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Mitsui Chemicals (TSE:4183) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Mitsui Chemicals 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:4183' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.07   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.99
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mitsui Chemicals was -1.99. The lowest was -4.07. And the median was -2.48.


Mitsui Chemicals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mitsui Chemicals'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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Mitsui Chemicals Beneish M-Score Chart

Mitsui Chemicals 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 -2.31 -3.01 -2.78 -2.13 -2.45

Mitsui Chemicals 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 -2.30 -2.45 -2.62 -2.78 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of Mitsui Chemicals's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Mitsui Chemicals'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.


Mitsui Chemicals's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Mitsui Chemicals's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Mitsui Chemicals 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 Mitsui Chemicals 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 * 0.9634+0.528 * 1.0559+0.404 * 1.0635+0.892 * 0.9193+0.115 * 1.0482
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0893+4.679 * -0.054037-0.327 * 0.9534
=-2.78

* 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 円336,137 Mil.
Revenue was 450875 + 415730 + 407925 + 450636 = 円1,725,166 Mil.
Gross Profit was 91909 + 90706 + 87241 + 77648 = 円347,504 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,126,776 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,162,595 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円638,914 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円93,434 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円279,827 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円709,226 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円386,641 Mil.
Net Income was 16573 + 11096 + 9591 + 17990 = 円55,250 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 29165 + 97519 + -11730 + 57157 = 円172,111 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円379,530 Mil.
Revenue was 477834 + 474964 + 476113 + 447609 = 円1,876,520 Mil.
Gross Profit was 100217 + 99041 + 104587 + 95272 = 円399,117 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円1,132,299 Mil.
Total Assets was 円2,085,706 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円593,483 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円91,615 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円279,417 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円754,833 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円353,735 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)
=(336137 / 1725166) / (379530 / 1876520)
=0.194843 / 0.202252
=0.9634

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)
=(399117 / 1876520) / (347504 / 1725166)
=0.21269 / 0.201432
=1.0559

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 - (1126776 + 638914) / 2162595) / (1 - (1132299 + 593483) / 2085706)
=0.183532 / 0.172567
=1.0635

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
=1725166 / 1876520
=0.9193

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))
=(91615 / (91615 + 593483)) / (93434 / (93434 + 638914))
=0.133725 / 0.127581
=1.0482

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)
=(279827 / 1725166) / (279417 / 1876520)
=0.162203 / 0.148902
=1.0893

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)
=((386641 + 709226) / 2162595) / ((353735 + 754833) / 2085706)
=0.506737 / 0.531507
=0.9534

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
=(55250 - 0 - 172111) / 2162595
=-0.054037

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.

Mitsui Chemicals has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mitsui Chemicals (TSE:4183) Business Description

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1-5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi, Shiodome City Center, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-7122
Mitsui Chemicals Inc manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals, plastics, and chemical-based products. The firm organizes itself into five segments based on the product type. The basic materials segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells petrochemicals, industrial chemicals, phenols, and polyesters. The mobility segment sells elastomers, performance compounds, and performance polymers to the automotive industry. The other three segments are healthcare, food and packaging, and others. The majority of revenue comes from Asia.

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