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Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co (TSE:5632) Beneish M-Score : -2.60 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co 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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:5632' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.3   Med: -2.47   Max: -2
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co was -2.00. The lowest was -3.30. And the median was -2.47.


Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.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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Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.30 -2.21 -2.33 -2.42 -2.60

Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 - -2.60 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.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.


Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.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 Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.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 * 0.9362+0.528 * 1.0637+0.404 * 1.3228+0.892 * 0.9965+0.115 * 0.9958
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.050629-0.327 * 0.9557
=-2.60

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円29,725 Mil.
Revenue was 円169,943 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円21,788 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円92,916 Mil.
Total Assets was 円147,071 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円38,348 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,139 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円48,659 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円36,847 Mil.
Net Income was 円-969 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円6,477 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円31,861 Mil.
Revenue was 円170,537 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円23,257 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円105,808 Mil.
Total Assets was 円156,409 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円37,893 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,071 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円49,388 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円45,759 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)
=(29725 / 169943) / (31861 / 170537)
=0.174912 / 0.186827
=0.9362

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)
=(23257 / 170537) / (21788 / 169943)
=0.136375 / 0.128208
=1.0637

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 - (92916 + 38348) / 147071) / (1 - (105808 + 37893) / 156409)
=0.107479 / 0.081249
=1.3228

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
=169943 / 170537
=0.9965

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))
=(4071 / (4071 + 37893)) / (4139 / (4139 + 38348))
=0.097012 / 0.097418
=0.9958

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 / 169943) / (0 / 170537)
=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)
=((36847 + 48659) / 147071) / ((45759 + 49388) / 156409)
=0.581393 / 0.608322
=0.9557

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
=(-969 - 0 - 6477) / 147071
=-0.050629

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 Steel Mfg.Co has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co Business Description

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Harumi Park Bldg., 2-22, Harumi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 1048550
Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.Co Ltd engages in the manufacture and sale of special steels, spring, casting and forging materials, and machinery. It offers its products in varied categories; special steel bars unit handles the manufacture and sale of steel bars that includes machine structural alloy steel, carbon steel for machine structural use, and bearing steel. Springs products include coil, leaf, and precision springs, press assembly, and shoe plate for rubber pad. Formed and fabricated products cover the manufacture and sale of steel and precision casting, precision machined component, alloy material, and special alloy and fine powder. Machinery business manufactures and sells press machine, general industrial and plant machinery, environmental equipment, and magnetic separator.

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