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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co (TSE:4967) Beneish M-Score : -2.25 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Kobayashi Pharmaceutical 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 -2.25 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4967' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.75   Med: -2.49   Max: -2.25
Current: -2.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co was -2.25. The lowest was -2.75. And the median was -2.49.


Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kobayashi Pharmaceutical 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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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.47 -2.52 -2.55 -2.75 -2.25

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical 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 -2.75 - - - -2.25

Competitive Comparison of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical 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.


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

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

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



Kobayashi Pharmaceutical 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 Kobayashi Pharmaceutical 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 * 1.0615+0.528 * 0.9995+0.404 * 1.221+0.892 * 1.0433+0.115 * 1.184
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0056+4.679 * 0.007395-0.327 * 1.0365
=-2.25

* 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53,028 Mil.
Revenue was 円173,455 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円96,375 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円158,331 Mil.
Total Assets was 円267,473 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円47,665 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円6,057 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円33,161 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円56,111 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円608 Mil.
Net Income was 円20,338 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円18,360 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円47,881 Mil.
Revenue was 円166,258 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円92,331 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円172,892 Mil.
Total Assets was 円255,827 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円34,778 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円5,358 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円31,608 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円51,809 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円531 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)
=(53028 / 173455) / (47881 / 166258)
=0.305716 / 0.287992
=1.0615

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)
=(92331 / 166258) / (96375 / 173455)
=0.555348 / 0.55562
=0.9995

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 - (158331 + 47665) / 267473) / (1 - (172892 + 34778) / 255827)
=0.229844 / 0.18824
=1.221

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
=173455 / 166258
=1.0433

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))
=(5358 / (5358 + 34778)) / (6057 / (6057 + 47665))
=0.133496 / 0.112747
=1.184

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)
=(33161 / 173455) / (31608 / 166258)
=0.191179 / 0.190114
=1.0056

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)
=((608 + 56111) / 267473) / ((531 + 51809) / 255827)
=0.212055 / 0.204591
=1.0365

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
=(20338 - 0 - 18360) / 267473
=0.007395

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.

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co has a M-score of -2.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co (TSE:4967) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
KDX Kobayashi Doshomachi Building, 4-4-10 Doshomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, JPN, 541-0045
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd is a consumer product company focusing on niche markets. Its portfolio ranges from OTC pharmaceuticals, household products, to body warmers, and skincare. Kobayashi mainly sells its products in drugstores, convenience stores, and general merchandise stores, or GMSes. It has a geographical presence in Japan and is expanding overseas business in the U.S., China, and Southeast Asia.

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