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Credit Agricole EgyptE (CAI:CIEB) Beneish M-Score : -2.06 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Credit Agricole EgyptE 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 -2.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CAI:CIEB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.25   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.99
Current: -2.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Credit Agricole EgyptE was -1.99. The lowest was -11.25. And the median was -2.44.


Credit Agricole EgyptE 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 Credit Agricole EgyptE 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 * 1.0004+0.892 * 1.7966+0.115 * 1.0932
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7584+4.679 * -0.061792-0.327 * 1.1505
=-2.06

* 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 E£0 Mil.
Revenue was 3735.216 + 2651.286 + 2420.263 + 2317.845 = E£11,125 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3735.216 + 2651.286 + 2420.263 + 2317.845 = E£11,125 Mil.
Total Current Assets was E£0 Mil.
Total Assets was E£110,513 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was E£980 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was E£171 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was E£1,649 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was E£0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was E£1,548 Mil.
Net Income was 2289.061 + 1354.167 + 1299.321 + 1289.139 = E£6,232 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = E£0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1522.25 + 3657.416 + 4446.348 + 6478.963 = E£13,060 Mil.
Total Receivables was E£0 Mil.
Revenue was 2136.376 + 1649.44 + 1283.359 + 1122.968 = E£6,192 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2136.376 + 1649.44 + 1283.359 + 1122.968 = E£6,192 Mil.
Total Current Assets was E£0 Mil.
Total Assets was E£85,261 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was E£794 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was E£154 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was E£1,210 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was E£0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was E£1,038 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 / 11124.61) / (0 / 6192.143)
=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)
=(6192.143 / 6192.143) / (11124.61 / 11124.61)
=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 + 979.587) / 110513.046) / (1 - (0 + 793.646) / 85260.863)
=0.991136 / 0.990692
=1.0004

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
=11124.61 / 6192.143
=1.7966

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))
=(153.904 / (153.904 + 793.646)) / (170.943 / (170.943 + 979.587))
=0.162423 / 0.148578
=1.0932

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)
=(1649.021 / 11124.61) / (1210.319 / 6192.143)
=0.148232 / 0.19546
=0.7584

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)
=((1548.468 + 0) / 110513.046) / ((1038.398 + 0) / 85260.863)
=0.014012 / 0.012179
=1.1505

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
=(6231.688 - 0 - 13060.477) / 110513.046
=-0.061792

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.

Credit Agricole EgyptE has a M-score of -2.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Credit Agricole EgyptE (CAI:CIEB) Business Description

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Address
Land Piece (9/10/11/12/13), P.O. Box: 364, Touristic Area, 5th Settlement, Cairo, EGY, 11835
Credit Agricole Egypt SAE is engaged in providing corporate banking, retail, and investment banking services in the Arab Republic of Egypt and foreign countries. The company has four operating segments; Large, medium, and small enterprises provide current accounts, deposits, overdraft accounts, loans, credit facilities, and financial derivative activities, Investment segment offers money management activities, Retail offers current accounts, saving accounts, deposits, credit card, personal loans, and real estate loans activities and Asset and liability management offers other banking operations, such as asset and liability management.