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SZKMF (Suzuki Motor) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Suzuki Motor 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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZKMF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.25
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Suzuki Motor was -2.25. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.52.


Suzuki Motor Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Suzuki Motor'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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Suzuki Motor Beneish M-Score Chart

Suzuki Motor 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 -2.51 -2.78 -2.41 -2.39 -2.46

Suzuki Motor 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 -2.37 -2.41 -2.46 -2.47 -2.61

Competitive Comparison of Suzuki Motor's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Suzuki Motor'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.


Suzuki Motor's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Suzuki Motor's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Suzuki Motor 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 Suzuki Motor 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 * 0.997+0.528 * 0.9238+0.404 * 0.9824+0.892 * 1.0686+0.115 * 1.4101
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.037894-0.327 * 0.9025
=-2.57

* 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 $3,846 Mil.
Revenue was 9774.83 + 9233.808 + 10190.811 + 8969.236 = $38,169 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2785.756 + 2528.076 + 2704.624 + 2427.256 = $10,446 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $17,103 Mil.
Total Assets was $39,981 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $11,335 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,382 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,106 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10,643 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,564 Mil.
Net Income was 722.036 + 723.635 + 464.622 + 326.445 = $2,237 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1657.058 + 623.996 + 1683.93 + -213.194 = $3,752 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,610 Mil.
Revenue was 9112.124 + 8552.011 + 9193.292 + 8859.851 = $35,717 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2430.633 + 2125.078 + 2294.547 + 2179.739 = $9,030 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15,659 Mil.
Total Assets was $34,014 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8,360 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,513 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11,258 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,134 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)
=(3846.44 / 38168.685) / (3610.403 / 35717.278)
=0.100775 / 0.101083
=0.997

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)
=(9029.997 / 35717.278) / (10445.712 / 38168.685)
=0.252819 / 0.273672
=0.9238

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 - (17103.068 + 11335.409) / 39981.358) / (1 - (15658.676 + 8359.512) / 34014.265)
=0.288707 / 0.293879
=0.9824

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
=38168.685 / 35717.278
=1.0686

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))
=(1512.735 / (1512.735 + 8359.512)) / (1381.907 / (1381.907 + 11335.409))
=0.153231 / 0.108663
=1.4101

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)
=(3106.265 / 38168.685) / (0 / 35717.278)
=0.081383 / 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)
=((3564.412 + 10642.766) / 39981.358) / ((2134.242 + 11258.122) / 34014.265)
=0.355345 / 0.393728
=0.9025

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
=(2236.738 - 0 - 3751.79) / 39981.358
=-0.037894

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.

Suzuki Motor has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Suzuki Motor Business Description

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300 Takatsuka-cho, Minami-ku, Shizuoka, Hamamatsu, JPN, 432-8611
Suzuki Motor Corp is an automobile manufacturing company. It organizes itself into three segments based on product type namely: automobile, motorcycle, and Marine business. The automotive business, which contributes the vast majority of revenue, largely focuses on passenger vehicles. The motorcycle business manufactures on- and off-road motorcycles and scooters, and contributes the next-largest portion of sales. The Marine business manufactures four-stroke motors for marine use. Nearly half of consolidated revenue is derived from Asian countries excluding Japan, with a third of sales made domestically.

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