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Hirakawa Hewtech (TSE:5821) Beneish M-Score : -2.22 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Hirakawa Hewtech 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 -2.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:5821' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.21   Max: 5.51
Current: -2.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hirakawa Hewtech was 5.51. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.21.


Hirakawa Hewtech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hirakawa Hewtech'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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Hirakawa Hewtech Beneish M-Score Chart

Hirakawa Hewtech Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.78 -2.79 -2.33 -2.35 -2.22

Hirakawa Hewtech Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 - -2.22 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Hirakawa Hewtech's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Hirakawa Hewtech'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.


Hirakawa Hewtech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

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

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Hirakawa Hewtech 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 Hirakawa Hewtech 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 * 0.998+0.528 * 0.8888+0.404 * 0.9761+0.892 * 1.159+0.115 * 0.8865
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.030676-0.327 * 0.8353
=-2.22

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円9,125 Mil.
Revenue was 円32,224 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円7,828 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円28,451 Mil.
Total Assets was 円44,269 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円12,597 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,464 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,823 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,171 Mil.
Net Income was 円2,955 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円1,597 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円7,889 Mil.
Revenue was 円27,803 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円6,003 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円24,973 Mil.
Total Assets was 円41,574 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円13,502 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,373 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,719 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,269 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)
=(9125 / 32224) / (7889 / 27803)
=0.283174 / 0.283746
=0.998

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)
=(6003 / 27803) / (7828 / 32224)
=0.215912 / 0.242925
=0.8888

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 - (28451 + 12597) / 44269) / (1 - (24973 + 13502) / 41574)
=0.07276 / 0.074542
=0.9761

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
=32224 / 27803
=1.159

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))
=(1373 / (1373 + 13502)) / (1464 / (1464 + 12597))
=0.092303 / 0.104118
=0.8865

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 / 32224) / (0 / 27803)
=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)
=((1171 + 6823) / 44269) / ((2269 + 6719) / 41574)
=0.180578 / 0.216193
=0.8353

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
=(2955 - 0 - 1597) / 44269
=0.030676

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.

Hirakawa Hewtech has a M-score of -2.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hirakawa Hewtech (TSE:5821) Business Description

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Address
3-28-10 Minami-Oi, JK Omori Building, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 1408551
Hirakawa Hewtech Corp is a Japan-based company. It is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of electric wires, cables, electrical equipment, and medical equipment. The company is also engaged in the design, construction, supervision and contracting of electrical work and telecommunications construction. Electrical products offered by the company include micro coaxial cable, interface cable, broadcast cable, and high-frequency coaxial cable. Medical equipment offerings include industry tube and medical tube. Hirakawa Hewtech is also engaged in real estate management and leasing.

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