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Toshiba Tec (TSE:6588) Beneish M-Score : -2.93 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Toshiba Tec 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 -2.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6588' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.79   Med: -2.66   Max: -2.32
Current: -2.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Toshiba Tec was -2.32. The lowest was -4.79. And the median was -2.66.


Toshiba Tec Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Toshiba Tec'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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Toshiba Tec Beneish M-Score Chart

Toshiba Tec 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 -2.69 -2.78 -2.32 -2.41 -2.93

Toshiba Tec 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 - -2.93 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Toshiba Tec's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Toshiba Tec'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.


Toshiba Tec's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Toshiba Tec's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Toshiba Tec 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 Toshiba Tec 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 * 0.9143+0.528 * 1.0108+0.404 * 0.8947+0.892 * 1.147+0.115 * 0.9653
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.09286-0.327 * 1.0871
=-2.93

* 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74,293 Mil.
Revenue was 円510,767 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円199,651 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円200,575 Mil.
Total Assets was 円310,692 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円45,173 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円16,755 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円150,546 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円18,385 Mil.
Net Income was 円-13,745 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円15,106 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円70,846 Mil.
Revenue was 円445,317 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円175,948 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円194,004 Mil.
Total Assets was 円310,256 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円43,764 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円15,469 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円137,014 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円18,164 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)
=(74293 / 510767) / (70846 / 445317)
=0.145454 / 0.159091
=0.9143

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)
=(175948 / 445317) / (199651 / 510767)
=0.395107 / 0.390885
=1.0108

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 - (200575 + 45173) / 310692) / (1 - (194004 + 43764) / 310256)
=0.20903 / 0.233639
=0.8947

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
=510767 / 445317
=1.147

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))
=(15469 / (15469 + 43764)) / (16755 / (16755 + 45173))
=0.261155 / 0.270556
=0.9653

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 / 510767) / (0 / 445317)
=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)
=((18385 + 150546) / 310692) / ((18164 + 137014) / 310256)
=0.543725 / 0.500161
=1.0871

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
=(-13745 - 0 - 15106) / 310692
=-0.09286

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.

Toshiba Tec has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Toshiba Tec (TSE:6588) Business Description

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1-11-1, Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Gate City Ohsaki West Tower, Tokyo, JPN, 141-8562
Toshiba Tec Corp is a Japan-based company that designs, manufactures, and distributes office equipment and machinery. Its product lineup is organized in four segments--retail solutions, which includes point-of-sale systems, self-checkout machines, kiosks and displays; printing solutions, which includes desktop, mobile, barcode, and multifunction printers; inkjet solutions, which includes high resolution inkjet printers; and original design manufacturer solutions, which include print heads, power supplies, barcodes, knives, cutters, display units, and other modules. The firm has operations in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions.

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