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HBANN.PFD (Huntington Bancshares) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of Jul. 02, 2025)


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

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

HBANN.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -2.44   Max: -0.91
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Huntington Bancshares was -0.91. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -2.44.


Huntington Bancshares 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 Huntington Bancshares 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 * 1.0108+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0005+0.892 * 1.0498+0.115 * 1.1736
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9443+4.679 * 0.000964-0.327 * 1.1218
=-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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $7,107.00 Mil.
Revenue was 1920 + 1954 + 1874 + 1803 = $7,551.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1920 + 1954 + 1874 + 1803 = $7,551.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $209,596.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,085.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $641.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,947.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $18,096.00 Mil.
Net Income was 527 + 530 + 517 + 474 = $2,048.00 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 513 + 1484 + -438 + 287 = $1,846.00 Mil.
Total Receivables was $6,698.00 Mil.
Revenue was 1754 + 1721 + 1877 + 1841 = $7,193.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1754 + 1721 + 1877 + 1841 = $7,193.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $193,519.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,095.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $846.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,973.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14,894.00 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)
=(7107 / 7551) / (6698 / 7193)
=0.9412 / 0.931183
=1.0108

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)
=(7193 / 7193) / (7551 / 7551)
=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 + 1085) / 209596) / (1 - (0 + 1095) / 193519)
=0.994823 / 0.994342
=1.0005

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
=7551 / 7193
=1.0498

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))
=(846 / (846 + 1095)) / (641 / (641 + 1085))
=0.435858 / 0.371379
=1.1736

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)
=(2947 / 7551) / (2973 / 7193)
=0.390279 / 0.413319
=0.9443

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)
=((18096 + 0) / 209596) / ((14894 + 0) / 193519)
=0.086338 / 0.076964
=1.1218

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
=(2048 - 0 - 1846) / 209596
=0.000964

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.

Huntington Bancshares has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Huntington Bancshares Business Description

Address
41 South High Street, Columbus, OH, USA, 43287
Huntington is a regional US bank with around $200 billion in assets (as of 2024) and has a large presence, particularly in the Midwestern market. It offers a full suite of consumer deposit and lending services, along with commercial services focused on payments, investment management, capital markets, equipment financing, treasury management, and other common banking services.