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Kikuchi Seisakusho Co (TSE:3444) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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

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

TSE:3444' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.72   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kikuchi Seisakusho Co was -2.18. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.72.


Kikuchi Seisakusho Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kikuchi Seisakusho 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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Kikuchi Seisakusho Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Kikuchi Seisakusho Co Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.62 -2.69 -2.72 -2.74 -2.83

Kikuchi Seisakusho Co Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Oct24
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 - - - -2.83 -

Competitive Comparison of Kikuchi Seisakusho Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Kikuchi Seisakusho 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.


Kikuchi Seisakusho Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kikuchi Seisakusho Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Kikuchi Seisakusho 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 Kikuchi Seisakusho 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 * 0.9709+0.528 * 0.7079+0.404 * 0.9219+0.892 * 1.0223+0.115 * 1.0372
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.036803-0.327 * 0.9619
=-2.83

* 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 (Apr24) TTM:Last Year (Apr23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,036 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,210 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,024 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,932 Mil.
Total Assets was 円8,820 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,766 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円185 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,576 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,129 Mil.
Net Income was 円-818 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-493 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,044 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,096 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円709 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,826 Mil.
Total Assets was 円9,072 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円1,764 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円192 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,509 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,384 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)
=(1035.991 / 5209.839) / (1043.834 / 5096.315)
=0.198853 / 0.204821
=0.9709

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)
=(708.8 / 5096.315) / (1023.512 / 5209.839)
=0.139081 / 0.196458
=0.7079

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 - (3932.203 + 1766.415) / 8819.595) / (1 - (3826.238 + 1763.56) / 9071.873)
=0.353869 / 0.383832
=0.9219

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
=5209.839 / 5096.315
=1.0223

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))
=(191.957 / (191.957 + 1763.56)) / (184.648 / (184.648 + 1766.415))
=0.098162 / 0.09464
=1.0372

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 / 5209.839) / (0 / 5096.315)
=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)
=((1128.772 + 1576.247) / 8819.595) / ((1383.994 + 1508.586) / 9071.873)
=0.306706 / 0.318851
=0.9619

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
=(-818.087 - 0 - -493.499) / 8819.595
=-0.036803

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.

Kikuchi Seisakusho Co has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kikuchi Seisakusho Co Business Description

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Address
2161-21 Miyama-cho, Hachioji, Tokyo, JPN, 192-0152
Kikuchi Seisakusho Co Ltd is engaged in designing, processing, manufacturing, and selling metal and plastic products in Japan. It processes and manufactures various tools and dies. The company is also involved in the metal injection, plastic injection, magnesium thxio, insert, and aluminum hot diecast moldings; and sheet-metal fabrication and press processing activities. In addition, it is also engaged in the manufacture and sale of devices, such as assembly and inspection equipment; machining plastic parts; and parts assembly and sub assembly jigs and tools production among other.

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