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Japan Post Bank Co (FRA:5JP) Beneish M-Score : -2.33 (As of Jun. 11, 2024)


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What is Japan Post Bank Co 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 -2.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Japan Post Bank Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:5JP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -121.36   Med: -2.55   Max: -2.22
Current: -2.33

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Japan Post Bank Co was -2.22. The lowest was -121.36. And the median was -2.55.


Japan Post Bank 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 Japan Post Bank 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 * 1+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1+0.892 * 1.0715+0.115 * 0.8599
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8228+4.679 * 0.001176-0.327 * 1.1934
=-2.46

* 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 Mil.
Revenue was €11,819 Mil.
Gross Profit was €11,819 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,436,373 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,218 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €262 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €5,697 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €12,189 Mil.
Net Income was €2,187 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €498 Mil.
Total Receivables was €0 Mil.
Revenue was €11,030 Mil.
Gross Profit was €11,030 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,604,241 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,331 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €239 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €6,462 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €11,408 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 / 11819.445) / (0 / 11030.412)
=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)
=(11030.412 / 11030.412) / (11819.445 / 11819.445)
=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 + 1217.725) / 1436372.725) / (1 - (0 + 1331.449) / 1604241.407)
=0.999152 / 0.99917
=1

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
=11819.445 / 11030.412
=1.0715

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))
=(239.215 / (239.215 + 1331.449)) / (262.112 / (262.112 + 1217.725))
=0.152302 / 0.177122
=0.8599

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)
=(5697.421 / 11819.445) / (6462.12 / 11030.412)
=0.482038 / 0.585846
=0.8228

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)
=((12188.794 + 0) / 1436372.725) / ((11408.045 + 0) / 1604241.407)
=0.008486 / 0.007111
=1.1934

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
=(2186.927 - 0 - 497.653) / 1436372.725
=0.001176

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.

Japan Post Bank Co has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Japan Post Bank Co (FRA:5JP) Business Description

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Address
1-3-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8798
Japan Post Bank is the successor of the postal-savings system dating to the Meiji era. It was partially privatized in 2015, when the government sold to the public an 11% stake in parent company Japan Post Holdings, which in turn sold 11% stakes in Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance to the public. Japan Post Bank is now 64% owned by Japan Post Holdings, which is majority owned by the government. The law requires Japan Post Holdings to divest itself of Japan Post Bank eventually. Japan Post Bank has 235 direct branches and also accepts deposits and sells investment products at more than 24,000 post offices across the country through a sales-agency agreement with Japan Post (an unlisted subsidiary of Japan Post Holdings).