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Pigeon (TSE:7956) Beneish M-Score : -2.89 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Pigeon 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 -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:7956' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.63   Max: -2.37
Current: -2.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pigeon was -2.37. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.63.


Pigeon Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pigeon'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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Pigeon Beneish M-Score Chart

Pigeon Annual Data
Trend Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.41 -2.96 -2.50 -2.78 -2.89

Pigeon Quarterly Data
Oct19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 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 - -2.89 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Pigeon's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Pigeon'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.


Pigeon's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Pigeon's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pigeon 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 Pigeon 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 * 0.9582+0.528 * 0.9816+0.404 * 0.8379+0.892 * 0.9952+0.115 * 1.0282
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.070689-0.327 * 0.8827
=-2.89

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円15,570 Mil.
Revenue was 円94,461 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円45,452 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円64,800 Mil.
Total Assets was 円100,440 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円31,952 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円5,079 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円13,532 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,824 Mil.
Net Income was 円7,423 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円14,523 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円16,328 Mil.
Revenue was 円94,921 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円44,834 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円67,143 Mil.
Total Assets was 円101,733 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円30,132 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,947 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円15,563 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,057 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)
=(15570 / 94461) / (16328 / 94921)
=0.16483 / 0.172017
=0.9582

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)
=(44834 / 94921) / (45452 / 94461)
=0.47233 / 0.481172
=0.9816

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 - (64800 + 31952) / 100440) / (1 - (67143 + 30132) / 101733)
=0.036718 / 0.043821
=0.8379

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
=94461 / 94921
=0.9952

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))
=(4947 / (4947 + 30132)) / (5079 / (5079 + 31952))
=0.141025 / 0.137155
=1.0282

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 / 94461) / (0 / 94921)
=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)
=((1824 + 13532) / 100440) / ((2057 + 15563) / 101733)
=0.152887 / 0.173198
=0.8827

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
=(7423 - 0 - 14523) / 100440
=-0.070689

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.

Pigeon has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Pigeon Business Description

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Address
4-4, Nihonbashi-Hisamatsucho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-8480
Pigeon Corp is a Japanese household and personal product company that manufactures and sells baby- and child-care and maternity products, women's care items, and home healthcare products, among others. The business is divided into a domestic baby and mother care business, child-rearing support services, a healthcare and nursing care business, and overseas Business, and a Chinese business. The overseas business includes Asia (South Korea, Singapore, and India, among others), the Middle East (United Arab Emirates, among others), North America (the U.S. and Canada), and others (South Africa, Germany, and South America).

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