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NGK Insulators (NGO:5333) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is NGK Insulators 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NGO:5333' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.37
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NGK Insulators was -2.37. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -2.57.


NGK Insulators Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NGK Insulators'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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NGK Insulators Beneish M-Score Chart

NGK Insulators 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 -2.72 -2.59 -2.55 -2.62 -2.54

NGK Insulators Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.62 - - - -2.54

Competitive Comparison of NGK Insulators's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, NGK Insulators'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.


NGK Insulators's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



NGK Insulators 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 NGK Insulators 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 * 1.0798+0.528 * 1.0214+0.404 * 1.1641+0.892 * 1.0352+0.115 * 0.965
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.051967-0.327 * 0.9793
=-2.54

* 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134,261 Mil.
Revenue was 円578,913 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円155,854 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円642,151 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,127,576 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円371,903 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円56,806 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円175,803 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円207,086 Mil.
Net Income was 円40,562 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円99,159 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円120,117 Mil.
Revenue was 円559,240 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円153,776 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円573,718 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,029,168 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円366,446 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円53,729 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円149,507 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円207,353 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)
=(134261 / 578913) / (120117 / 559240)
=0.231919 / 0.214786
=1.0798

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)
=(153776 / 559240) / (155854 / 578913)
=0.274973 / 0.269218
=1.0214

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 - (642151 + 371903) / 1127576) / (1 - (573718 + 366446) / 1029168)
=0.100678 / 0.086482
=1.1641

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
=578913 / 559240
=1.0352

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))
=(53729 / (53729 + 366446)) / (56806 / (56806 + 371903))
=0.127873 / 0.132505
=0.965

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 / 578913) / (0 / 559240)
=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)
=((207086 + 175803) / 1127576) / ((207353 + 149507) / 1029168)
=0.339568 / 0.346746
=0.9793

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
=(40562 - 0 - 99159) / 1127576
=-0.051967

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.

NGK Insulators has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NGK Insulators (NGO:5333) Business Description

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Address
2-56 Suda-cho, Mizuho, Nagoya, JPN, 467-8530
NGK Insulators Ltd manufactures and sells electric power-related equipment, including insulators, industrial ceramic and copper products, and components connected to plant engineering. The company operates three business segments: electronics, power, and ceramic products (majority of total revenue). NGK's solutions help ensure a stable supply of electricity and attempt to reduce customers' energy emissions. The product portfolio consisting of insulators, batteries, ceramic apparatuses, and technologies can help purify, analyze, transform, and provide safer conditions. Approximately half of total revenue derive from Asia, with the remainder split between North America, Europe, and other regions.

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