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Mitsubishi Paper Mills (TSE:3864) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Mitsubishi Paper Mills 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3864' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.63   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mitsubishi Paper Mills was -2.08. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.63.


Mitsubishi Paper Mills Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mitsubishi Paper Mills'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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Mitsubishi Paper Mills Beneish M-Score Chart

Mitsubishi Paper Mills 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 -2.92 -2.71 -2.08 -2.27 -2.43

Mitsubishi Paper Mills 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 -2.27 - - - -2.43

Competitive Comparison of Mitsubishi Paper Mills's Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Mitsubishi Paper Mills'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.


Mitsubishi Paper Mills's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Mitsubishi Paper Mills's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mitsubishi Paper Mills 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 Mitsubishi Paper Mills 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 * 1.1201+0.528 * 0.894+0.404 * 1.5072+0.892 * 0.9233+0.115 * 0.9794
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.039583-0.327 * 0.8521
=-2.43

* 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48,135 Mil.
Revenue was 円193,462 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円28,146 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円101,930 Mil.
Total Assets was 円235,380 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円71,301 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円7,727 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円104,272 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円22,629 Mil.
Net Income was 円4,170 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円13,487 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円46,544 Mil.
Revenue was 円209,542 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円27,253 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円109,024 Mil.
Total Assets was 円227,058 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円78,256 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円8,287 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円110,457 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円33,199 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)
=(48135 / 193462) / (46544 / 209542)
=0.248809 / 0.222123
=1.1201

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)
=(27253 / 209542) / (28146 / 193462)
=0.13006 / 0.145486
=0.894

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 - (101930 + 71301) / 235380) / (1 - (109024 + 78256) / 227058)
=0.264037 / 0.175189
=1.5072

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
=193462 / 209542
=0.9233

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))
=(8287 / (8287 + 78256)) / (7727 / (7727 + 71301))
=0.095756 / 0.097775
=0.9794

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 / 193462) / (0 / 209542)
=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)
=((22629 + 104272) / 235380) / ((33199 + 110457) / 227058)
=0.539132 / 0.632684
=0.8521

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
=(4170 - 0 - 13487) / 235380
=-0.039583

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.

Mitsubishi Paper Mills has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mitsubishi Paper Mills (TSE:3864) Business Description

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Address
2-10-14 Ryogoku, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 130-0026
Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd is a paper and paper manufacturing company. The company manufactures printing paper, printing plate materials and printing systems supporting offset and other printing. Its segments consist of Paper and Pulp, Imaging Media, Speciality Materials and Warehouse and Transportation. The company generates maximum revenue from the Paper and Pulp segment. Its offers graphic arts material; photographic materials; inkjet media; thermo memory; battery separator; air filter and others. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Japan and also has a presence in Europe; Asia; North America and Other Countries.

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