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Fujiya Co (TSE:2211) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Fujiya Co 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2211' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -2.7   Max: -1.75
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fujiya Co was -1.75. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -2.70.


Fujiya Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fujiya Co'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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Fujiya Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Fujiya Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.64 -2.85 -2.69 -2.27 -2.70

Fujiya Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - - - -2.70 -

Competitive Comparison of Fujiya Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Confectioners subindustry, Fujiya Co'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.


Fujiya Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Fujiya Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fujiya Co 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 Fujiya Co 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 * 0.9905+0.528 * 1.0884+0.404 * 1.0168+0.892 * 1.0489+0.115 * 0.9154
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.069847-0.327 * 0.9238
=-2.70

* 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 円16,443 Mil.
Revenue was 円105,534 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円33,790 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円34,022 Mil.
Total Assets was 円83,125 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円37,574 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円5,083 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円19,316 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円296 Mil.
Net Income was 円969 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円6,775 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円15,827 Mil.
Revenue was 円100,614 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円35,063 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円37,099 Mil.
Total Assets was 円83,712 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円35,194 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,309 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円21,059 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円321 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)
=(16443 / 105534) / (15827 / 100614)
=0.155808 / 0.157304
=0.9905

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)
=(35063 / 100614) / (33790 / 105534)
=0.34849 / 0.320181
=1.0884

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 - (34022 + 37574) / 83125) / (1 - (37099 + 35194) / 83712)
=0.138695 / 0.136408
=1.0168

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
=105534 / 100614
=1.0489

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))
=(4309 / (4309 + 35194)) / (5083 / (5083 + 37574))
=0.10908 / 0.11916
=0.9154

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 / 105534) / (0 / 100614)
=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)
=((296 + 19316) / 83125) / ((321 + 21059) / 83712)
=0.235934 / 0.255399
=0.9238

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
=(969 - 0 - 6775) / 83125
=-0.069847

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.

Fujiya Co has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fujiya Co (TSE:2211) Business Description

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Address
2-15-6 Otsuka Nissei Otowa building, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 112-0012
Fujiya Co Ltd is a Japan-based company involved in the confectionery business. It is primarily involved in the manufacture and sale of cakes, chocolates, candies, biscuits, drinks, dairy and other products. In addition, it is also engaged in the wholesale business of can, PET bottle, chilled beverage, and others. Further, the group handles supermarkets and confectionery for convenience stores. Geographically, the activities are carried out through the region of Japan and it derives most of the revenue from the sale of products.

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