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Kubota (Kubota) Beneish M-Score : -2.12 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Kubota 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 -2.12 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KUBTY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.59   Med: -2.36   Max: -1.97
Current: -2.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kubota was -1.97. The lowest was -2.59. And the median was -2.36.


Kubota Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Kubota Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.36 -2.59 -2.32 -1.97 -2.12

Kubota Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -1.97 -1.91 -1.95 -2.11 -2.12

Competitive Comparison of Kubota's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Kubota'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.


Kubota's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Kubota's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kubota 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 Kubota 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 * 1.0891+0.528 * 0.8838+0.404 * 0.9953+0.892 * 1.0584+0.115 * 0.9455
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9945+4.679 * 0.050334-0.327 * 0.9818
=-2.17

* 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 $6,898 Mil.
Revenue was 5295.68 + 4993.006 + 5224.158 + 5847.208 = $21,360 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1573.82 + 1428.34 + 1475.161 + 1721.993 = $6,199 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $17,922 Mil.
Total Assets was $37,222 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,050 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $757 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,801 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10,370 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,216 Mil.
Net Income was 389.557 + 362.156 + 422.494 + 516.967 = $1,691 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 295.83 + 258.757 + 48.982 + -785.902 = $-182 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5,985 Mil.
Revenue was 5369.381 + 4838.109 + 4975.698 + 4999.199 = $20,182 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1403.011 + 1240.289 + 1188.539 + 1344.767 = $5,177 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,957 Mil.
Total Assets was $35,319 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,775 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $671 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,611 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11,738 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,191 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)
=(6897.824 / 21360.052) / (5984.54 / 20182.387)
=0.322931 / 0.296523
=1.0891

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)
=(5176.606 / 20182.387) / (6199.314 / 21360.052)
=0.256491 / 0.290229
=0.8838

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 - (17921.545 + 5049.683) / 37221.775) / (1 - (16957.22 + 4775.199) / 35318.979)
=0.382855 / 0.384682
=0.9953

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
=21360.052 / 20182.387
=1.0584

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))
=(671.417 / (671.417 + 4775.199)) / (757.057 / (757.057 + 5049.683))
=0.123272 / 0.130376
=0.9455

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)
=(3801.277 / 21360.052) / (3611.394 / 20182.387)
=0.177962 / 0.178938
=0.9945

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)
=((9215.858 + 10369.818) / 37221.775) / ((7191.324 + 11737.593) / 35318.979)
=0.526189 / 0.535942
=0.9818

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
=(1691.174 - 0 - -182.333) / 37221.775
=0.050334

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.

Kubota has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Kubota (Kubota) Business Description

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2-47, Shikitsuhigashi 1-Chome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, JPN, 556-8601
Kubota manufactures and sells small and midsize agricultural and construction equipment as well as water treatment equipment. Its key products in the farm and industrial machinery segment include compact/utility tractors, mini excavators, compact track loaders, engines, and rice farming equipment, such as combine harvesters as well as rice transplanters. The company has produced over 5.4 million units of tractors worldwide and over 30 million units of engines. Its water and environment segment provides mainly pipe system products like ductile iron pipes and valves, water/waste treatment plants, pumps, as well as operation and maintenance services, including public-private partnership projects. The company is based in Osaka, Japan, and was founded in 1890.

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