Form 6-K
http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2022#OperatingLeaseLiabilityhttp://fasb.org/us-gaap/2022#OperatingLeaseLiabilityfalse2022-09-30Q20001335730--03-31The amounts that have been reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax into net income are presented in Note 8 “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax.”Cash and cash equivalents consists of Cash and due from banks and Interest-bearing deposits in other banks. Cash deposited with central banks that must be maintained to meet minimum regulatory requirements is classified as restricted cash and included in Cash and cash equivalents.Agency mortgage-backed securities presented in this line consist of Japanese and Foreign agency mortgage-backed securities, of which the fair values were ¥450,507 million and ¥33 million, respectively, at March 31, 2022, and ¥494,324 million and ¥34 million, respectively, at September 30, 2022. All Japanese agency mortgage-backed securities are issued by Japan Housing Finance Agency, a Japanese government-sponsored enterprise. Foreign agency mortgage-backed securities primarily consist of Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) securities, which are guaranteed by the United States government.Other debt securities presented in this line primarily consist of Foreign negotiable certificates of deposit (“NCDs”) and asset-backed securities (“ABS”), of which the total fair values were ¥247,762 million at March 31, 2022, and ¥226,762 million at September 30, 2022.All Agency mortgage-backed securities presented in this line are Ginnie Mae securities.Amortized cost, net of the allowance for credit losses, of which the amounts related to available-for-sale securities was ¥34,326 million at March 31, 2022.Accrued interest receivables are excluded from amortized cost, of which the amount were ¥4,702 million at March 31, 2022, and ¥5,274 million at September 30, 2022 and included in Accrued income.Agency mortgage-backed securities presented in this line consist of Japanese agency mortgage-backed securities, of which the fair values were ¥261,867 million at March 31, 2022, and ¥350,451 million at September 30, 2022. All Japanese agency mortgage-backed securities are issued by Japan Housing Finance Agency, a Japanese government-sponsored enterprise.Charge-offs increased by ¥122,716 million from the six months ended September 30, 2021 to ¥163,612 million for the six months ended September 30, 2022 due mainly to a debt waiver to a domestic corporate borrower.The majority of total foreign consist of corporate.Guaranteed trust principal, included in All other liabilities in the disclosure about consolidated VIEs in the accompanying balance sheets, is a liability of certain consolidated trust arrangements that meet the definition of a VIE for which the MHFG Group provides guarantees for the repayment of principal. See Note 15 “Variable interest entities and securitizations” for further discussion of the guaranteed principal money trusts. The financial statement line item in which the amounts in the before tax column are reported in the consolidated statements of income is listed to the right of the table.The financial statement line items in which the amounts in the tax effect and the net of tax attributable to noncontrolling interest columns are reported in the consolidated statements of income are Income tax expense (benefit) and Net income (loss), respectively.The required ratios disclosed above, at March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, include the capital conservation buffer of 2.5%, the countercyclical capital buffer of 0.01%, and the additional loss absorbency requirements for global systemically important banks (“G-SIBs”) and domestic systemically important banks (“D-SIBs”) of 1.0%, which are all in addition to the regulatory minima. The respective required amounts are determined by applying the ratios to the sum of the risk weighted assets and certain other risk amounts.For the six months ended September 30, 2022, the performance-based plan under the stock compensation programs could potentially dilute earnings per common share but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share due to their antidilutive effects. In addition, for the six months ended September 30, 2022, the computation of diluted earnings per common share did not assume exercise of stock options, as the effect of such exercise would be antidilutive due to net loss.Notional amount includes the sum of gross long and gross short third-party contracts.Derivative receivables and payables are recorded in Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities, respectively.Amounts include the net gains (losses) of ¥(395) million and ¥172 million on the credit derivatives economically managing the credit risk of loans during the six months ended September 30, 2021 and 2022, respectively.Investment grade in the internal rating scale generally corresponds to BBB- or above in the external rating scale.Commitments to extend credit include commitments to invest in securities.This represents the maximum amount the Group could possibly be required to record in its consolidated statements of income associated with on-balance-sheet exposures and off-balance-sheet liabilities such as undrawn commitments.These amounts are revenues from contracts within the scope of ASC 606, “Revenue from contracts with customers” (“ASC 606”).Part of these amounts are considered to be revenues from contracts that are within the scope of ASC 606.Most of the lending-related fees such as commitment fees and arrangement fees are not within the scope of ASC 606.These amounts are revenues from contracts that do not meet the scope of ASC 606.These amounts include the net unrealized gains resulting from changes in fair values of structured notes that contain embedded derivatives. See Note 17 “Fair value” for further details.Trading securities include foreign currency denominated securities for which the MHFG Group elected the fair value option. The amount includes CLO and convertible bonds, which are classified in Level 3.In accordance with ASC 820, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented for these classes of assets are intended to permit the reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the statements of financial