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Citizens Financial Group (MEX:CFG) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is Citizens Financial Group 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:CFG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.6   Max: -2.5
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Citizens Financial Group was -2.50. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.60.


Citizens Financial Group 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 Citizens Financial Group 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 * 1.0696+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1+0.892 * 1.0276+0.115 * 1.0373
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0658+4.679 * -0.001873-0.327 * 0.789
=-2.34

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN21,419 Mil.
Revenue was 41210.863 + 37470.641 + 35889.082 + 32462.275 = MXN147,033 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41210.863 + 37470.641 + 35889.082 + 32462.275 = MXN147,033 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN0 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN4,536,553 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN18,249 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN9,439 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN56,198 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN217,170 Mil.
Net Income was 8363.136 + 7521.695 + 7181.48 + 5543.149 = MXN28,609 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = MXN0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10073.303 + 2559.739 + 15278.966 + 9194.325 = MXN37,106 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN19,486 Mil.
Revenue was 33744.805 + 35081.659 + 35899.327 + 38357.2 = MXN143,083 Mil.
Gross Profit was 33744.805 + 35081.659 + 35899.327 + 38357.2 = MXN143,083 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN0 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN3,767,672 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN15,192 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN8,311 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN51,314 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN228,592 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)
=(21418.804 / 147032.861) / (19486.437 / 143082.991)
=0.145674 / 0.13619
=1.0696

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)
=(143082.991 / 143082.991) / (147032.861 / 147032.861)
=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 - (0 + 18248.737) / 4536552.717) / (1 - (0 + 15191.952) / 3767671.981)
=0.995977 / 0.995968
=1

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
=147032.861 / 143082.991
=1.0276

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))
=(8310.927 / (8310.927 + 15191.952)) / (9438.749 / (9438.749 + 18248.737))
=0.353613 / 0.340903
=1.0373

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)
=(56198.025 / 147032.861) / (51314.33 / 143082.991)
=0.382214 / 0.358633
=1.0658

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)
=((217170.404 + 0) / 4536552.717) / ((228592.198 + 0) / 3767671.981)
=0.047871 / 0.060672
=0.789

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
=(28609.46 - 0 - 37106.333) / 4536552.717
=-0.001873

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.

Citizens Financial Group has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Citizens Financial Group Business Description

Address
One Citizens Plaza, Providence, RI, USA, 02903
Citizens Financial Group Inc is a bank holding company headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. Through the bank, it offers various retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations, and institutions. The company's reportable segments are; Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking, Non-Core, and Others. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Consumer Banking segment, which serves consumer customers and small businesses, offering traditional banking products and services including deposits, mortgage and home equity lending, credit cards, small business loans, education loans, point-of-sale finance loans, and wealth management and investment services.