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Toda Kogyo (TSE:4100) Beneish M-Score : -2.44 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is Toda Kogyo 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 Toda Kogyo's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:4100' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.74   Med: -2.38   Max: -1.95
Current: -2.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Toda Kogyo was -1.95. The lowest was -3.74. And the median was -2.38.


Toda Kogyo Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Toda Kogyo'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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Toda Kogyo Beneish M-Score Chart

Toda Kogyo 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 -3.39 -3.15 -2.10 -2.45 -2.44

Toda Kogyo 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 - - - -2.44 -

Competitive Comparison of Toda Kogyo's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Toda Kogyo'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.


Toda Kogyo's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Toda Kogyo 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 Toda Kogyo 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 * 1.5251+0.528 * 0.9548+0.404 * 1.1703+0.892 * 0.751+0.115 * 0.6773
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.683+4.679 * -0.05466-0.327 * 1.075
=-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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円8,712 Mil.
Revenue was 円26,234 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円5,865 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円30,309 Mil.
Total Assets was 円53,714 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円8,860 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,185 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円417 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円21,629 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円13,490 Mil.
Net Income was 円-3,581 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-645 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円7,607 Mil.
Revenue was 円34,934 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円7,457 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円28,465 Mil.
Total Assets was 円52,016 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円11,515 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,000 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円813 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円17,604 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円14,031 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)
=(8712 / 26234) / (7607 / 34934)
=0.332088 / 0.217753
=1.5251

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)
=(7457 / 34934) / (5865 / 26234)
=0.21346 / 0.223565
=0.9548

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 - (30309 + 8860) / 53714) / (1 - (28465 + 11515) / 52016)
=0.270786 / 0.23139
=1.1703

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
=26234 / 34934
=0.751

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))
=(1000 / (1000 + 11515)) / (1185 / (1185 + 8860))
=0.079904 / 0.117969
=0.6773

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)
=(417 / 26234) / (813 / 34934)
=0.015895 / 0.023272
=0.683

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)
=((13490 + 21629) / 53714) / ((14031 + 17604) / 52016)
=0.653815 / 0.608178
=1.075

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
=(-3581 - 0 - -645) / 53714
=-0.05466

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.

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


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Toda Kogyo Business Description

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Address
1-23 Kyobashi-cho, Taiju Seimei Hiroshima Ekimae Building, 9th Floor, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, JPN, 732-0828
Toda Kogyo Corp trades in functional pigments and electronic materials. It offers electronic printing materials, such as toner materials for printers and copying machines, carriers for color printers and copying machines, and magnetic materials for printers and copying machines. It also provides electromagnetic compatibility/immunity solutions, including electric-wave absorber materials/electromagnetic interference. In addition, the firm offers lithium cobaltate, lithium-nickel oxide, and lithium manganate battery materials for personal computers, mobile phones. Additionally, it offers pigments for colored pavements, reflective pigments, and pigments for coatings and resins; and magnetic recording materials for digital recording media used with computers and videotapes for broadcasting.

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