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Nidec (TSE:6594) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Nidec 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6594' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.68   Med: -2.54   Max: -2.16
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nidec was -2.16. The lowest was -2.68. And the median was -2.54.


Nidec Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nidec'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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Nidec Beneish M-Score Chart

Nidec 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 -2.64 -2.59 -2.23 -2.59 -2.68

Nidec 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 -2.59 -2.63 -2.70 -2.71 -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Nidec's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Nidec'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.


Nidec's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Nidec 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 Nidec 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 * 1.0835+0.528 * 0.8694+0.404 * 1.034+0.892 * 1.047+0.115 * 0.9589
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0443+4.679 * -0.061826-0.327 * 0.8957
=-2.68

* 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672,655 Mil.
Revenue was 593514 + 594026 + 594607 + 566055 = 円2,348,202 Mil.
Gross Profit was 113426 + 130305 + 128435 + 125447 = 円497,613 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,549,583 Mil.
Total Assets was 円3,171,535 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円877,284 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円131,590 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円253,429 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円956,502 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円414,817 Mil.
Net Income was -20521 + 39844 + 42040 + 64041 = 円125,404 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 117207 + 63001 + 59581 + 81698 = 円321,487 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円592,948 Mil.
Revenue was 543077 + 568980 + 590398 + 540369 = 円2,242,824 Mil.
Gross Profit was 81671 + 102748 + 119605 + 109177 = 円413,201 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,384,618 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,872,591 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円835,691 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円119,469 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円231,783 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円900,407 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円486,305 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)
=(672655 / 2348202) / (592948 / 2242824)
=0.286455 / 0.264376
=1.0835

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)
=(413201 / 2242824) / (497613 / 2348202)
=0.184232 / 0.211912
=0.8694

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 - (1549583 + 877284) / 3171535) / (1 - (1384618 + 835691) / 2872591)
=0.234797 / 0.227071
=1.034

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
=2348202 / 2242824
=1.047

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))
=(119469 / (119469 + 835691)) / (131590 / (131590 + 877284))
=0.125077 / 0.130433
=0.9589

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)
=(253429 / 2348202) / (231783 / 2242824)
=0.107925 / 0.103344
=1.0443

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)
=((414817 + 956502) / 3171535) / ((486305 + 900407) / 2872591)
=0.432383 / 0.482739
=0.8957

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
=(125404 - 0 - 321487) / 3171535
=-0.061826

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.

Nidec has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Nidec (TSE:6594) Business Description

Address
338 Kuzetonoshiro-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto, JPN, 601-8205
Nidec is a global leader of brushless DC motors. Brushless DC motors have advantages over other types of motors in power efficiency, silence, and durability. Nidec possesses the number-one market share in a wide variety of products, such as hard disk drive motors, optical disk drive motors, vibration motors on handsets, brushless motors for inverter air conditioners, and brushless motors for electric power steering on automobiles. It continues to benefit from the growing demand for power-efficient motors, driven by strengthening environmental regulations. Nidec sets an ambitious target to increase its revenue to JPY 3 trillion in fiscal 2025 from JPY 1.9 trillion in fiscal 2021.

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