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Nitto Seimo Co (TSE:3524) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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

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

TSE:3524' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.79   Med: -2.55   Max: -2.28
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nitto Seimo Co was -2.28. The lowest was -2.79. And the median was -2.55.


Nitto Seimo Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nitto Seimo 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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Nitto Seimo Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nitto Seimo Co Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.49 -2.40 -2.79 -2.67 -2.61

Nitto Seimo Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 - -2.61 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Nitto Seimo Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Nitto Seimo 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.


Nitto Seimo Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Nitto Seimo Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nitto Seimo 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 Nitto Seimo 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 * 0.9639+0.528 * 1.0388+0.404 * 1.1277+0.892 * 1.0504+0.115 * 0.6621
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.036798-0.327 * 1.0005
=-2.61

* 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 (Apr23) TTM:Last Year (Apr22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円6,399 Mil.
Revenue was 円19,300 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,654 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円15,103 Mil.
Total Assets was 円28,223 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円11,543 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円978 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円13,141 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円7,595 Mil.
Net Income was 円51 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円1,089 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円6,320 Mil.
Revenue was 円18,373 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,614 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円15,042 Mil.
Total Assets was 円27,573 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円11,166 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円609 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円13,060 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円7,188 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)
=(6398.936 / 19300.411) / (6319.732 / 18373.48)
=0.331544 / 0.343959
=0.9639

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)
=(3613.805 / 18373.48) / (3654.428 / 19300.411)
=0.196686 / 0.189345
=1.0388

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 - (15103.293 + 11543.498) / 28223.134) / (1 - (15042.025 + 11165.75) / 27573.461)
=0.055853 / 0.049529
=1.1277

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
=19300.411 / 18373.48
=1.0504

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))
=(608.873 / (608.873 + 11165.75)) / (977.891 / (977.891 + 11543.498))
=0.051711 / 0.078098
=0.6621

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 / 19300.411) / (0 / 18373.48)
=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)
=((7594.785 + 13141.13) / 28223.134) / ((7187.553 + 13059.966) / 27573.461)
=0.734713 / 0.734312
=1.0005

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
=(50.789 - 0 - 1089.353) / 28223.134
=-0.036798

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.

Nitto Seimo Co has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nitto Seimo Co (TSE:3524) Business Description

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Address
2-20-15 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN
Nitto Seimo Co Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and sales of knotless nets, knotted nets, minnow nets, and ropes for fishery and onshore use and sales of laborsaving machinery and equipment for vessels and fishing operation as well as marine products.

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