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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CMTDF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.52   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.2
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings was -2.20. The lowest was -3.52. And the median was -2.52.


Sumitomo Mitsui Trust 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 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9569+0.892 * 0.8718+0.115 * 0.9487
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0754+4.679 * -0.035136-0.327 * 0.959
=-2.78

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was $8,517 Mil.
Gross Profit was $8,517 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $161,617 Mil.
Total Assets was $516,389 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,665 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $306 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,444 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $128,075 Mil.
Net Income was $1,429 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $19,573 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was $9,769 Mil.
Gross Profit was $9,769 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $153,683 Mil.
Total Assets was $545,072 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,894 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $327 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,673 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $140,971 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)
=(0 / 8517.263) / (0 / 9769.248)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(9769.248 / 9769.248) / (8517.263 / 8517.263)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (161617.373 + 1665.276) / 516388.789) / (1 - (153683.282 + 1893.573) / 545071.995)
=0.683799 / 0.714576
=0.9569

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
=8517.263 / 9769.248
=0.8718

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))
=(326.563 / (326.563 + 1893.573)) / (305.557 / (305.557 + 1665.276))
=0.147091 / 0.15504
=0.9487

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)
=(3443.971 / 8517.263) / (3673.272 / 9769.248)
=0.404352 / 0.376004
=1.0754

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)
=((128074.811 + 0) / 516388.789) / ((140971.264 + 0) / 545071.995)
=0.24802 / 0.258629
=0.959

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
=(1428.953 - 0 - 19573.012) / 516388.789
=-0.035136

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.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings) Business Description

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1-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8233
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings is the fifth-largest Japanese bank by assets and revenue, with a market share of domestic loans of 3.2% as of March 2023. It is the only remaining stand-alone trust bank after the late 1990s deregulation removed legal barriers between commercial banking and trust functions in Japan; its former rivals in trust banking merged and became units of Mitsubishi UFJ FG and Mizuho. It has no capital ties with Sumitomo Mitsui FG, despite the similar name and common ties to Sumitomo and Mitsui group companies. In fiduciary services, SMTH is the market leader in Japan in total assets under custody. It is the largest manager of corporate pension funds and trails only Nomura in investment trusts.