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FUJIFILM Holdings (FUJIFILM Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -2.65 (As of Today)
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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 FUJIFILM Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FUJIF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.64   Max: -2.29
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FUJIFILM Holdings was -2.29. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.64.


FUJIFILM Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FUJIFILM 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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FUJIFILM Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.61 -2.86 -2.61 -2.62 -2.34

FUJIFILM Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.29 -2.34 -2.39 -2.48 -2.65

Competitive Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, FUJIFILM 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.


FUJIFILM Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



FUJIFILM 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 FUJIFILM 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 * 0.9022+0.528 * 0.9848+0.404 * 1.0132+0.892 * 0.9902+0.115 * 1.3108
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0087+4.679 * -0.034323-0.327 * 1.0101
=-2.71

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $4,069 Mil.
Revenue was 5326.663 + 4922.121 + 4674.362 + 5721.655 = $20,645 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2197.296 + 1996.774 + 1861.754 + 2215.573 = $8,271 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11,277 Mil.
Total Assets was $31,595 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9,371 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,029 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5,219 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,859 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,080 Mil.
Net Income was 418.109 + 400.068 + 384.923 + 491.433 = $1,695 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 670.746 + 478.542 + 528.24 + 1101.431 = $2,779 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4,554 Mil.
Revenue was 5517.03 + 5053.387 + 4671.925 + 5607.063 = $20,849 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2231.564 + 1997.881 + 1899.413 + 2097.575 = $8,226 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13,019 Mil.
Total Assets was $30,749 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,215 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,075 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5,226 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,876 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,700 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)
=(4068.634 / 20644.801) / (4554.23 / 20849.405)
=0.197078 / 0.218435
=0.9022

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)
=(8226.433 / 20849.405) / (8271.397 / 20644.801)
=0.394564 / 0.400653
=0.9848

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 - (11276.997 + 9370.502) / 31594.642) / (1 - (13018.535 + 7215.309) / 30749.243)
=0.346487 / 0.341973
=1.0132

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
=20644.801 / 20849.405
=0.9902

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))
=(1074.837 / (1074.837 + 7215.309)) / (1028.601 / (1028.601 + 9370.502))
=0.129652 / 0.098912
=1.3108

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)
=(5219.012 / 20644.801) / (5225.516 / 20849.405)
=0.2528 / 0.250631
=1.0087

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)
=((2079.705 + 7859.149) / 31594.642) / ((2700.356 + 6875.576) / 30749.243)
=0.314574 / 0.31142
=1.0101

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
=(1694.533 - 0 - 2778.959) / 31594.642
=-0.034323

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.

FUJIFILM Holdings has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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FUJIFILM Holdings (FUJIFILM Holdings) Business Description

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7-3, Akasaka 9-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 107-0052
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp offers products and services used in photo development and film and photo taking processes. The company produces color films and single use cameras, color paper and chemicals, photofinishing equipment, film and photo processing services, electronic imaging such as digital cameras, optical devices such as camera modules for mobile phones, TV camera lenses and cine lenses, x-ray imaging systems and films, inkjet printers, flat panel materials, recording storage mediums such as data cartridges and videotape products, and office products such as office printers. The document solutions segment including office printers and the information solutions segment consisting of its x-ray imaging and data storage systems form most of the group's yearly revenue stream.

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