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Japan Tobacco (TSE:2914) Beneish M-Score : -2.32 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Japan Tobacco 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 -2.32 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2914' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95   Med: -2.53   Max: -2.32
Current: -2.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Japan Tobacco was -2.32. The lowest was -2.95. And the median was -2.53.


Japan Tobacco Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Tobacco'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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Japan Tobacco Beneish M-Score Chart

Japan Tobacco Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.67 -2.78 -2.63 -2.43 -2.43

Japan Tobacco 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 -2.41 -2.55 -2.56 -2.43 -2.32

Competitive Comparison of Japan Tobacco's Beneish M-Score

For the Tobacco subindustry, Japan Tobacco'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.


Japan Tobacco's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Japan Tobacco's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Japan Tobacco 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 Japan Tobacco 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 * 1.1335+0.528 * 1.0553+0.404 * 0.9588+0.892 * 1.0637+0.115 * 1.1403
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9645+4.679 * -0.010939-0.327 * 1.009
=-2.32

* 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571,262 Mil.
Revenue was 740333 + 684059 + 764206 + 727534 = 円2,916,132 Mil.
Gross Profit was 420232 + 337460 + 448642 + 426055 = 円1,632,389 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,984,811 Mil.
Total Assets was 円7,159,003 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円846,256 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円181,387 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円992,634 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,629,808 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円939,268 Mil.
Net Income was 157265 + 40278 + 155001 + 142326 = 円494,870 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 61833 + 76580 + 283574 + 151197 = 円573,184 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円473,832 Mil.
Revenue was 665278 + 649284 + 741720 + 685323 = 円2,741,605 Mil.
Gross Profit was 402946 + 364777 + 443107 + 408735 = 円1,619,565 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,493,724 Mil.
Total Assets was 円6,346,628 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円775,820 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円195,509 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円967,531 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,424,287 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円832,878 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)
=(571262 / 2916132) / (473832 / 2741605)
=0.195897 / 0.17283
=1.1335

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)
=(1619565 / 2741605) / (1632389 / 2916132)
=0.590736 / 0.559779
=1.0553

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 - (2984811 + 846256) / 7159003) / (1 - (2493724 + 775820) / 6346628)
=0.46486 / 0.484838
=0.9588

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
=2916132 / 2741605
=1.0637

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))
=(195509 / (195509 + 775820)) / (181387 / (181387 + 846256))
=0.20128 / 0.176508
=1.1403

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)
=(992634 / 2916132) / (967531 / 2741605)
=0.340394 / 0.352907
=0.9645

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)
=((939268 + 1629808) / 7159003) / ((832878 + 1424287) / 6346628)
=0.358859 / 0.355648
=1.009

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
=(494870 - 0 - 573184) / 7159003
=-0.010939

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.

Japan Tobacco has a M-score of -2.32 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Japan Tobacco (TSE:2914) Business Description

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2-1, Toranomon 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-8422
Japan Tobacco is the third-largest tobacco company globally. It owns a rich brand portfolio including Winston (non-U.S.), Camel (non-U.S.), and Mevius, and holds leading shares in many core markets including Japan, Russia, and the U.K. It has added Logic as a vaping brand and Ploom heated tobacco lines into its reduced-risk-product portfolio. The tobacco business contributes 90% of group sales and nearly all profits, with more than half generated by the overseas tobacco operations. JTI was created through the acquisition of R.J. Reynolds' non-U.S. operations in 1999 and further expanded through multiple acquisitions, of which the purchase of Gallaher in 2007 was the most notable, doubling JTI's sales. Pharmaceutical and processed food operations are the other businesses.

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