United Bancorp (United Bancorp) Beneish M-Score : -2.99 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

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What is United Bancorp 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 -2.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

UBCP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.99 Med: -2.5 Max: -1.68
Current: -2.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of United Bancorp was -1.68. The lowest was -3.99. And the median was -2.50.

United Bancorp 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 United Bancorp for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 1.1471

0.528 * 1

0.404 * 0.9667

0.892 * 1.0498

0.115 * 1.2291

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.9704

4.679 * -0.000626

0.327 * 3.1663

-2.99

* 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 $4.10 Mil.
Revenue was 7.53 + 7.529 + 7.391 + 7.439 = $29.89 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.53 + 7.529 + 7.391 + 7.439 = $29.89 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $287.63 Mil.
Total Assets was $819.45 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14.98 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.15 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.63 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $101.55 Mil.
Net Income was 2.39 + 2.392 + 2.28 + 1.888 = $8.95 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.715 + 3.118 + 2.789 + 0.841 = $9.46 Mil.

Total Receivables was $3.40 Mil.
Revenue was 7.606 + 7.412 + 6.956 + 6.497 = $28.47 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.606 + 7.412 + 6.956 + 6.497 = $28.47 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $251.11 Mil.
Total Assets was $757.40 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $12.14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.42 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $23.73 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)
	=	(4.098 / 29.889)	/	(3.403 / 28.471)
	=	0.137107	/	0.119525
	=	1.1471

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)
	=	(28.471 / 28.471)	/	(29.889 / 29.889)
	=	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 - (287.628 + 14.984) / 819.449)	/	(1 - (251.107 + 12.144) / 757.4)
	=	0.630713	/	0.652428
	=	0.9667

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
	=	29.889	/	28.471
	=	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))
	=	(1.163 / (1.163 + 12.144))	/	(1.147 / (1.147 + 14.984))
	=	0.087398	/	0.071105
	=	1.2291

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)
	=	(11.631 / 29.889)	/	(11.417 / 28.471)
	=	0.38914	/	0.401005
	=	0.9704

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)
	=	((101.551 + 0) / 819.449)	/	((23.726 + 5.918) / 757.4)
	=	0.123926	/	0.039139
	=	3.1663

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
	=	(8.95 - 0	-	9.463)	/	819.449
	=	-0.000626

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.

United Bancorp has a M-score of -2.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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United Bancorp (United Bancorp) Business Description

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Address

201 South Fourth Street, P.O. Box 10, Martins Ferry, OH, USA, 43935

Website

https://www.unitedbancorp.com

United Bancorp Inc operates as a bank holding company that provides commercial and retail banking services. The company's primary deposit products are checking, savings and term certificate accounts and its primary lending products are residential mortgages, commercial and installment loans. The company serves customers mainly located in Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Fairfield, Harrison, Jefferson and Tuscarawas Counties in Ohio and Marshall and Ohio Counties in West Virginia and the surrounding localities in northeastern, east-central and southeastern Ohio and include a wide range of individuals, businesses and other organizations.

Executives

Randall M Greenwood	officer: Senior Vice President CFO
Scott A Everson	officer: Sr Vo COO	67295 COUNTRYSIDE, SAINT CLAIRSVILLE OH 43950
Richard L Riesbeck	director	PO BOX 459, ST CLAIRSVILLE OH 43950
John M Hoopingarner	director	320 EAST 14TH STREET, DOVER OH 44622
Matthew Fredrick Branstetter	officer: SVP and COO	135 EDGWOOD STREET, WHEELING WV 26003
Gary W Glessner	director	C/O UNITED BANCORP, INC., PO BOX 10, MARTINS FERRY OH 43935
Lisa Ann Basinger	officer: Corporate Secretary	100 STONE CHRUCH RD., APT. T, WHEELING WV 26003
Terry A Mcghee	director
Elmer Kinsey Leeper	officer: VP Chief Retail Officer	3262 STATE ROUTE NORTH WEST, DOVER OH 44622
Michael A Lloyd	officer: VP Information Systems
Matthew C Thomas	director
Seth Robert Abraham	officer: Vice President Chief Human Res	26 OAK PARK, WHEELING WV 26003
James W Everson	officer: Chairman, President and CEO	5893 ROLLING PINES DRIVE, NAPLES FL 34110-3304
James A Lodes	officer: VP Lending
Michael J Arciello	director	1654 COVENTRY ROAD NE, MASSILION OH 44646