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Nippon Pillar Packing Co (TSE:6490) Beneish M-Score : -1.97 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Nippon Pillar Packing 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 -1.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6490' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.77   Med: -2.55   Max: -1.97
Current: -1.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nippon Pillar Packing Co was -1.97. The lowest was -2.77. And the median was -2.55.


Nippon Pillar Packing Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Pillar Packing 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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Nippon Pillar Packing Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nippon Pillar Packing 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 -2.52 -2.46 -2.77 -2.01 -1.97

Nippon Pillar Packing 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 -2.01 - - - -1.97

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Pillar Packing Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Nippon Pillar Packing 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.


Nippon Pillar Packing Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Nippon Pillar Packing Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nippon Pillar Packing 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 Nippon Pillar Packing 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 * 1.0317+0.528 * 1.057+0.404 * 1.646+0.892 * 1.2033+0.115 * 1.0184
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.052006-0.327 * 1.7348
=-1.97

* 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13,877 Mil.
Revenue was 円58,605 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円24,192 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円49,274 Mil.
Total Assets was 円98,835 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円34,384 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円3,118 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円14,078 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円10,975 Mil.
Net Income was 円10,780 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円5,640 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円11,178 Mil.
Revenue was 円48,702 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円21,249 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円44,605 Mil.
Total Assets was 円72,492 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円21,124 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円1,954 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円10,492 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円100 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)
=(13877 / 58605) / (11178 / 48702)
=0.236789 / 0.229518
=1.0317

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)
=(21249 / 48702) / (24192 / 58605)
=0.436307 / 0.412798
=1.057

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 - (49274 + 34384) / 98835) / (1 - (44605 + 21124) / 72492)
=0.153559 / 0.093293
=1.646

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
=58605 / 48702
=1.2033

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))
=(1954 / (1954 + 21124)) / (3118 / (3118 + 34384))
=0.084669 / 0.083142
=1.0184

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 / 58605) / (0 / 48702)
=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)
=((10975 + 14078) / 98835) / ((100 + 10492) / 72492)
=0.253483 / 0.146113
=1.7348

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
=(10780 - 0 - 5640) / 98835
=0.052006

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.

Nippon Pillar Packing Co has a M-score of -1.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nippon Pillar Packing Co (TSE:6490) Business Description

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Address
7-1, Shinmachi 1-chome, Nishi-ku, Osaka, JPN, 550-0013
Nippon Pillar Packing Co Ltd is a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacturing and sale of fluid control related equipment products. The firm develops seal and material technologies that stop leakage of various industrial machines. Its product offerings include mechanical seal, gland packing, gasket, fluorine resin fluid control product, pillaflon and civil engineering related products. Nippon serves to power, petrochemical, oil and gas, automobile, semiconductor, communication and civil construction industries.

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