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Sanyo Special Steel Co (TSE:5481) Beneish M-Score : -2.79 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Sanyo Special Steel 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 -2.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:5481' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.58   Max: -1.86
Current: -2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sanyo Special Steel Co was -1.86. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.58.


Sanyo Special Steel Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sanyo Special Steel 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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Sanyo Special Steel Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Sanyo Special Steel Co 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 -3.29 -2.72 -2.14 -2.43 -2.79

Sanyo Special Steel Co 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 -2.43 - - - -2.79

Competitive Comparison of Sanyo Special Steel Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Sanyo Special Steel 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.


Sanyo Special Steel Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Sanyo Special Steel Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sanyo Special Steel 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 Sanyo Special Steel 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 * 0.9986+0.528 * 1.2118+0.404 * 1.0618+0.892 * 0.8984+0.115 * 1.0463
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1068+4.679 * -0.079226-0.327 * 0.9112
=-2.79

* 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59,541 Mil.
Revenue was 円353,810 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円49,709 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円228,435 Mil.
Total Assets was 円398,706 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円123,487 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円16,990 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円38,342 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円136,694 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円16,300 Mil.
Net Income was 円9,056 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円40,644 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円66,372 Mil.
Revenue was 円393,843 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円67,053 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円241,698 Mil.
Total Assets was 円401,218 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円115,183 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円16,688 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円38,561 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円147,391 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円21,570 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)
=(59541 / 353810) / (66372 / 393843)
=0.168285 / 0.168524
=0.9986

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)
=(67053 / 393843) / (49709 / 353810)
=0.170253 / 0.140496
=1.2118

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 - (228435 + 123487) / 398706) / (1 - (241698 + 115183) / 401218)
=0.11734 / 0.110506
=1.0618

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
=353810 / 393843
=0.8984

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))
=(16688 / (16688 + 115183)) / (16990 / (16990 + 123487))
=0.126548 / 0.120945
=1.0463

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)
=(38342 / 353810) / (38561 / 393843)
=0.108369 / 0.09791
=1.1068

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)
=((16300 + 136694) / 398706) / ((21570 + 147391) / 401218)
=0.383726 / 0.42112
=0.9112

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
=(9056 - 0 - 40644) / 398706
=-0.079226

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.

Sanyo Special Steel Co has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sanyo Special Steel Co (TSE:5481) Business Description

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Address
3007 Nakashima, Shikama-Ku, Himeji, Hyogo-ken, JPN, 672-8677
Sanyo Special Steel Co Ltd is a Japan-based company that primarily operates through three segments. Its specialty steel segment manufactures and sells various special steel products including bearing steel, engineering steel, stainless steel, heat resistant steel and tool steel. The company's special materials segment manufactures and sells heat-/corrosion-resistant alloys and powder metallurgy products, among others. The formed and fabricated materials segment manufactures high-quality formed and fabricated materials. The company's products are used in automobiles, industrial machinery, railways, and wind-power generation equipment. Japan and Asia excluding Japan are the company's top two markets, jointly accounting for the majority of the company's sales.

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