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NPEHF (Nippon Express Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of Mar. 02, 2025)


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What is Nippon Express Holdings 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NPEHF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.51   Med: -2.51   Max: -2.51
Current: -2.51

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nippon Express Holdings was -2.51. The lowest was -2.51. And the median was -2.51.


Nippon Express Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Express Holdings'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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Nippon Express Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Nippon Express Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.51

Nippon Express Holdings Quarterly Data
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 - -2.83 -2.72 -2.63 -2.51

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Express Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Nippon Express Holdings'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.


Nippon Express Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Nippon Express Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nippon Express Holdings 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 Nippon Express Holdings 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 * 1.0647+0.528 * 1.1796+0.404 * 1.2126+0.892 * 1.0788+0.115 * 0.891
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9408+4.679 * -0.086141-0.327 * 1.0326
=-2.59

* 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 $3,383 Mil.
Revenue was 4404.285 + 4549.072 + 4005.397 + 4122.325 = $17,081 Mil.
Gross Profit was 369.914 + 410.44 + 334.759 + 355.583 = $1,471 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,078 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,935 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,094 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,216 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,049 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,927 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,504 Mil.
Net Income was 86.325 + 49.079 + 67.256 + 5.487 = $208 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 530.919 + 209.221 + 404.941 + 349.549 = $1,495 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,945 Mil.
Revenue was 3914.843 + 3676.046 + 3918.063 + 4324.386 = $15,833 Mil.
Gross Profit was 415.769 + 363.096 + 410.447 + 418.803 = $1,608 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,224 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,635 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,179 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,075 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,033 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,105 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,895 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)
=(3382.91 / 17081.079) / (2945.198 / 15833.338)
=0.19805 / 0.186012
=1.0647

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)
=(1608.115 / 15833.338) / (1470.696 / 17081.079)
=0.101565 / 0.086101
=1.1796

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 - (6077.868 + 6094.323) / 14934.541) / (1 - (6223.654 + 6178.599) / 14634.63)
=0.184964 / 0.152541
=1.2126

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
=17081.079 / 15833.338
=1.0788

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))
=(1075.131 / (1075.131 + 6178.599)) / (1216.039 / (1216.039 + 6094.323))
=0.148218 / 0.166345
=0.891

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)
=(1048.505 / 17081.079) / (1033.067 / 15833.338)
=0.061384 / 0.065246
=0.9408

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)
=((3504.096 + 4927.071) / 14934.541) / ((3895.438 + 4105.333) / 14634.63)
=0.564541 / 0.546701
=1.0326

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
=(208.147 - 0 - 1494.63) / 14934.541
=-0.086141

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.

Nippon Express Holdings has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nippon Express Holdings Business Description

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2 Kanda Izumicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0024
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Nippon Express Holdings Inc is engaged in the management and related operations for corporate group companies such as truck transportation business.

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