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Sumitomo Chemical Co (Sumitomo Chemical Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Sumitomo Chemical 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 -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SOMMY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sumitomo Chemical Co was -2.17. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.52.


Sumitomo Chemical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sumitomo Chemical 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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Sumitomo Chemical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Sumitomo Chemical 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 -2.50 -2.80 -2.34 -2.76 -2.59

Sumitomo Chemical Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.76 -2.70 -2.57 -2.51 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of Sumitomo Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Sumitomo Chemical 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.


Sumitomo Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sumitomo Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Sumitomo Chemical 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 Sumitomo Chemical 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 * 1.1597+0.528 * 1.3807+0.404 * 0.984+0.892 * 0.7909+0.115 * 0.9802
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1909+4.679 * -0.065052-0.327 * 1.094
=-2.70

* 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 $4,138 Mil.
Revenue was 4271.993 + 4306.067 + 4218.824 + 3983.804 = $16,781 Mil.
Gross Profit was 577.839 + 1089.272 + 860.07 + 913.51 = $3,441 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11,186 Mil.
Total Assets was $26,264 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,317 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,081 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,054 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9,635 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,525 Mil.
Net Income was -1348.698 + -232.196 + -292.151 + -234.532 = $-2,108 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 558.322 + -136.49 + 112.32 + -933.219 = $-399 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4,513 Mil.
Revenue was 4774.932 + 5399.571 + 5265.259 + 5778.762 = $21,219 Mil.
Gross Profit was 991.88 + 1565.536 + 1614.58 + 1834.768 = $6,007 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13,189 Mil.
Total Assets was $31,164 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,205 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,232 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,428 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9,564 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,964 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)
=(4138.485 / 16780.688) / (4512.506 / 21218.524)
=0.246622 / 0.212668
=1.1597

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)
=(6006.764 / 21218.524) / (3440.691 / 16780.688)
=0.283091 / 0.205039
=1.3807

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 - (11186.074 + 5316.603) / 26263.882) / (1 - (13188.892 + 6204.761) / 31163.916)
=0.371659 / 0.377689
=0.984

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
=16780.688 / 21218.524
=0.7909

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))
=(1231.816 / (1231.816 + 6204.761)) / (1081.118 / (1081.118 + 5316.603))
=0.165643 / 0.168985
=0.9802

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)
=(6053.777 / 16780.688) / (6427.595 / 21218.524)
=0.360759 / 0.302924
=1.1909

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)
=((6525.098 + 9634.898) / 26263.882) / ((7963.705 + 9564.012) / 31163.916)
=0.615294 / 0.562436
=1.094

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
=(-2107.577 - 0 - -399.067) / 26263.882
=-0.065052

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.

Sumitomo Chemical Co has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sumitomo Chemical Co (Sumitomo Chemical Co) Business Description

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27-1, Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8260
Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd manufactures and sells chemicals and chemical-based products. The firm is organized into six segments by product type. The petrochemicals and plastics segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells multiple products including propylene and polypropylene used in automobile seat cushions and interior panels. The pharmaceutical segment sells medicine to treat diabetes, neurology, cancer, and infectious diseases. The IT-related chemicals segment sells compound semiconductors and polarizing films used in LCD displays for TVs and smartphones. The other three segments are health and crop sciences; energy and functional materials; and "others." The majority of revenue comes from Japan and China.

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