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Nxera Pharma Co (TSE:4565) Beneish M-Score : -1.58 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is Nxera Pharma 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.58 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSE:4565' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.16   Med: -1.94   Max: 3.17
Current: -1.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nxera Pharma Co was 3.17. The lowest was -4.16. And the median was -1.94.


Nxera Pharma Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nxera Pharma 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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Nxera Pharma Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nxera Pharma Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.16 -1.94 -2.84 -1.23 -1.58

Nxera Pharma Co 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 -1.23 -0.42 -1.53 -1.80 -1.58

Competitive Comparison of Nxera Pharma Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Nxera Pharma 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.


Nxera Pharma Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Nxera Pharma Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Nxera Pharma 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 Nxera Pharma 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 * 0.5853+0.528 * 1.0287+0.404 * 1.0621+0.892 * 2.2587+0.115 * 0.6864
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7115+4.679 * 0.01901-0.327 * 0.9449
=-1.58

* 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6,695 Mil.
Revenue was 6852 + 9263 + 8109 + 4611 = 円28,835 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4725 + 7266 + 5808 + 3420 = 円21,219 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円57,855 Mil.
Total Assets was 円151,498 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円7,468 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,984 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円16,015 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円15,632 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円61,210 Mil.
Net Income was -1335 + 1200 + -1422 + -3281 = 円-4,838 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -10970 + 1741 + 3716 + -2205 = 円-7,718 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円5,064 Mil.
Revenue was 7292 + 3328 + 1203 + 943 = 円12,766 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5542 + 2201 + 1070 + 851 = 円9,664 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円65,112 Mil.
Total Assets was 円157,198 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円7,900 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,478 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円9,965 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円17,185 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円67,200 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)
=(6695 / 28835) / (5064 / 12766)
=0.232183 / 0.396679
=0.5853

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)
=(9664 / 12766) / (21219 / 28835)
=0.757011 / 0.735877
=1.0287

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 - (57855 + 7468) / 151498) / (1 - (65112 + 7900) / 157198)
=0.568819 / 0.535541
=1.0621

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
=28835 / 12766
=2.2587

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))
=(2478 / (2478 + 7900)) / (3984 / (3984 + 7468))
=0.238774 / 0.347887
=0.6864

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)
=(16015 / 28835) / (9965 / 12766)
=0.555401 / 0.780589
=0.7115

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)
=((61210 + 15632) / 151498) / ((67200 + 17185) / 157198)
=0.507215 / 0.536807
=0.9449

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
=(-4838 - 0 - -7718) / 151498
=0.01901

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.

Nxera Pharma Co has a M-score of -1.58 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Nxera Pharma Co Business Description

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Midtown East, 9-7-2 Akasaka Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 107-0052
Nxera Pharma Co Ltd is a science and technology-led biopharmaceutical company. Its activities are drug discovery, drug development and the commercialization of pharmaceutical products. The focus is to discover new medicines for unmet medical needs, including novel small molecules, peptides and therapeutic antibodies targeting G Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs).

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