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NITCHITSU Co (TSE:7021) Beneish M-Score : -2.05 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is NITCHITSU 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 -2.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7021' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.96
Current: -2.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NITCHITSU Co was -1.96. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.44.


NITCHITSU Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

NITCHITSU 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 -2.69 -2.92 -2.35 -2.91 -2.05

NITCHITSU 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 - - - -2.05 -

Competitive Comparison of NITCHITSU Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, NITCHITSU 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.


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

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

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NITCHITSU 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 NITCHITSU 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 * 1.1387+0.528 * 0.7855+0.404 * 1.3556+0.892 * 1.0327+0.115 * 0.7848
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.049699-0.327 * 0.8962
=-2.05

* 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1,951 Mil.
Revenue was 円8,287 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,221 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円7,724 Mil.
Total Assets was 円15,357 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円5,340 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円478 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円2,972 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円92 Mil.
Net Income was 円248 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-516 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円1,659 Mil.
Revenue was 円8,025 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円929 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円8,196 Mil.
Total Assets was 円14,988 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円5,142 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円354 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,308 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円29 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)
=(1950.624 / 8286.972) / (1658.806 / 8024.547)
=0.235384 / 0.206716
=1.1387

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)
=(928.595 / 8024.547) / (1220.798 / 8286.972)
=0.115719 / 0.147315
=0.7855

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 - (7724.284 + 5340.142) / 15356.791) / (1 - (8195.941 + 5141.55) / 14987.947)
=0.149274 / 0.110119
=1.3556

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
=8286.972 / 8024.547
=1.0327

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))
=(354.22 / (354.22 + 5141.55)) / (477.786 / (477.786 + 5340.142))
=0.064453 / 0.082123
=0.7848

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 / 8286.972) / (0 / 8024.547)
=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)
=((92.2 + 2972.232) / 15356.791) / ((29 + 3308.11) / 14987.947)
=0.199549 / 0.222653
=0.8962

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
=(247.574 - 0 - -515.642) / 15356.791
=0.049699

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.

NITCHITSU Co has a M-score of -2.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NITCHITSU Co Business Description

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Address
1-11-30 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 107-0052
NITCHITSU Co Ltd is a diversified industrial machinery manufacturing company. It is organized into four business units - Machinery related business, Resource related business, Real estate-related business, and Material related business. The Machinery related business manufactures and sells air preheaters and their elements, marine equipment and industrial equipment. The Resource business is engaged in the mining, processing and selling of crystalline limestone. The Real estate-related business is engaged in property leasing activities. The Material division manufactures and sells heat-resistant paints and purchases, processes and sell of linatex.

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