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Kimura Co (TSE:7461) Beneish M-Score : -2.60 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is Kimura 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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7461' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: -2.36   Max: -2.15
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kimura Co was -2.15. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was -2.36.


Kimura Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Kimura 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 -2.71 -2.75 -2.59 -2.51 -2.60

Kimura 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 - - - -2.60 -

Competitive Comparison of Kimura Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Kimura 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.


Kimura Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Kimura Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Kimura 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 Kimura 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 * 0.9578+0.528 * 0.9917+0.404 * 1.1948+0.892 * 0.9673+0.115 * 1.0436
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.967+4.679 * -0.036226-0.327 * 0.9017
=-2.60

* 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1,983 Mil.
Revenue was 円33,994 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,049 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円11,109 Mil.
Total Assets was 円26,910 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円13,116 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円817 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円271 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,131 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,179 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,032 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円2,007 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円2,140 Mil.
Revenue was 円35,144 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,302 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円10,929 Mil.
Total Assets was 円26,165 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円13,051 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円850 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円290 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円5,974 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,909 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)
=(1982.673 / 33993.703) / (2139.979 / 35143.56)
=0.058325 / 0.060892
=0.9578

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)
=(10302.2 / 35143.56) / (10048.995 / 33993.703)
=0.293146 / 0.295613
=0.9917

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 - (11108.712 + 13116.467) / 26909.704) / (1 - (10929.276 + 13050.842) / 26164.657)
=0.09976 / 0.083492
=1.1948

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
=33993.703 / 35143.56
=0.9673

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))
=(850.155 / (850.155 + 13050.842)) / (816.507 / (816.507 + 13116.467))
=0.061158 / 0.058602
=1.0436

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)
=(271.219 / 33993.703) / (289.965 / 35143.56)
=0.007979 / 0.008251
=0.967

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)
=((1179.332 + 6130.983) / 26909.704) / ((1908.603 + 5974.477) / 26164.657)
=0.271661 / 0.301287
=0.9017

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
=(1031.676 - 0 - 2006.504) / 26909.704
=-0.036226

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.

Kimura Co has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kimura Co Business Description

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No. 3, No. 1, Article 6, North 6 Higashi Higashi ku, Hokkaido, Sapporo, JPN, 060-8576
Kimura Co Ltd is a Japanese based general trading company in building materials. Its product portfolio includes building materials, power tools, do-it-yourself goods, doors, windows, and system kitchen products. In addition, the company also operates in the real estate business.

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