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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (FRA:MFZ) Beneish M-Score : -2.35 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 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 -2.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:MFZ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.02   Med: -2.58   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group was -2.06. The lowest was -4.02. And the median was -2.58.


Mitsubishi UFJ Financial 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 UFJ Financial 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 * 1+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0039+0.892 * 1.1752+0.115 * 1.0553
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8394+4.679 * -0.031839-0.327 * 1.0326
=-2.45

* 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 €0 Mil.
Revenue was €42,326 Mil.
Gross Profit was €42,326 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €794,008 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,702,821 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €8,526 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2,338 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €20,749 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €121,301 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €117,087 Mil.
Net Income was €7,802 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €93,857 Mil.
Total Receivables was €0 Mil.
Revenue was €36,015 Mil.
Gross Profit was €36,015 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €848,163 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,861,832 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €9,465 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2,782 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €21,034 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €132,852 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €111,601 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)
=(0 / 42325.847) / (0 / 36015.448)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(36015.448 / 36015.448) / (42325.847 / 42325.847)
=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 - (794008.427 + 8526.12) / 2702821.258) / (1 - (848163.226 + 9464.679) / 2861831.802)
=0.703075 / 0.700322
=1.0039

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
=42325.847 / 36015.448
=1.1752

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))
=(2781.567 / (2781.567 + 9464.679)) / (2338.321 / (2338.321 + 8526.12))
=0.227136 / 0.215227
=1.0553

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)
=(20748.618 / 42325.847) / (21033.778 / 36015.448)
=0.490212 / 0.584021
=0.8394

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)
=((117086.676 + 121301.294) / 2702821.258) / ((111600.762 + 132852.433) / 2861831.802)
=0.0882 / 0.085418
=1.0326

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
=(7801.689 - 0 - 93856.594) / 2702821.258
=-0.031839

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 UFJ Financial Group has a M-score of -2.45 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (FRA:MFZ) Business Description

Address
7-1, Marunouchi 2-Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8330
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is the largest bank in Japan in terms of market capitalization and assets, with an 8.1% share of all domestic loans as of March 2023. It is the largest non-Chinese bank group globally and has a balance sheet slightly larger than those of JPMorgan Chase and HSBC Holdings. MUFG's operations in Japan account for around half of profit, banking in Thailand and Indonesia for around 15%, and equity-method earnings from Morgan Stanley most of the rest.