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Tomoegawa (TSE:3878) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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What is Tomoegawa 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3878' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.72   Max: -2.29
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tomoegawa was -2.29. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.72.


Tomoegawa Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tomoegawa'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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Tomoegawa Beneish M-Score Chart

Tomoegawa 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 -2.29 -3.06 -2.85 -2.52 -2.72

Tomoegawa Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 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 - - - -2.72 -

Competitive Comparison of Tomoegawa's Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Tomoegawa'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.


Tomoegawa's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Tomoegawa's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Tomoegawa 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 Tomoegawa 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 * 1.0563+0.528 * 1.0081+0.404 * 1.1519+0.892 * 0.986+0.115 * 0.994
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8236+4.679 * -0.078555-0.327 * 1.0068
=-2.72

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円6,073 Mil.
Revenue was 円33,692 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円7,367 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円22,600 Mil.
Total Assets was 円45,713 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円15,906 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,669 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円631 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円18,405 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円5,053 Mil.
Net Income was 円594 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円4,185 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円5,831 Mil.
Revenue was 円34,170 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円7,532 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円21,537 Mil.
Total Assets was 円42,948 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円15,533 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,619 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円777 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円16,078 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円5,813 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)
=(6073 / 33692) / (5831 / 34170)
=0.180251 / 0.170647
=1.0563

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)
=(7532 / 34170) / (7367 / 33692)
=0.220427 / 0.218657
=1.0081

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 - (22600 + 15906) / 45713) / (1 - (21537 + 15533) / 42948)
=0.157658 / 0.136863
=1.1519

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
=33692 / 34170
=0.986

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))
=(1619 / (1619 + 15533)) / (1669 / (1669 + 15906))
=0.094391 / 0.094964
=0.994

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)
=(631 / 33692) / (777 / 34170)
=0.018728 / 0.022739
=0.8236

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)
=((5053 + 18405) / 45713) / ((5813 + 16078) / 42948)
=0.513158 / 0.509709
=1.0068

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
=(594 - 0 - 4185) / 45713
=-0.078555

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.

Tomoegawa has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tomoegawa Business Description

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Address
2-1-3 Kyobashi, 7th Floor, KYOBASHI Trust Tower, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8335
Tomoegawa Corp manufactures, processes, and sells electronics parts, display parts, fine particles, functional sheets, and specialty paper products. It offers clear hard coat films for screen protection of mobile devices; adhesive tapes for circuit boards; and lids for hermetic seal package, as well as electrostatic chuck for LSI and LCD manufacturing process. The company also provides display component materials; and display film products. It offers fine particle materials, such as magnetic toners, non-magnetic toners, full color toners; information printing materials comprising inkjet; and special fiber sheets, including stainless fiber sheets, fluorine fiber sheets. Further, it provides ultra-lightweight printing papers; and insulating papers, conductive papers, absorbing papers.

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