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Kurita Water Industries (TSE:6370) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Kurita Water Industries 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:6370' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.55   Max: -1.86
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kurita Water Industries was -1.86. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.55.


Kurita Water Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kurita Water Industries'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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Kurita Water Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Kurita Water Industries 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 -2.87 -2.71 -2.59 -2.70 -2.50

Kurita Water Industries 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 -2.70 -2.56 -2.57 -2.65 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Kurita Water Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Kurita Water Industries'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.


Kurita Water Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Kurita Water Industries 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 Kurita Water Industries 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 * 1.0382+0.528 * 1.0138+0.404 * 0.995+0.892 * 1.1167+0.115 * 1.1833
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9913+4.679 * -0.038907-0.327 * 1.0012
=-2.50

* 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139,464 Mil.
Revenue was 98150 + 98312 + 97818 + 90544 = 円384,824 Mil.
Gross Profit was 35052 + 34502 + 32995 + 29291 = 円131,840 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円228,018 Mil.
Total Assets was 円557,407 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円213,871 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円32,637 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円89,786 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円118,620 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円77,488 Mil.
Net Income was 7283 + 9310 + 6899 + 5695 = 円29,187 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 17821 + 11786 + 16800 + 4467 = 円50,874 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円120,299 Mil.
Revenue was 92902 + 91025 + 86020 + 74660 = 円344,607 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30772 + 31978 + 30741 + 26204 = 円119,695 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円196,416 Mil.
Total Assets was 円501,538 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円200,665 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円37,276 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円81,105 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円109,468 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円66,774 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)
=(139464 / 384824) / (120299 / 344607)
=0.36241 / 0.34909
=1.0382

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)
=(119695 / 344607) / (131840 / 384824)
=0.347338 / 0.342598
=1.0138

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 - (228018 + 213871) / 557407) / (1 - (196416 + 200665) / 501538)
=0.207242 / 0.208273
=0.995

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
=384824 / 344607
=1.1167

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))
=(37276 / (37276 + 200665)) / (32637 / (32637 + 213871))
=0.156661 / 0.132397
=1.1833

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)
=(89786 / 384824) / (81105 / 344607)
=0.233317 / 0.235355
=0.9913

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)
=((77488 + 118620) / 557407) / ((66774 + 109468) / 501538)
=0.351822 / 0.351403
=1.0012

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
=(29187 - 0 - 50874) / 557407
=-0.038907

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.

Kurita Water Industries has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kurita Water Industries (TSE:6370) Business Description

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Address
Nakano Central Park East , 4-10-1, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 164-0001
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. is a provider of water treatment solutions in Japan. It operates through two segments, The Water Treatment Chemical segment, and The Water Treatment Equipment segment. The Water Treatment Chemical segment sells water treatment-related chemicals, for air conditioning, petroleum refining, pulp and paper processing-related applications. The Water Treatment Equipment segment manufactures and sells water production systems, drinking water treatment equipment, water and wastewater treatment equipment for various industries. Additionally, the segment is also responsible for supplying ultrapure water, the provision of maintenance service and the operation of water treatment facilities.

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