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Mitsui Fudosan Co (Mitsui Fudosan Co) Beneish M-Score

: -2.48 (As of Today)
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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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MTSFF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.68   Med: -2.46   Max: -1.96
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mitsui Fudosan Co was -1.96. The lowest was -2.68. And the median was -2.46.


Mitsui Fudosan Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mitsui Fudosan Co'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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Mitsui Fudosan Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -2.57 -2.31 -2.24 -2.48

Mitsui Fudosan Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.48 - - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, Mitsui Fudosan Co'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.


Mitsui Fudosan Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Mitsui Fudosan Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mitsui Fudosan Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Mitsui Fudosan Co 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 Mitsui Fudosan Co 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 * 1.0403+0.528 * 0.9237+0.404 * 0.9784+0.892 * 0.9582+0.115 * 0.9719
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.011391-0.327 * 1.0243
=-2.59

* 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 $659 Mil.
Revenue was $16,976 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3,940 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $20,555 Mil.
Total Assets was $66,146 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $32,759 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $937 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11,236 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $24,282 Mil.
Net Income was $1,474 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $2,227 Mil.
Total Receivables was $661 Mil.
Revenue was $17,717 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3,799 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $21,656 Mil.
Total Assets was $69,221 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33,840 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $940 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10,770 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25,516 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)
=(659.189 / 16976.133) / (661.29 / 17717.288)
=0.03883 / 0.037325
=1.0403

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)
=(3798.709 / 17717.288) / (3940.304 / 16976.133)
=0.214407 / 0.232108
=0.9237

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 - (20555.287 + 32759.263) / 66146.278) / (1 - (21655.644 + 33840.201) / 69220.712)
=0.19399 / 0.198277
=0.9784

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
=16976.133 / 17717.288
=0.9582

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))
=(940.314 / (940.314 + 33840.201)) / (937.408 / (937.408 + 32759.263))
=0.027036 / 0.027819
=0.9719

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 / 16976.133) / (0 / 17717.288)
=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)
=((24281.824 + 11235.925) / 66146.278) / ((25516.11 + 10770.012) / 69220.712)
=0.536958 / 0.524209
=1.0243

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
=(1473.827 - 0 - 2227.281) / 66146.278
=-0.011391

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.

Mitsui Fudosan Co has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mitsui Fudosan Co (Mitsui Fudosan Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1-1, Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-0022
Mitsui Fudosan is one of the three big Japanese real estate companies, together with Mitsubishi Estate and Sumitomo Realty. Although its traditional office district is Nihonbashi, it has developed large office projects across Tokyo, as well as London and New York City. Mitsui Fudosan derives a higher portion of its revenue and profits from retail leasing than Mitsubishi Estate and Sumitomo Realty with an extensive portfolio of urban retail buildings, shopping malls, and outlet parks. It is in the process of expanding the latter two formats across Asia. Like Sumitomo Realty, it is active in condo development and residential real estate brokerage, and its Mitsui Home unit is a second-tier builder of detached houses.

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