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PCRHY (Panasonic Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Panasonic 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PCRHY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.1
Current: -2.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Panasonic Holdings was -2.10. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.62.


Panasonic Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Panasonic 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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Panasonic Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Panasonic Holdings 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 -2.77 -2.54 -2.19 -2.54 -2.66

Panasonic Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.63 -2.65 -2.66 -2.76 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Panasonic Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Panasonic 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.


Panasonic Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Panasonic Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Panasonic 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 Panasonic 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 * 1.0154+0.528 * 0.9376+0.404 * 1.0392+0.892 * 0.959+0.115 * 1.2262
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0591+4.679 * -0.060374-0.327 * 0.9852
=-2.78

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $8,769 Mil.
Revenue was 14897.247 + 13440.321 + 14658.487 + 15146.96 = $58,143 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4539.243 + 3998.252 + 4253.484 + 4598.889 = $17,390 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $27,612 Mil.
Total Assets was $65,164 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13,455 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,740 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14,647 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $21,518 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,530 Mil.
Net Income was 827.371 + 447.441 + 299.135 + 769.536 = $2,343 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1605.999 + 1444.318 + 1792.601 + 1434.761 = $6,278 Mil.
Total Receivables was $9,005 Mil.
Revenue was 14134.6 + 14358.526 + 16118.148 + 16014.492 = $60,626 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4103.717 + 4161.311 + 4519.531 + 4216.683 = $17,001 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29,084 Mil.
Total Assets was $61,721 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,675 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,794 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14,420 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $20,447 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,403 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)
=(8769.275 / 58143.015) / (9005.452 / 60625.766)
=0.150823 / 0.148542
=1.0154

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)
=(17001.242 / 60625.766) / (17389.868 / 58143.015)
=0.280429 / 0.299088
=0.9376

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 - (27612.414 + 13455.44) / 65163.654) / (1 - (29083.736 + 10674.91) / 61720.87)
=0.369774 / 0.355831
=1.0392

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
=58143.015 / 60625.766
=0.959

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))
=(2794.032 / (2794.032 + 10674.91)) / (2739.807 / (2739.807 + 13455.44))
=0.207443 / 0.169174
=1.2262

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)
=(14647.062 / 58143.015) / (14419.599 / 60625.766)
=0.251914 / 0.237846
=1.0591

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)
=((9529.716 + 21517.964) / 65163.654) / ((9403.429 + 20447.198) / 61720.87)
=0.476457 / 0.483639
=0.9852

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
=(2343.483 - 0 - 6277.679) / 65163.654
=-0.060374

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.

Panasonic Holdings has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Panasonic Holdings Business Description

Address
1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka, JPN, 571-8501
Panasonic Holdings is a conglomerate that has diversified from its consumer electronics roots. It has five main business units: lifestyle (white appliances and housing products); automotive (cockpit systems); connect (BtoB businesses); industry (FA products, electronic materials, and devices); and energy (rechargeable batteries). After the crisis in 2012, former president Kazuhiro Tsuga has focused on shifting the business portfolio to increase the proportion of B2B businesses to mitigate the tough competition in consumer electronics products.