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Mercantile Bank (DHA:MERCANBANK) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Mercantile Bank 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHA:MERCANBANK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.46   Max: -2.05
Current: -2.52

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mercantile Bank was -2.05. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.46.


Mercantile Bank 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 Mercantile Bank 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 * 1.0085+0.892 * 0.9504+0.115 * 0.8971
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5261+4.679 * 0.001581-0.327 * 0.716
=-2.52

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was BDT0 Mil.
Revenue was 3251.384 + 3550.376 + 3341.713 + 4048.777 = BDT14,192 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3251.384 + 3550.376 + 3341.713 + 4048.777 = BDT14,192 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT20,786 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT409,766 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT3,662 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT810 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT2,643 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT32,993 Mil.
Net Income was 861.431 + 792.874 + 678.399 + -1179.695 = BDT1,153 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2216.256 + 1548.822 + 2021.094 + -848.554 = BDT505 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT0 Mil.
Revenue was 3675.698 + 4324.585 + 3526.741 + 3405.73 = BDT14,933 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3675.698 + 4324.585 + 3526.741 + 3405.73 = BDT14,933 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT21,895 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT379,852 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT3,795 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT736 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT2,628 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT43,513 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 / 14192.25) / (0 / 14932.754)
=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)
=(14932.754 / 14932.754) / (14192.25 / 14192.25)
=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 - (20785.869 + 3661.813) / 409765.907) / (1 - (21895.177 + 3794.543) / 379851.877)
=0.940337 / 0.932369
=1.0085

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
=14192.25 / 14932.754
=0.9504

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))
=(736.226 / (736.226 + 3794.543)) / (810.036 / (810.036 + 3661.813))
=0.162495 / 0.181141
=0.8971

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)
=(70.195 / 14192.25) / (48.392 / 14932.754)
=0.004946 / 0.003241
=1.5261

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)
=((32993.174 + 2643.169) / 409765.907) / ((43513.168 + 2628.063) / 379851.877)
=0.086968 / 0.121472
=0.716

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
=(1153.009 - 0 - 505.106) / 409765.907
=0.001581

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.

Mercantile Bank has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mercantile Bank (DHA:MERCANBANK) Business Description

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61, Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka, BGD, 1000
Mercantile Bank PLC is a commercial bank that engages in providing banking and financial services. It offers a range of services such as SME financing, Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Foreign Trade, NRB banking, Treasury instruments services, and E-banking, among others. Its operating segments comprise Commercial Banking including Off-shore Banking Units, Islamic Banking Window Operations, Mercantile Bank Securities Limited; MBL Assets Managements Limited, and Mercantile Exchange House (UK) Ltd.