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Nihon Nohyaku Co (TSE:4997) Beneish M-Score : -2.10 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Nihon Nohyaku 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 -2.1 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4997' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.59   Med: -2.33   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nihon Nohyaku Co was -2.03. The lowest was -2.59. And the median was -2.33.


Nihon Nohyaku Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Nihon Nohyaku Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.33 -2.28 -2.03 -2.17 -2.10

Nihon Nohyaku Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24
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 - - - -2.10 -

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

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Nihon Nohyaku 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 Nohyaku Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Nihon Nohyaku Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nihon Nohyaku 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 Nohyaku 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 * 1.2202+0.528 * 1.0316+0.404 * 1.0787+0.892 * 1.0092+0.115 * 0.9544
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.032415-0.327 * 1.0636
=-2.10

* 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47,867 Mil.
Revenue was 円103,033 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円29,900 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円118,632 Mil.
Total Assets was 円157,983 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円15,994 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,102 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円52,196 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円21,633 Mil.
Net Income was 円4,777 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-344 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円38,869 Mil.
Revenue was 円102,090 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円30,562 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円102,619 Mil.
Total Assets was 円136,652 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円15,303 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,908 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円44,560 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円15,482 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)
=(47867 / 103033) / (38869 / 102090)
=0.464579 / 0.380733
=1.2202

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)
=(30562 / 102090) / (29900 / 103033)
=0.299363 / 0.290198
=1.0316

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 - (118632 + 15994) / 157983) / (1 - (102619 + 15303) / 136652)
=0.147845 / 0.137063
=1.0787

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
=103033 / 102090
=1.0092

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))
=(1908 / (1908 + 15303)) / (2102 / (2102 + 15994))
=0.110859 / 0.116158
=0.9544

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 / 103033) / (0 / 102090)
=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)
=((21633 + 52196) / 157983) / ((15482 + 44560) / 136652)
=0.467322 / 0.439379
=1.0636

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
=(4777 - 0 - -344) / 157983
=0.032415

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 Nohyaku Co has a M-score of -2.10 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nihon Nohyaku Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
19-8, Kyobashi 1-Chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8386
Nihon Nohyaku Co Ltd is engaged in agrochemicals. The company's products are divided into four business divisions Agrochemicals, Agricultural materials, Pharmaceuticals and veterinary products, and Wood preservative. The agrochemicals manufacture and sells crop-protection chemicals, including fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, and miticides. The agricultural materials division sells home gardening and termite protection products, and Pharmaceuticals and veterinary the company branched off from its toxicological research on FUJI-ONE to develop and put on the market KANTEC. It is a product designed to improve liver protein metabolism.

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