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Mitsuboshi Co (TSE:5820) Beneish M-Score : -2.34 (As of Mar. 03, 2025)


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

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

TSE:5820' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.99
Current: -2.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mitsuboshi Co was -1.99. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.45.


Mitsuboshi Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mitsuboshi 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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Mitsuboshi Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Mitsuboshi 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 -2.71 -2.66 -2.08 -2.55 -2.34

Mitsuboshi 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 - - - -2.34 -

Competitive Comparison of Mitsuboshi Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Mitsuboshi 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.


Mitsuboshi Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Mitsuboshi Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mitsuboshi 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 Mitsuboshi 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 * 0.9961+0.528 * 1.0235+0.404 * 1.1705+0.892 * 1.0385+0.115 * 1.2783
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.00083-0.327 * 1.0324
=-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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円2,825 Mil.
Revenue was 円10,330 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,693 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円7,846 Mil.
Total Assets was 円12,708 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円3,965 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円215 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,629 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,054 Mil.
Net Income was 円124 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円113 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円2,731 Mil.
Revenue was 円9,947 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,668 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円7,508 Mil.
Total Assets was 円10,950 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円2,782 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円195 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,364 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,379 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)
=(2824.639 / 10329.646) / (2730.64 / 9946.843)
=0.27345 / 0.274523
=0.9961

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)
=(1668.454 / 9946.843) / (1692.835 / 10329.646)
=0.167737 / 0.163881
=1.0235

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 - (7846.198 + 3964.564) / 12708.388) / (1 - (7508.118 + 2781.535) / 10950.473)
=0.070633 / 0.060346
=1.1705

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
=10329.646 / 9946.843
=1.0385

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))
=(195.488 / (195.488 + 2781.535)) / (214.685 / (214.685 + 3964.564))
=0.065666 / 0.051369
=1.2783

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 / 10329.646) / (0 / 9946.843)
=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)
=((2054.041 + 3629.289) / 12708.388) / ((1379.083 + 3364.332) / 10950.473)
=0.447211 / 0.43317
=1.0324

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
=(123.657 - 0 - 113.11) / 12708.388
=0.00083

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.

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


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Mitsuboshi Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5-3-16 Uehonmachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, JPN, 543-0001
Mitsuboshi Co Ltd Is a Japanese based company engaged in manufacturing and selling cable products. The products offered by the company include electric wire and cable products, extruded synthetic resin products and high-performance tubes. The company offered cables are applied in the engineering, construction, and industrial machinery fields.

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