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Nippon Express Holdings (TSE:9147) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is Nippon Express Holdings 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:9147' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.83   Max: -2.83
Current: -2.83

During the past 2 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nippon Express Holdings was -2.83. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.83.


Nippon Express Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Express Holdings'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 Express Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Nippon Express Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- -

Nippon Express Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - - -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Express Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Nippon Express Holdings'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 Express Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Nippon Express Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nippon Express Holdings 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 Express Holdings 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 * 1.1005+0.528 * 1.0759+0.404 * 1.2067+0.892 * 0.8921+0.115 * 0.9401
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2187+4.679 * -0.087667-0.327 * 1.0441
=-2.83

* 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449,716 Mil.
Revenue was 617601 + 563665 + 543485 + 553850 = 円2,278,601 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53273 + 59863 + 53682 + 58020 = 円224,838 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円837,812 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,182,715 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円911,177 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円164,427 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円152,676 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円662,200 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円554,464 Mil.
Net Income was 822 + 6530 + 5073 + 12126 = 円24,551 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 52369 + 51513 + 63879 + 48142 = 円215,903 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円458,037 Mil.
Revenue was 578016 + 656195 + 659272 + 660603 = 円2,554,086 Mil.
Gross Profit was 55979 + 70497 + 70228 + 74450 = 円271,154 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円828,373 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,998,027 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円840,625 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円141,088 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円140,426 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円590,187 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円476,502 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)
=(449716 / 2278601) / (458037 / 2554086)
=0.197365 / 0.179335
=1.1005

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)
=(271154 / 2554086) / (224838 / 2278601)
=0.106165 / 0.098674
=1.0759

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 - (837812 + 911177) / 2182715) / (1 - (828373 + 840625) / 1998027)
=0.198709 / 0.164677
=1.2067

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
=2278601 / 2554086
=0.8921

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))
=(141088 / (141088 + 840625)) / (164427 / (164427 + 911177))
=0.143716 / 0.152869
=0.9401

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)
=(152676 / 2278601) / (140426 / 2554086)
=0.067004 / 0.054981
=1.2187

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)
=((554464 + 662200) / 2182715) / ((476502 + 590187) / 1998027)
=0.557409 / 0.533871
=1.0441

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
=(24551 - 0 - 215903) / 2182715
=-0.087667

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 Express Holdings has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nippon Express Holdings (TSE:9147) Business Description

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Address
2 Kanda Izumicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0024
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Nippon Express Holdings Inc is engaged in the management and related operations for corporate group companies such as truck transportation business.

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