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Air Water (TSE:4088) Beneish M-Score : -2.44 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is Air Water 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 -2.44 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4088' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4   Med: -2.44   Max: -2.05
Current: -2.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Air Water was -2.05. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -2.44.


Air Water Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air Water'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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Air Water Beneish M-Score Chart

Air Water 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 -2.47 -2.73 -2.54 -2.37 -2.39

Air Water Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.51 -2.39 -2.44 -2.54 -2.44

Competitive Comparison of Air Water's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Air Water'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.


Air Water's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Air Water's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Air Water 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 Air Water 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 * 1.0148+0.528 * 0.9698+0.404 * 1.0206+0.892 * 1.039+0.115 * 1.2966
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0231+4.679 * -0.008917-0.327 * 0.9635
=-2.44

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円237,822 Mil.
Revenue was 276905 + 262019 + 245943 + 279872 = 円1,064,739 Mil.
Gross Profit was 60622 + 56519 + 52676 + 59396 = 円229,213 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円463,828 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,261,177 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円511,767 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円36,615 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円166,017 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円335,674 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円329,730 Mil.
Net Income was 14860 + 10793 + 9363 + 13314 = 円48,330 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 11960 + 21891 + 25725 + 0 = 円59,576 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円225,563 Mil.
Revenue was 267693 + 246935 + 230039 + 280145 = 円1,024,812 Mil.
Gross Profit was 58698 + 54322 + 47851 + 53089 = 円213,960 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円444,434 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,192,514 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円483,495 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円45,824 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円156,180 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円301,678 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円351,334 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)
=(237822 / 1064739) / (225563 / 1024812)
=0.223362 / 0.220102
=1.0148

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)
=(213960 / 1024812) / (229213 / 1064739)
=0.20878 / 0.215276
=0.9698

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 - (463828 + 511767) / 1261177) / (1 - (444434 + 483495) / 1192514)
=0.226441 / 0.221872
=1.0206

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
=1064739 / 1024812
=1.039

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))
=(45824 / (45824 + 483495)) / (36615 / (36615 + 511767))
=0.086572 / 0.066769
=1.2966

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)
=(166017 / 1064739) / (156180 / 1024812)
=0.155923 / 0.152399
=1.0231

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)
=((329730 + 335674) / 1261177) / ((351334 + 301678) / 1192514)
=0.527606 / 0.547593
=0.9635

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
=(48330 - 0 - 59576) / 1261177
=-0.008917

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.

Air Water has a M-score of -2.44 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Air Water Business Description

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12-8, Minami Semba 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka, JPN, 542-0081
Air Water Inc manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The firm organizes itself into five primary segments based on product type. The industrial gas segment, which generates the most revenue of any segment, sells gases including oxygen used in blast furnaces to produce steel. The chemical business sells coal and fine chemicals to the agricultural and pharmaceutical industries. The medical segment sells medical gases and sterilization equipment to hospitals and home-care facilities. The agricultural and food products segment sells delicatessen meat, frozen foods, and fruit and vegetable juices. The energy segment sells natural gas.

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