Bank of New York Mellon 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 Bank of New York Mellon 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 * 1.1479 | + | 0.528 * 1 | + | 0.404 * 1.1237 | + | 0.892 * 1.0809 | + | 0.115 * 0.9396 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 0.9653 | + | 4.679 * -0.006406 | - | 0.327 * 0.9235 |
| = | -2.23 |
* 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 (Dec23) TTM: | Last Year (Dec22) TTM: |
Total Receivables was $8,585 Mil.
Revenue was 4367 + 4285 + 4361 + 4278 = $17,291 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4367 + 4285 + 4361 + 4278 = $17,291 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $177,893 Mil.
Total Assets was $409,953 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,163 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,748 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7,095 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $23,962 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $31,736 Mil.
Net Income was 205 + 1038 + 1067 + 976 = $3,286 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2068 + 5040 + 1148 + 1792 = $5,912 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $6,919 Mil.
Revenue was 3832 + 4154 + 4164 + 3847 = $15,997 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3832 + 4154 + 4164 + 3847 = $15,997 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $200,896 Mil.
Total Assets was $405,783 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,256 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,636 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,800 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $28,845 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $30,855 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (8585 / 17291) | / | (6919 / 15997) |
| = | 0.496501 | / | 0.432519 |
| | = | 1.1479 |
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) |
| = | (15997 / 15997) | / | (17291 / 17291) |
| = | 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 - (177893 + 3163) / 409953) | / | (1 - (200896 + 3256) / 405783) |
| = | 0.558349 | / | 0.496894 |
| | = | 1.1237 |
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 |
| = | 17291 | / | 15997 |
| | = | 1.0809 |
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)) |
| = | (1636 / (1636 + 3256)) | / | (1748 / (1748 + 3163)) |
| = | 0.334424 | / | 0.355936 |
| | = | 0.9396 |
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) |
| = | (7095 / 17291) | / | (6800 / 15997) |
| = | 0.410329 | / | 0.42508 |
| | = | 0.9653 |
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) |
| = | ((31736 + 23962) / 409953) | / | ((30855 + 28845) / 405783) |
| = | 0.135864 | / | 0.147123 |
| | = | 0.9235 |
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 |
| = | (3286 - 0 | - | 5912) | / | 409953 |
| | = | -0.006406 |
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.
Bank of New York Mellon has a M-score of -2.23 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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