position. The amounts of unfunded commitments related to these investments at March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 were ¥68 billion and ¥61 billion, respectively.Amounts represent items for which the Group elected the fair value option or for which it applied the practicability exception.Total Level 3 derivative exposures have been netted on the table for presentation purposes only. Gains (losses) in Earnings are reported in Trading account gains (losses)-net, Foreign exchange gains (losses)-net or Other noninterest income (expenses).Gains (losses) in Earnings are reported in Investment gains (losses)-net. Gains (losses) in OCI are reported in Other comprehensive income (loss).Others includes primarily foreign exchange translation.Amounts represent total gains or losses recognized in earnings and OCI during the period. These gains or losses were attributable to the change in fair value relating to assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 that were still held at September 30, 2021 and 2022. The amounts of unrealized gains (losses) in OCI are related to Available-for-sale securities and Long-term debt, which were ¥nil billion and ¥(5) billion, respectively, at September 30, 2021, and ¥5 billion and ¥6 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2022.Gains (losses) in Earnings are reported in Other noninterest income (expenses).Averages are calculated by weighting each input by the relative fair value of the respective financial instruments except for derivative related inputs where medians are used.Loans, net of allowance include items measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.Amounts relating to master netting arrangements or similar agreements where the MHFG Group does not have the legal right of set-off or where uncertainty exists as to the enforceability of these agreements are excluded. For derivatives, the table includes amounts relating to over-the-counter (“OTC”) and OTC-cleared derivatives that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements. Derivative assets and liabilities are recorded in Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities, respectively. The amounts of derivative assets and liabilities subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements were ¥9,326 billion and ¥9,235 billion, respectively, at March 31, 2022, and ¥17,032 billion and ¥17,317 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2022.For derivatives, amounts include derivative assets or liabilities and securities collateral that are eligible for offsetting under enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements. Amounts do not exceed the net amounts presented on the balance sheet and do not include the effect of overcollateralization, where it exists. The amounts of Receivables under resale agreements and Payables under repurchase agreements subject to enforceable industry standard master repurchase agreements with netting terms were ¥11,537 billion and ¥19,505 billion, respectively, at March 31, 2022, and ¥13,470 billion and ¥22,882 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2022.The amounts of Receivables under securities borrowing transactions and Payables under securities lending transactions subject to enforceable industry standard master lending agreements with netting terms were ¥2,339 billion and ¥1,172 billion, respectively, at March 31, 2022, and ¥2,355 billion and ¥1,229 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2022.These inputs are mainly used for determining the fair values of securitization products such as CDO, CLO and ABS, other than RMBS and CMBS.This input is mainly used for determining the fair values of Japanese corporate bonds and foreign corporate bonds. Proceeds from sales of Equity securities as well as Purchases of Equity securities include cash activity related to Other investments, the amounts of which are not significant.Internal valuation model includes discounted cash flow models and the Black-Scholes option pricing model.The required and actual amounts disclosed above at March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 exclude amounts of deposits to the Bank of Japan. Income and expenses of foreign branches of MHBK and foreign subsidiaries with functional currencies other than Japanese Yen have been translated for purposes of segment reporting using the budgeted foreign currency rates. Prior period comparative amounts for such foreign currency income and expenses have been translated using current period budgeted foreign currency rates.“Gross profits + Net gains (losses) related to ETFs and others” is reported instead of sales reported by general corporations. Gross profits is defined as the sum of net interest income, fiduciary income, net fee and commission income, net trading income and net other operating income. Net gains (losses) related to ETFs and others consist of net gains (losses) on ETFs held by MHBK and MHTB on their non-consolidated basis and net gains (losses) on operating investment securities of MHSC on its consolidated basis. For the six months ended September 30, 2021 and 2022, net gains (losses) related to ETFs and others amounted to ¥21.8 billion and ¥8.7 billion, respectively, of which ¥22.9 billion and ¥7.6 billion are included in “Global Markets Company,” respectively.“Others” includes the following items: •profits and expenses pertaining to consolidated subsidiaries that are not subject to allocation; •consolidating adjustments, including elimination of internal transaction between each segment; •equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investees-net that are not subject to allocation; and •profits and losses pertaining to derivative transactions that reflect the counterparty risk of the individual parties and other factors in determining fair market value.“General and administrative expenses” excludes non-allocated gains (losses), net.Net business profits (losses) is used in Japan as a measure of the profitability of core banking operations, and is defined as gross profits (as defined above) less general and administrative expenses (excluding non-allocated gains (losses), net) plus equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investees-net less amortization of goodwill and others. 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