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Mitsubishi Chemical Group (Mitsubishi Chemical Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Mitsubishi Chemical Group Beneish M-Score?

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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MTLHF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.08   Med: -2.65   Max: -2.33
Current: -2.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mitsubishi Chemical Group was -2.33. The lowest was -3.08. And the median was -2.65.


Mitsubishi Chemical Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mitsubishi Chemical Group'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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Mitsubishi Chemical Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -3.07 -2.88 -2.45 -2.67

Mitsubishi Chemical Group 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 Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 -2.46 -2.67 -2.75 -2.82 -2.80

Competitive Comparison of Mitsubishi Chemical Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Mitsubishi Chemical Group'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.


Mitsubishi Chemical Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Mitsubishi Chemical Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mitsubishi Chemical Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Mitsubishi Chemical 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 Mitsubishi Chemical 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 * 0.9355+0.528 * 0.9089+0.404 * 0.9898+0.892 * 0.9347+0.115 * 1.0177
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9927+4.679 * -0.048196-0.327 * 0.9638
=-2.86

* 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 $5,683 Mil.
Revenue was 7606.824 + 7363.496 + 7507.472 + 9189.941 = $31,668 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2039.713 + 1996.26 + 1890.39 + 2870.123 = $8,796 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15,690 Mil.
Total Assets was $41,565 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13,564 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,918 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,442 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11,747 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,313 Mil.
Net Income was 254.56 + 166.905 + 300.91 + 591.235 = $1,314 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 620.344 + 951.909 + 388.92 + 1355.71 = $3,317 Mil.
Total Receivables was $6,499 Mil.
Revenue was 8422.775 + 8118.642 + 8260.065 + 9079.757 = $33,881 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2095.389 + 1979.191 + 2161.57 + 2318.047 = $8,554 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,437 Mil.
Total Assets was $43,470 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14,025 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,023 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,944 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12,558 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,464 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)
=(5682.515 / 31667.733) / (6499.028 / 33881.239)
=0.179442 / 0.191818
=0.9355

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)
=(8554.197 / 33881.239) / (8796.486 / 31667.733)
=0.252476 / 0.277774
=0.9089

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 - (15689.55 + 13564.479) / 41565.139) / (1 - (16436.892 + 14025.185) / 43469.953)
=0.296188 / 0.299238
=0.9898

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
=31667.733 / 33881.239
=0.9347

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))
=(2023.229 / (2023.229 + 14025.185)) / (1917.823 / (1917.823 + 13564.479))
=0.12607 / 0.123872
=1.0177

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)
=(6442.362 / 31667.733) / (6943.663 / 33881.239)
=0.203436 / 0.204941
=0.9927

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)
=((11312.96 + 11746.898) / 41565.139) / ((12464.229 + 12557.518) / 43469.953)
=0.554788 / 0.57561
=0.9638

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
=(1313.61 - 0 - 3316.883) / 41565.139
=-0.048196

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.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mitsubishi Chemical Group (Mitsubishi Chemical Group) Business Description

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1-1 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8251
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp is a holdings company, which manufactures and sells chemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. It organizes itself into three segments based on product. The Industrial Materials segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells chemicals and polymers, including industrial gases, petrochemicals, thermoplastics, polyethylene, and polypropylene. The Performance Products segment sells electronics and designed materials, including LED lighting and equipment, specialty chemicals, polyester and industrial films, and fibers. The Health Care segment sells pharmaceuticals to treat autoimmune diseases, diabetes and kidney diseases, central nervous system treatments, and vaccines. The majority of revenue comes from Japan.

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