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Milbon Co (TSE:4919) Beneish M-Score : -2.45 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Milbon Co 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 -2.45 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4919' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.42   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Milbon Co was -2.17. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.42.


Milbon Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Milbon Co'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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Milbon Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Milbon Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.34 -2.82 -2.62 -2.30 -2.45

Milbon Co 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 -2.30 - - - -2.45

Competitive Comparison of Milbon Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Milbon Co'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.


Milbon Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Milbon Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Milbon Co 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 Milbon Co 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 * 0.9634+0.528 * 1.0552+0.404 * 0.9838+0.892 * 1.0558+0.115 * 0.972
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.01431-0.327 * 0.8117
=-2.45

* 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5,346 Mil.
Revenue was 円47,762 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円29,525 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円26,178 Mil.
Total Assets was 円53,392 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円20,999 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,275 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,568 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.
Net Income was 円4,002 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円4,766 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円5,256 Mil.
Revenue was 円45,238 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円29,509 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円26,699 Mil.
Total Assets was 円52,760 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円19,820 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円2,081 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,996 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 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)
=(5345.669 / 47762.432) / (5255.686 / 45238.377)
=0.111922 / 0.116178
=0.9634

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)
=(29509.216 / 45238.377) / (29525.308 / 47762.432)
=0.652305 / 0.61817
=1.0552

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 - (26178.47 + 20999.461) / 53391.872) / (1 - (26698.631 + 19819.899) / 52760.387)
=0.116384 / 0.118306
=0.9838

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
=47762.432 / 45238.377
=1.0558

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))
=(2080.891 / (2080.891 + 19819.899)) / (2275.209 / (2275.209 + 20999.461))
=0.095014 / 0.097755
=0.972

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 / 47762.432) / (0 / 45238.377)
=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)
=((0 + 6567.94) / 53391.872) / ((0 + 7996.205) / 52760.387)
=0.123014 / 0.151557
=0.8117

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
=(4001.627 - 0 - 4765.687) / 53391.872
=-0.01431

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.

Milbon Co has a M-score of -2.45 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Milbon Co (TSE:4919) Business Description

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Address
Research Institute 2-3-35, Zengenji-cho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, JPN, 534-0015
Milbon Co Ltd is a Japan-based company that is principally engaged in producing and selling hair care products. Its products consist of hair-coloring products, hair-styling products, shampoos, conditioners, permanent-wave products, scalp lotion, hair treatments, tools for permanent waves, and other. Hair-care products and hair-coloring products jointly contribute the majority of the company's total revenue. The company operates through a global network, including Japan, Mainland China, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, and the United States.

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