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Atlantic Union Bankshares (FRA:UIO) Beneish M-Score : -2.48 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Atlantic Union Bankshares 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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:UIO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.69   Med: -2.41   Max: -1.87
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Atlantic Union Bankshares was -1.87. The lowest was -2.69. And the median was -2.41.


Atlantic Union Bankshares 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 Atlantic Union Bankshares 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 * 1.0016+0.892 * 0.9756+0.115 * 0.8838
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0563+4.679 * -0.00202-0.327 * 0.9432
=-2.52

* 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 €0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 158.29 + 167.301 + 166.455 + 161.213 = €653.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 158.29 + 167.301 + 166.455 + 161.213 = €653.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0.0 Mil.
Total Assets was €19,667.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €82.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €37.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €249.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €360.0 Mil.
Net Income was 45.787 + 52.184 + 50.614 + 50.987 = €199.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 52.45 + 44.379 + 80.261 + 62.22 = €239.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was €0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 150.859 + 176.52 + 176.471 + 165.726 = €669.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 150.859 + 176.52 + 176.471 + 165.726 = €669.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0.0 Mil.
Total Assets was €18,776.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €108.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €41.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €241.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €364.4 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 / 653.259) / (0 / 669.576)
=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)
=(669.576 / 669.576) / (653.259 / 653.259)
=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 + 82.916) / 19667.87) / (1 - (0 + 108.779) / 18776.548)
=0.995784 / 0.994207
=1.0016

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
=653.259 / 669.576
=0.9756

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))
=(41.314 / (41.314 + 108.779)) / (37.506 / (37.506 + 82.916))
=0.275256 / 0.311455
=0.8838

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)
=(249.045 / 653.259) / (241.659 / 669.576)
=0.381235 / 0.360913
=1.0563

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)
=((360.013 + 0) / 19667.87) / ((364.4 + 0) / 18776.548)
=0.018305 / 0.019407
=0.9432

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
=(199.572 - 0 - 239.31) / 19667.87
=-0.00202

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.

Atlantic Union Bankshares has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Atlantic Union Bankshares (FRA:UIO) Business Description

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Address
1051 East Cary Street, Suite 1200, Three James Center, Richmond, VA, USA, 23219
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp is a financial holding company and a bank holding company. Through its community bank subsidiary, the company provides financial services, including banking, trust, and wealth management. The bank is a full-service community bank offering consumers and businesses a wide range of banking and related financial services, including checking, savings, certificates of deposit, and other depository services, as well as loans for a commercial, industrial, residential mortgage, and consumer purposes. The company has one reportable segment, which largely consists of the traditional full-service community banking business. Much of the company revenue streams from overdraft and service fees and comes from the United States.