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Iwatsu Electric Co (TSE:6704) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Iwatsu Electric 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Iwatsu Electric Co was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Iwatsu Electric Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Iwatsu Electric 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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Iwatsu Electric Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Iwatsu Electric 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 -2.50 -1.56 -2.74 -2.64 -2.78

Iwatsu Electric Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.64 - - - -2.78

Competitive Comparison of Iwatsu Electric Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Iwatsu Electric 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.


Iwatsu Electric Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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Iwatsu Electric 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 Iwatsu Electric 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 * 1.0238+0.528 * 0.9066+0.404 * 1.0236+0.892 * 0.9309+0.115 * 1.4182
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.005351-0.327 * 1.7495
=-2.78

* 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4,241 Mil.
Revenue was 円21,290 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円6,981 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円19,166 Mil.
Total Assets was 円46,723 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円24,322 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,112 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,616 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円6,025 Mil.
Net Income was 円526 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円776 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円4,450 Mil.
Revenue was 円22,871 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円6,799 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円16,865 Mil.
Total Assets was 円35,304 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円16,051 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,061 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円4,129 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円35 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)
=(4241 / 21290) / (4450 / 22871)
=0.199202 / 0.19457
=1.0238

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)
=(6799 / 22871) / (6981 / 21290)
=0.297276 / 0.3279
=0.9066

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 - (19166 + 24322) / 46723) / (1 - (16865 + 16051) / 35304)
=0.069238 / 0.067641
=1.0236

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
=21290 / 22871
=0.9309

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))
=(1061 / (1061 + 16051)) / (1112 / (1112 + 24322))
=0.062003 / 0.043721
=1.4182

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 / 21290) / (0 / 22871)
=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)
=((6025 + 3616) / 46723) / ((35 + 4129) / 35304)
=0.206344 / 0.117947
=1.7495

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
=(526 - 0 - 776) / 46723
=-0.005351

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.

Iwatsu Electric Co has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Iwatsu Electric Co Business Description

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Address
1-7-41, Kugayama, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, JPN
Iwatsu Electric Co Ltd is a Japan-based company engages in the manufacture and sale of telecommunications, printing systems, and test and measurement equipment.

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