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Nippon Filcon Co (TSE:5942) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Nippon Filcon 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:5942' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.36
Current: -2.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nippon Filcon Co was -2.36. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -2.52.


Nippon Filcon Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Nippon Filcon Co Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.73 -3.03 -2.37 -2.43 -2.51

Nippon Filcon Co Quarterly Data
Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24
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 - - -2.51 - -

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

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Nippon Filcon 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 Filcon Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Nippon Filcon 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 Filcon 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 * 0.9861+0.528 * 1.0663+0.404 * 0.8094+0.892 * 1.0785+0.115 * 0.9598
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.012017-0.327 * 0.9636
=-2.51

* 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 (Nov23) TTM:Last Year (Nov22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円8,594 Mil.
Revenue was 円27,986 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円9,337 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円21,162 Mil.
Total Assets was 円42,823 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円14,312 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,613 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円13,686 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円3,563 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,270 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円1,785 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円8,080 Mil.
Revenue was 円25,950 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円9,232 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円20,433 Mil.
Total Assets was 円43,479 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円13,826 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,489 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円14,281 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円3,893 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)
=(8593.519 / 27986.324) / (8080.34 / 25950.437)
=0.307061 / 0.311376
=0.9861

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)
=(9232.134 / 25950.437) / (9337.021 / 27986.324)
=0.35576 / 0.333628
=1.0663

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 - (21161.521 + 14312.243) / 42823.249) / (1 - (20432.622 + 13826.287) / 43478.54)
=0.171624 / 0.21205
=0.8094

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
=27986.324 / 25950.437
=1.0785

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))
=(1488.884 / (1488.884 + 13826.287)) / (1612.989 / (1612.989 + 14312.243))
=0.097216 / 0.101285
=0.9598

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 / 27986.324) / (0 / 25950.437)
=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)
=((3563.159 + 13685.988) / 42823.249) / ((3892.507 + 14281.403) / 43478.54)
=0.402799 / 0.417997
=0.9636

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
=(1270.401 - 0 - 1785.027) / 42823.249
=-0.012017

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 Filcon Co has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nippon Filcon Co Business Description

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Address
Inagi Daimaru 2220, Yubinbango, Tokyo, JPN, 206-8577
Nippon Filcon Co Ltd is a Japan-based company. Its business activities are divided into four divisions including industrial functional filter business, electronic components business, environment and water treatment-related business and real estate leasing business. The company manufactures and sales precision processed products by photo fabrication and various other manufacturing methods. Its environment and water treatment-related business designs and sales water treatment equipment, environmental preservation equipment and various related equipment. Real estate leasing business leases and manages lodging, sports and entertainment facilities.

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