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HAZAMA ANDO (TSE:1719) Beneish M-Score : -1.84 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is HAZAMA ANDO 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 -1.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:1719' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95   Med: -2.38   Max: -1.39
Current: -1.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of HAZAMA ANDO was -1.39. The lowest was -2.95. And the median was -2.38.


HAZAMA ANDO Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for HAZAMA ANDO'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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HAZAMA ANDO Beneish M-Score Chart

HAZAMA ANDO 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 -2.06 -2.77 -1.39 -2.57 -1.84

HAZAMA ANDO 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 -2.57 - - - -1.84

Competitive Comparison of HAZAMA ANDO's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, HAZAMA ANDO'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.


HAZAMA ANDO's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, HAZAMA ANDO's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



HAZAMA ANDO 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 HAZAMA ANDO 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 * 1.1816+0.528 * 1.0275+0.404 * 1.1079+0.892 * 1.0591+0.115 * 0.9723
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.074797-0.327 * 0.963
=-1.84

* 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181,565 Mil.
Revenue was 円394,127 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円43,313 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円249,938 Mil.
Total Assets was 円334,145 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円36,152 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,495 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円166,503 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円7,249 Mil.
Net Income was 円13,878 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-11,115 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円145,094 Mil.
Revenue was 円372,146 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円42,023 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円245,379 Mil.
Total Assets was 円318,014 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円31,355 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,100 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円164,217 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円7,498 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)
=(181565 / 394127) / (145094 / 372146)
=0.460676 / 0.389885
=1.1816

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)
=(42023 / 372146) / (43313 / 394127)
=0.112921 / 0.109896
=1.0275

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 - (249938 + 36152) / 334145) / (1 - (245379 + 31355) / 318014)
=0.143815 / 0.129806
=1.1079

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
=394127 / 372146
=1.0591

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))
=(2100 / (2100 + 31355)) / (2495 / (2495 + 36152))
=0.062771 / 0.064559
=0.9723

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 / 394127) / (0 / 372146)
=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)
=((7249 + 166503) / 334145) / ((7498 + 164217) / 318014)
=0.51999 / 0.539961
=0.963

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
=(13878 - 0 - -11115) / 334145
=0.074797

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.

HAZAMA ANDO has a M-score of -1.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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HAZAMA ANDO (TSE:1719) Business Description

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Address
No. 20, No. 1 Minato-ku, Akasaka 6-chome, Tokyo, JPN, 107-8658
HAZAMA ANDO Corp is a Japanese company which is mainly engaged in construction and construction-related business. The company has three reportable segments namely Civil Engineering, Building Construction and Consolidated Subsidiaries. The Civil Engineering services include surveys, measurements, planning, designing, execution, supervising, technical guidance commissioning, and consulting work. It also provides collection, handling, and disposal of waste, and consulting work relating to such business as well as an area development, urban development, and environmental improvements. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the domestic business in Japan.

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