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Sanyo Chemical Industries (TSE:4471) Beneish M-Score : -3.14 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is Sanyo Chemical Industries 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 -3.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4471' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -2.76   Max: -2.4
Current: -3.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sanyo Chemical Industries was -2.40. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -2.76.


Sanyo Chemical Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sanyo Chemical Industries'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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Sanyo Chemical Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Sanyo Chemical Industries 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 -2.84 -2.74 -2.44 -2.51 -3.14

Sanyo Chemical Industries 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 - -3.14 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Sanyo Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sanyo Chemical Industries'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.


Sanyo Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Sanyo Chemical Industries 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 Sanyo Chemical Industries 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 * 1.0883+0.528 * 1.0043+0.404 * 1.0552+0.892 * 0.9116+0.115 * 0.8413
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9693+4.679 * -0.137573-0.327 * 1.1068
=-3.14

* 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44,967 Mil.
Revenue was 円159,510 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円29,279 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円105,929 Mil.
Total Assets was 円205,818 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円51,477 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,828 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円5,498 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円53,519 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,516 Mil.
Net Income was 円-8,501 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円19,814 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円45,326 Mil.
Revenue was 円174,973 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円32,255 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円97,324 Mil.
Total Assets was 円202,182 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円59,791 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円10,239 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円6,222 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円46,938 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,909 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)
=(44967 / 159510) / (45326 / 174973)
=0.281907 / 0.259046
=1.0883

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)
=(32255 / 174973) / (29279 / 159510)
=0.184343 / 0.183556
=1.0043

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 - (105929 + 51477) / 205818) / (1 - (97324 + 59791) / 202182)
=0.235218 / 0.222903
=1.0552

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
=159510 / 174973
=0.9116

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))
=(10239 / (10239 + 59791)) / (10828 / (10828 + 51477))
=0.146209 / 0.17379
=0.8413

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)
=(5498 / 159510) / (6222 / 174973)
=0.034468 / 0.03556
=0.9693

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)
=((1516 + 53519) / 205818) / ((1909 + 46938) / 202182)
=0.267396 / 0.241599
=1.1068

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
=(-8501 - 0 - 19814) / 205818
=-0.137573

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.

Sanyo Chemical Industries has a M-score of -3.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sanyo Chemical Industries Business Description

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Address
11-1, Ikkyo Nomoto-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, JPN, 605-0995
Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes its operations into four primary segments based on product type. The toiletries and health care segment, which generates the most revenue of any segment, sells disposable baby diapers, surfactants used to produce hair care products and detergents, and base materials for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The petroleum and automotives segment sells polyurethane used to produce automobile seats and interior components as well as fuel additives. The plastics and textiles and information and electronics segment sells a variety of plastic products for consumers as well as the transportation and electronics industries. The majority of revenue comes from Japan.

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