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JTEKT (NGO:6473) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is JTEKT 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NGO:6473' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.45   Med: -2.38   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of JTEKT was -2.06. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.38.


JTEKT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

JTEKT Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.39 -2.83 -2.56 -2.57 -2.56

JTEKT 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 -2.49 -2.56 -2.52 -2.66 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of JTEKT's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Parts subindustry, JTEKT'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.


JTEKT's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, JTEKT's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



JTEKT 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 JTEKT 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 * 0.9591+0.528 * 0.9335+0.404 * 1.0875+0.892 * 1.1433+0.115 * 1.0283
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9543+4.679 * -0.060753-0.327 * 0.9842
=-2.66

* 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336,733 Mil.
Revenue was 489595 + 476550 + 445681 + 453237 = 円1,865,063 Mil.
Gross Profit was 80591 + 62263 + 64724 + 80552 = 円288,130 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円776,929 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,529,939 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円469,833 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円70,186 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円203,012 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円455,642 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円195,094 Mil.
Net Income was 13296 + 8130 + 14984 + 15944 = 円52,354 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 40643 + 47517 + 41644 + 15499 = 円145,303 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円307,112 Mil.
Revenue was 420332 + 432890 + 371686 + 406445 = 円1,631,353 Mil.
Gross Profit was 62456 + 62943 + 49193 + 60672 = 円235,264 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円697,364 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,387,979 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円454,390 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円70,097 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円186,081 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円427,054 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円172,779 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)
=(336733 / 1865063) / (307112 / 1631353)
=0.180548 / 0.188256
=0.9591

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)
=(235264 / 1631353) / (288130 / 1865063)
=0.144214 / 0.154488
=0.9335

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 - (776929 + 469833) / 1529939) / (1 - (697364 + 454390) / 1387979)
=0.18509 / 0.170193
=1.0875

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
=1865063 / 1631353
=1.1433

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))
=(70097 / (70097 + 454390)) / (70186 / (70186 + 469833))
=0.133649 / 0.12997
=1.0283

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)
=(203012 / 1865063) / (186081 / 1631353)
=0.10885 / 0.114065
=0.9543

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)
=((195094 + 455642) / 1529939) / ((172779 + 427054) / 1387979)
=0.425335 / 0.432163
=0.9842

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
=(52354 - 0 - 145303) / 1529939
=-0.060753

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.

JTEKT has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


JTEKT (NGO:6473) Business Description

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Address
No. 7-1, Meieki 4-chome, Nakamura-ku, 15th floor, Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya, JPN, 450-8515
JTEKT Corp is a manufacturer of automotive parts, bearings, and machine tools. The company's largest business division by revenue produces steering systems and driveline components for automobiles and bearings to minimize energy loss used in wind generation, transportation, agriculture, and construction. The smaller machine tools and mechatronics division offers grinders, spindler and CNC machines, and production efficiency enhancement solutions. Jtekt's largest end market is Japan, while the company also generates sales in North America, Europe, and elsewhere in Asia.

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