Toyo Drilube Co (TSE:4976) Beneish M-Score: -2.34 (As of Jul. 14, 2026)

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TSE:4976 Toyo Drilube Co Ltd TSE:4976
67 GF Score
Price 円1,300.00
GF Value 円972.04
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Toyo Drilube Co Beneish M-Score?

Toyo Drilube Co TSE:4976 -0.76% 67 Beneish M-Score is -2.34 as of Jul. 14, 2026. GuruFocus rates TSE:4976 with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of 円972.04 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,525 Chemicals companies, Toyo Drilube Co ranks worse than 63.02% on this metric.

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 -2.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4976' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.38   Max: -1.85
Current: -2.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Toyo Drilube Co was -1.85. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.38.


Toyo Drilube Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Toyo Drilube 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.

Toyo Drilube Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Toyo Drilube Co Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.26 -2.54 -2.25 -2.74 -2.34

Toyo Drilube Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 0.00 -2.34 0.00 0.00 0.00

TSE:4976 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Toyo Drilube 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.


Toyo Drilube Co Beneish M-Score vs Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Toyo Drilube 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 Toyo Drilube 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 * 1.0006+0.528 * 1.0103+0.404 * 1.2549+0.892 * 1.1053+0.115 * 1.0379
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.018654-0.327 * 0.9334
=-2.34

* 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 (Jun25) TTM:Last Year (Jun24) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円1,458 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,194 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,945 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,279 Mil.
Total Assets was 円12,819 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円4,003 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円387 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,403 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円612 Mil.
Net Income was 円703 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円942 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,318 Mil.
Revenue was 円4,699 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,778 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,376 Mil.
Total Assets was 円12,012 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円3,742 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円376 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,676 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円347 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)
=(1457.865 / 5194.148) / (1318.068 / 4699.118)
=0.280675 / 0.280493
=1.0006

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)
=(1778.272 / 4699.118) / (1945.494 / 5194.148)
=0.378427 / 0.374555
=1.0103

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 - (6279.074 + 4003.209) / 12818.551) / (1 - (6375.955 + 3742.188) / 12012.012)
=0.197859 / 0.157665
=1.2549

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
=5194.148 / 4699.118
=1.1053

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))
=(376.481 / (376.481 + 3742.188)) / (386.616 / (386.616 + 4003.209))
=0.091408 / 0.088071
=1.0379

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 / 5194.148) / (0 / 4699.118)
=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)
=((611.5 + 1402.896) / 12818.551) / ((346.5 + 1675.922) / 12012.012)
=0.157147 / 0.168367
=0.9334

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
=(702.972 - 0 - 942.088) / 12818.551
=-0.018654

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.

Toyo Drilube Co has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.34 mean?
Toyo Drilube Co (TSE:4976) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.34 as of Jul. 14, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Toyo Drilube Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Toyo Drilube Co ranks #961 out of 1525 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 63%.
Is Toyo Drilube Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Toyo Drilube Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.34. Based on the distribution chart, Toyo Drilube Co ranks #961 out of 1525 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Toyo Drilube Co has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Toyo Drilube Co's Beneish M-Score compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Toyo Drilube Co ranks #961 out of 1525 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Toyo Drilube Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Chemicals company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Chemicals industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Toyo Drilube Co and its competitors. Toyo Drilube Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.34. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Toyo Drilube Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Toyo Drilube Co (TSE:4976) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円972.04, compared to a current price of 円1,300.00 — trading 33.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.34. Toyo Drilube Co's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Toyo Drilube Co (TSE:4976), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.34 as of Jul. 14, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Toyo Drilube Co (TSE:4976) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Toyo Drilube Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円1,300.00 is trading 33.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円972.04. GuruFocus considers Toyo Drilube Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:4976:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.34
  • GF Value™: 円972.04 vs. price of 円1,300.00 (33.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:4976 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Toyo Drilube Co Business Description

Address 1-26-4, Daizawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 155-0032
Toyo Drilube Co Ltd Is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, coating processing, and sales of DrilubeR products.
67GF Score

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