0.054945

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.

Nidec has a M-score of -2.76 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 -2.65 mean?
Nidec (MEX:NIDECN) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.65 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Nidec and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Nidec ranks #936 out of 2926 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 32%.
Is Nidec's Beneish M-Score too high?
Nidec's current Beneish M-Score is -2.65. Based on the distribution chart, Nidec ranks #936 out of 2926 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Nidec has a GF Score™ of 88/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nidec's Beneish M-Score compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Nidec ranks #936 out of 2926 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Nidec in the upper 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 Nidec and its competitors. Nidec's current Beneish M-Score is -2.65. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nidec stock overvalued right now?
Nidec (MEX:NIDECN) has a current Beneish M-Score of -2.65. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN537.16, compared to a current price of MXN434.18 — trading 19.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.65. Nidec's overall GF Score™ is 88/100 with 6 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 Nidec (MEX:NIDECN), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.65 as of Jun. 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 Nidec (MEX:NIDECN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nidec stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of MXN434.18 is trading 19.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN537.16.

Key valuation signals for MEX:NIDECN:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.65
  • GF Value™: MXN537.16 vs. price of MXN434.18 (19.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Nidec Business Description

Address 338 Kuzetonoshiro-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto, JPN, 601-8205
Nidec is a global leader of brushless direct current motors, which have advantages in power efficiency, silence, and durability. Nidec possesses the number-one market share in a wide variety of products, such as hard disk drive motors, optical disk drive motors, vibration motors on handsets, brushless motors for inverter air conditioners, and brushless motors for electric power steering on automobiles. It continues to benefit from the growing demand for power-efficient motors, driven by strengthening environmental regulations.
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