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Nihon Housing Co (TSE:4781) Beneish M-Score : -2.82 (As of Mar. 03, 2025)


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What is Nihon Housing 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4781' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.46   Max: -2.23
Current: -2.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nihon Housing Co was -2.23. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.46.


Nihon Housing Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nihon Housing 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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Nihon Housing Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nihon Housing Co 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 -2.62 -2.26 -2.40 -2.24 -2.82

Nihon Housing Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.24 - - - -2.82

Competitive Comparison of Nihon Housing Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Nihon Housing 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.


Nihon Housing Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Nihon Housing Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Nihon Housing 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 Nihon Housing 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 * 0.8894+0.528 * 1.1156+0.404 * 0.9715+0.892 * 1.0351+0.115 * 1.169
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.068806-0.327 * 1.0615
=-2.82

* 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23,989 Mil.
Revenue was 円145,350 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円29,054 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円46,016 Mil.
Total Assets was 円77,188 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円24,773 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,367 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円30,391 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円995 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円6,306 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円26,057 Mil.
Revenue was 円140,424 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円31,315 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円47,283 Mil.
Total Assets was 円74,378 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円20,748 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,351 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円27,587 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 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)
=(23989 / 145350) / (26057 / 140424)
=0.165043 / 0.185559
=0.8894

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)
=(31315 / 140424) / (29054 / 145350)
=0.223003 / 0.19989
=1.1156

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 - (46016 + 24773) / 77188) / (1 - (47283 + 20748) / 74378)
=0.082901 / 0.085334
=0.9715

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
=145350 / 140424
=1.0351

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))
=(1351 / (1351 + 20748)) / (1367 / (1367 + 24773))
=0.061134 / 0.052295
=1.169

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)
=(0 / 145350) / (0 / 140424)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((0 + 30391) / 77188) / ((0 + 27587) / 74378)
=0.393727 / 0.370903
=1.0615

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
=(995 - 0 - 6306) / 77188
=-0.068806

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.

Nihon Housing Co has a M-score of -2.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nihon Housing Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
12 No. 31 No. 1-chome, Tokyo, JPN
Nihon Housing Co Ltd is a Japan-based company operating in the real estate sector. The firm is mainly engaged in the Condominium management business, Building management business, Real estate management business, and Refurbishing construction business. Nihon also offers repair services including daily repair work and long-term repair plans. Its Building management business offers cleaning services, security service, and value up construction.

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