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Maruichi Steel Tube (TSE:5463) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Maruichi Steel Tube 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Maruichi Steel Tube's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:5463' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.04
Current: -2.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Maruichi Steel Tube was -2.04. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.50.


Maruichi Steel Tube Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Maruichi Steel Tube'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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Maruichi Steel Tube Beneish M-Score Chart

Maruichi Steel Tube 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 -2.94 -2.54 -2.04 -2.29 -2.52

Maruichi Steel Tube Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 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 - - -2.52 - -

Competitive Comparison of Maruichi Steel Tube's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Maruichi Steel Tube'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.


Maruichi Steel Tube's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Maruichi Steel Tube's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Maruichi Steel Tube's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Maruichi Steel Tube 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 Maruichi Steel Tube 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 * 1.0506+0.528 * 0.8664+0.404 * 1.1243+0.892 * 0.9923+0.115 * 1.0889
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.128+4.679 * -0.02229-0.327 * 0.8245
=-2.52

* 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56,601 Mil.
Revenue was 円271,310 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円53,497 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円222,166 Mil.
Total Assets was 円429,529 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円104,090 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円6,588 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円18,685 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円49,210 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,224 Mil.
Net Income was 円26,113 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円35,687 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円54,292 Mil.
Revenue was 円273,416 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円46,712 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円217,377 Mil.
Total Assets was 円393,165 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円91,708 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円6,356 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円16,693 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円55,447 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,652 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)
=(56601 / 271310) / (54292 / 273416)
=0.208621 / 0.198569
=1.0506

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)
=(46712 / 273416) / (53497 / 271310)
=0.170846 / 0.19718
=0.8664

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 - (222166 + 104090) / 429529) / (1 - (217377 + 91708) / 393165)
=0.240433 / 0.213854
=1.1243

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
=271310 / 273416
=0.9923

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))
=(6356 / (6356 + 91708)) / (6588 / (6588 + 104090))
=0.064815 / 0.059524
=1.0889

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)
=(18685 / 271310) / (16693 / 273416)
=0.06887 / 0.061053
=1.128

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)
=((2224 + 49210) / 429529) / ((1652 + 55447) / 393165)
=0.119745 / 0.145229
=0.8245

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
=(26113 - 0 - 35687) / 429529
=-0.02229

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.

Maruichi Steel Tube has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Maruichi Steel Tube Business Description

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Address
29th Floor, Nambaskyo, 1-60, 5, Chome, Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, JPN, 542-0076
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd is a Japan-based company that manufactures and sells steel tube and steel sheet coating. Japan, North America, and Asia excluding Japan are the three largest markets for the company. The company's product portfolio includes welded steel tubes, hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, lighting poles, and prepainted steel sheet. Its products are used in architecture, civil engineering, machinery, power generation plants, automobiles, motor cycles, medical equipment, fitness machines, office automation equipment, office and educational furniture, and others. It has plants across North America and Asia.

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