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Nippon Crucible Co (TSE:5355) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Nippon Crucible 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:5355' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.53   Max: -2.29
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nippon Crucible Co was -2.29. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.53.


Nippon Crucible Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Crucible 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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Nippon Crucible Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nippon Crucible 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 -2.85 -2.82 -2.80 -2.29 -2.54

Nippon Crucible 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 - - - -2.54 -

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Crucible Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Nippon Crucible 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.


Nippon Crucible Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Nippon Crucible Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Nippon Crucible 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 Nippon Crucible 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 * 0.8934+0.528 * 1.0303+0.404 * 0.9267+0.892 * 1.0869+0.115 * 1.0931
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8655+4.679 * -0.015158-0.327 * 0.98
=-2.54

* 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2,781 Mil.
Revenue was 円9,611 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,547 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,663 Mil.
Total Assets was 円10,684 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円2,144 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円331 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円174 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,671 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円584 Mil.
Net Income was 円286 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円448 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円2,864 Mil.
Revenue was 円8,842 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,415 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,607 Mil.
Total Assets was 円10,785 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円2,132 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円365 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円185 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,534 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円848 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)
=(2781.462 / 9610.548) / (2864.226 / 8841.987)
=0.289418 / 0.323935
=0.8934

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)
=(2414.592 / 8841.987) / (2547.395 / 9610.548)
=0.273083 / 0.265062
=1.0303

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 - (6662.638 + 2143.98) / 10684.444) / (1 - (6607.155 + 2132.311) / 10784.74)
=0.175753 / 0.189645
=0.9267

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
=9610.548 / 8841.987
=1.0869

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))
=(364.872 / (364.872 + 2132.311)) / (330.796 / (330.796 + 2143.98))
=0.146113 / 0.133667
=1.0931

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)
=(173.719 / 9610.548) / (184.668 / 8841.987)
=0.018076 / 0.020885
=0.8655

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)
=((584.088 + 3670.56) / 10684.444) / ((848.227 + 3533.798) / 10784.74)
=0.39821 / 0.406317
=0.98

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
=(285.672 - 0 - 447.626) / 10684.444
=-0.015158

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.

Nippon Crucible Co has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nippon Crucible Co Business Description

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Address
Ebisu NR Building, 1-21-3 Ebisu Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0013
Nippon Crucible Co Ltd manufactures graphite crucibles and refractories for steelmakers. The company is organized into four major business segments - Refractories business, Engineering business, Overseas business, and Real Estate business. The Refractory segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of graphite crucibles, shaped refractory and unshaped refractory. The Engineering segment is engaged in the design and construction of various industrial furnaces and incinerators. Overseas business is engaged in the import/export of refractory products and melting furnace equipment. The Real Estate segment is involved in the leasing of buildings and parking lots, and the operation of solar power generation business.

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