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Arakawa Chemical Industries (TSE:4968) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Arakawa 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4968' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.67
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Arakawa Chemical Industries was -1.67. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.45.


Arakawa Chemical Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Arakawa Chemical Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
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Arakawa Chemical Industries Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24
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Competitive Comparison of Arakawa Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Arakawa Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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

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

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Arakawa 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 Arakawa 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 * 1.204+0.528 * 0.9007+0.404 * 1.2804+0.892 * 0.9092+0.115 * 0.7853
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.017533-0.327 * 1.0277
=-2.43

* 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25,683 Mil.
Revenue was 円72,222 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円11,681 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円64,159 Mil.
Total Assets was 円125,418 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円39,952 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円5,808 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円43,406 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円18,875 Mil.
Net Income was 円-1,042 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円1,157 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円23,461 Mil.
Revenue was 円79,431 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円11,571 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円62,799 Mil.
Total Assets was 円119,035 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円40,442 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,477 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円42,113 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円15,407 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)
=(25683 / 72222) / (23461 / 79431)
=0.355612 / 0.295363
=1.204

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)
=(11571 / 79431) / (11681 / 72222)
=0.145674 / 0.161737
=0.9007

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 - (64159 + 39952) / 125418) / (1 - (62799 + 40442) / 119035)
=0.169888 / 0.132684
=1.2804

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
=72222 / 79431
=0.9092

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))
=(4477 / (4477 + 40442)) / (5808 / (5808 + 39952))
=0.099668 / 0.126923
=0.7853

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 / 72222) / (0 / 79431)
=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)
=((18875 + 43406) / 125418) / ((15407 + 42113) / 119035)
=0.496587 / 0.483219
=1.0277

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
=(-1042 - 0 - 1157) / 125418
=-0.017533

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.

Arakawa Chemical Industries has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Arakawa Chemical Industries Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 3, No. 1, Hirano-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka, JPN, 541-0046
Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd is engaged in the production and sales of paper chemicals, resins for printing inks, resins for adhesives/adhesives, and intermediates for electronic materials. It manufactures various paper chemicals including water-repellents, sizing agents, paper surface improving agents, and paper strengthening, and other types of papers. It also provides printing inks for offset printing; book (magazine)-gravures and food-package-gravures. It also offers electronic materials, including rosins for use as raw material of chemicals and electronic components.

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