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Cardtronics (Cardtronics) Beneish M-Score : -3.26 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Cardtronics 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 -3.26 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CATM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.52   Med: -2.95   Max: -1.61
Current: -3.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cardtronics was -1.61. The lowest was -3.52. And the median was -2.95.


Cardtronics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cardtronics'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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Cardtronics Beneish M-Score Chart

Cardtronics Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.84 -2.66 -3.52 -2.66 -3.35

Cardtronics Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
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 -2.90 -3.14 -3.12 -3.35 -3.26

Competitive Comparison of Cardtronics's Beneish M-Score

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Cardtronics'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.


Cardtronics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Cardtronics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cardtronics 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 Cardtronics 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 * 1.2804+0.528 * 0.8977+0.404 * 1.2316+0.892 * 0.7888+0.115 * 1.0007
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1554+4.679 * -0.176836-0.327 * 0.896
=-3.19

* 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 (Mar21) TTM:Last Year (Mar20) TTM:
Total Receivables was $88 Mil.
Revenue was 267.834 + 274.807 + 279.398 + 233.192 = $1,055 Mil.
Gross Profit was 108.235 + 119.692 + 106.291 + 74.485 = $409 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $484 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,830 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $469 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $163 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $161 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $476 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $826 Mil.
Net Income was 5.876 + 9.579 + 5.732 + -1.922 = $19 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.327 + -5.593 + 4.294 + -0.106 = $-8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 69.352 + 94.148 + 98.35 + 88.731 = $351 Mil.
Total Receivables was $87 Mil.
Revenue was 306.602 + 338.807 + 351.507 + 340.821 = $1,338 Mil.
Gross Profit was 100.88 + 118.075 + 127.725 + 118.439 = $465 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $850 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,217 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $504 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $175 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $176 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $654 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,107 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)
=(87.77 / 1055.231) / (86.9 / 1337.737)
=0.083176 / 0.06496
=1.2804

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)
=(465.119 / 1337.737) / (408.703 / 1055.231)
=0.347691 / 0.387311
=0.8977

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 - (483.54 + 469.295) / 1829.858) / (1 - (849.98 + 504.382) / 2217.221)
=0.479285 / 0.389162
=1.2316

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
=1055.231 / 1337.737
=0.7888

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))
=(175.176 / (175.176 + 504.382)) / (162.831 / (162.831 + 469.295))
=0.257779 / 0.257593
=1.0007

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)
=(160.584 / 1055.231) / (176.192 / 1337.737)
=0.152179 / 0.131709
=1.1554

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)
=((826.374 + 475.812) / 1829.858) / ((1107.154 + 653.888) / 2217.221)
=0.711632 / 0.794256
=0.896

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
=(19.265 - -7.732 - 350.581) / 1829.858
=-0.176836

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.

Cardtronics has a M-score of -3.19 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cardtronics (Cardtronics) Business Description

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Address
2050 West Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 1300, Houston, TX, USA, 77042
Cardtronics PLC is a U.S.-based company that provides automated consumer financial services through its network of automated teller machines and financial services kiosks. Products and services provided by the company include ATM and kiosk monitoring and maintenance, cash management, customer service, transaction processing, and settlement services. The company primarily generates revenue from fees charged to cardholders, as well as cardholders' financial institutions, for using the company's devices. The company also earns revenue from other services, such as foreign exchange transaction, advertising, and other transaction-based fees.
Executives
Edward H West director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3250 BRIARPARK DR, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77042
Rahul Gupta director 255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Paul Wilmore officer: Chief Marketing Officer 2050 W. SAM HOUSTON PKWY. S. SUITE 1300 HOUSTON TX 77042
Paul A Gullo officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O CARDTRONICS PLC 3250 BRIARPARK DRIVE SUITE 400 HOUSTON TX 77042
Stuart Mackinnon officer: Chief Information Officer 3250 BRIARPARK, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77042
Marc Terry officer: Managing Director of EMEA 3250 BRIARPARK SUITE 400 HOUSTON TX 77042
Dan Antilley officer: EVP Operations & CISO 3250 BRIARPARK, SUITE 400 HOUSTON TX 77042
Geri House officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O CARDTRONICS PLC, 3250 BRIARPARK DR. SUITE 400 HOUSTON TX 77042
Aimie Marie Killeen officer: EVP Gen Counsel & Secretary 3250 BRIARPARK, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77042
Hudson Executive Capital Lp director, 10 percent owner C/O CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT, LLP, 200 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281
Douglas L Braunstein director, 10 percent owner HUDSON EXECUTIVE CAPITAL LP, 570 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hec Management Gp Llc director, 10 percent owner 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Gary W Ferrera officer: Chief Financial Officer 3250 BRIARPARK, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77042
Julie Winger Gardner director 3250 BRIARPARK DRIVE SUITE 400 HOUSTON TX 77042
Warren Jenson director 30 FREDRICK AVE, ATHERTON CA 94027