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Furuno Electric Co (TSE:6814) Beneish M-Score : -2.31 (As of Jul. 03, 2025)


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What is Furuno 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6814' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.43   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.92
Current: -2.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Furuno Electric Co was -1.92. The lowest was -6.43. And the median was -2.67.


Furuno Electric Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Furuno Electric Co Annual Data
Trend Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.71 -2.77 -1.92 -2.05 -2.31

Furuno Electric Co Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
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 -2.05 - - - -2.31

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

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Furuno 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.


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

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

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


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Furuno 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 Furuno 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 * 1.0411+0.528 * 0.8889+0.404 * 1.0599+0.892 * 1.1054+0.115 * 1.0578
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9978+4.679 * 0.005157-0.327 * 0.8843
=-2.31

* 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 (Feb25) TTM:Last Year (Feb24) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円28,333 Mil.
Revenue was 円126,953 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円52,969 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円91,605 Mil.
Total Assets was 円123,519 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円16,611 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,592 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円39,787 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円35,690 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円10,739 Mil.
Net Income was 円11,457 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円10,820 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円24,621 Mil.
Revenue was 円114,850 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円42,594 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円86,285 Mil.
Total Assets was 円114,409 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円14,751 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,417 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円36,073 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円39,385 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円9,245 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)
=(28333 / 126953) / (24621 / 114850)
=0.223177 / 0.214375
=1.0411

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)
=(42594 / 114850) / (52969 / 126953)
=0.370866 / 0.417233
=0.8889

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 - (91605 + 16611) / 123519) / (1 - (86285 + 14751) / 114409)
=0.123892 / 0.116888
=1.0599

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
=126953 / 114850
=1.1054

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))
=(3417 / (3417 + 14751)) / (3592 / (3592 + 16611))
=0.188078 / 0.177795
=1.0578

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)
=(39787 / 126953) / (36073 / 114850)
=0.313399 / 0.314088
=0.9978

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)
=((10739 + 35690) / 123519) / ((9245 + 39385) / 114409)
=0.375885 / 0.425054
=0.8843

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
=(11457 - 0 - 10820) / 123519
=0.005157

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.

Furuno Electric Co has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Furuno Electric Co Business Description

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Address
9-52 Ashihara-cho, Hyogo Prefecture, Nishinomiya City, JPN
Furuno Electric Co Ltd is engaged in the business of producing marine related electronic equipment. The products portfolio includes fish sonar, GPS, Radar, Coastal monitoring system, Automatic identification system, Voyage data recorder, and satellite communications equipment.

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