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Iwaki Co (TSE:6237) Beneish M-Score : -2.32 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is Iwaki 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 -2.32 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6237' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.52   Med: -2.46   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.32

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Iwaki Co was -2.17. The lowest was -2.52. And the median was -2.46.


Iwaki Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Iwaki Co Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.52 -2.46 -2.50 -2.17 -2.32

Iwaki 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 - - - -2.32 -

Competitive Comparison of Iwaki Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Iwaki 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.


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

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

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


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Iwaki 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 Iwaki 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 * 0.905+0.528 * 0.8324+0.404 * 0.9451+0.892 * 1.1805+0.115 * 0.8206
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.038611-0.327 * 0.8727
=-2.32

* 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7,489 Mil.
Revenue was 円44,539 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円18,328 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円35,465 Mil.
Total Assets was 円49,098 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円6,836 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,700 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円12,814 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,392 Mil.
Net Income was 円4,460 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円2,564 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円7,010 Mil.
Revenue was 円37,730 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円12,923 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円32,187 Mil.
Total Assets was 円45,252 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円6,436 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,258 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円13,717 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,286 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)
=(7489.038 / 44539.188) / (7010.043 / 37730.407)
=0.168145 / 0.185793
=0.905

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)
=(12923.455 / 37730.407) / (18328.073 / 44539.188)
=0.342521 / 0.411504
=0.8324

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 - (35465.142 + 6836.447) / 49098.238) / (1 - (32187.283 + 6436.36) / 45251.601)
=0.13843 / 0.146469
=0.9451

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
=44539.188 / 37730.407
=1.1805

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))
=(1257.566 / (1257.566 + 6436.36)) / (1700.394 / (1700.394 + 6836.447))
=0.163449 / 0.199183
=0.8206

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 / 44539.188) / (0 / 37730.407)
=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)
=((1392.203 + 12814.186) / 49098.238) / ((1286.487 + 13717.396) / 45251.601)
=0.289346 / 0.331566
=0.8727

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
=(4459.881 - 0 - 2564.134) / 49098.238
=0.038611

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.

Iwaki Co has a M-score of -2.32 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Iwaki Co Business Description

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Address
2-6-6, Kanda Suda-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-8558
Iwaki Co Ltd engages in the development, production and sale of various types of fluid control products and pumps, including the chemical pump. The company offers magnetic drive pumps and related accessories; metering pumps, including motor-driven and electromagnetic metering pumps; and pneumatic drive pumps, such as pneumatic drive bellow, drive dispenser, and chemical replenishing pumps, as well as related accessories. It also provides rotary displacement pumps comprising hi-cera, magnetic drive gear, chemical gear, and screw pumps; air pumps consisting of gas-liquid transfer pumps, and diaphragm and bellows type air pumps; and turbine pumps that include non-metal magnetic and magnetic drive turbine pumps. In addition, the company offers water quality control devices.

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