NPTVF (Nippon Television Holdings) Beneish M-Score: -2.51 (As of Jul. 01, 2026)


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84 GF Score
Price $16.82
GF Value $19.49
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Nippon Television Holdings Beneish M-Score?

Nippon Television Holdings NPTVF 84 Beneish M-Score is -2.51 as of Jul. 01, 2026. GuruFocus rates NPTVF with a GF Score™ of 84/100 and a GF Value™ of $19.49 (Modestly Undervalued). Among 983 Media - Diversified companies, Nippon Television Holdings ranks worse than 55.04% 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NPTVF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.61   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.42
Current: -2.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nippon Television Holdings was -2.42. The lowest was -2.61. And the median was -2.50.


Nippon Television Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Nippon Television 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.

Nippon Television Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Nippon Television Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.48 -2.44 -2.43 -2.51

Nippon Television Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.51

NPTVF vs NXST: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Nippon Television 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 Television Holdings Beneish M-Score vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Nippon Television Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Nippon Television 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 Television 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 * 0.9705+0.528 * 0.9448+0.404 * 0.9942+0.892 * 0.9851+0.115 * 1.0879
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.00313-0.327 * 1.0248
=-2.56

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was $759 Mil.
Revenue was $3,053 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,140 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,392 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,083 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,603 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $78 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $814 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $30 Mil.
Net Income was $358 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $383 Mil.
Total Receivables was $794 Mil.
Revenue was $3,099 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,093 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,360 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,266 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,701 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $90 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $796 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $47 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)
=(759.497 / 3052.746) / (794.445 / 3098.903)
=0.248791 / 0.256363
=0.9705

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)
=(1093.336 / 3098.903) / (1139.954 / 3052.746)
=0.352814 / 0.373419
=0.9448

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 - (2391.578 + 1603.086) / 8082.557) / (1 - (2360.249 + 1700.879) / 8266.046)
=0.505767 / 0.508698
=0.9942

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
=3052.746 / 3098.903
=0.9851

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))
=(90.026 / (90.026 + 1700.879)) / (77.658 / (77.658 + 1603.086))
=0.050268 / 0.046205
=1.0879

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)
=(0 / 3052.746) / (0 / 3098.903)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((30.318 + 814.336) / 8082.557) / ((47.257 + 795.659) / 8266.046)
=0.104503 / 0.101973
=1.0248

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
=(357.739 - 0 - 383.035) / 8082.557
=-0.00313

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 Television Holdings has a M-score of -2.56 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 -2.51 mean?
Nippon Television Holdings (NPTVF) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.51 as of Jul. 01, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Nippon Television Holdings and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Nippon Television Holdings ranks #541 out of 983 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, placing it in the top 55%.
Is Nippon Television Holdings' Beneish M-Score too high?
Nippon Television Holdings' current Beneish M-Score is -2.51. Based on the distribution chart, Nippon Television Holdings ranks #541 out of 983 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Nippon Television Holdings has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nippon Television Holdings' Beneish M-Score compare to NXST?
According to the Media - Diversified industry distribution chart, Nippon Television Holdings ranks #541 out of 983 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Nippon Television Holdings in the lower 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 a Media - Diversified company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Media - Diversified 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 Nippon Television Holdings and its competitors. Nippon Television Holdings's current Beneish M-Score is -2.51. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nippon Television Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nippon Television Holdings (NPTVF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $19.49, compared to a current price of $16.82 — trading 13.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.51. Nippon Television Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 84/100. 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 Nippon Television Holdings (NPTVF), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.51 as of Jul. 01, 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 Nippon Television Holdings (NPTVF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nippon Television Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $16.82 is trading 13.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of $19.49. GuruFocus considers Nippon Television Holdings to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for NPTVF:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.51
  • GF Value™: $19.49 vs. price of $16.82 (13.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100

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


Nippon Television Holdings Business Description

Other Exchanges 9404:JapanNP9:Germany
Address 1-6-1 Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-7444
Nippon Television Holdings Inc is a broadcasting and television company. It is engaged in media, content, life and health-related, and real estate businesses. The company operates through three reportable segments: the Media and Content Business, which handles television advertising, video distribution, pay-TV, retail, and film production; the Life and Health Related Business, which operates comprehensive sports clubs; and the Real Estate Related Business, which manages real estate rental, building operations, and solar power generation. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Media and Content Business segment.
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