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CCA Industries (CCA Industries) Beneish M-Score : -2.94 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is CCA Industries 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 -2.94 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CAWW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.86   Med: -2.1   Max: -0.07
Current: -2.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CCA Industries was -0.07. The lowest was -3.86. And the median was -2.10.


CCA Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CCA Industries'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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CCA Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

CCA Industries Annual Data
Trend Nov09 Nov10 Nov11 Nov12 Nov13 Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.33 -2.29 -2.10 -1.99 -3.28

CCA Industries Quarterly Data
Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18 Nov18 Aug22 Aug23
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 -3.71 -3.86 -3.28 -2.16 -2.94

Competitive Comparison of CCA Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, CCA Industries'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.


CCA Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, CCA Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



CCA Industries 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 CCA Industries 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 * 0.6026+0.528 * 0.9525+0.404 * 1.2714+0.892 * 0.8102+0.115 * 0.5051
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.247+4.679 * -0.008022-0.327 * 0.6239
=-2.94

* 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 (Aug23) TTM:Last Year (May18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1.40 Mil.
Revenue was 2.892 + 3.034 + 4.155 + 4.223 = $14.30 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.811 + 1.981 + 2.619 + 2.734 = $9.15 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.87 Mil.
Total Assets was $12.34 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.07 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.11 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -0.452 + -0.114 + 0.395 + -0.204 = $-0.38 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0.005 + 0.008 = $0.01 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + -0.408 + 0.119 = $-0.29 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.86 Mil.
Revenue was 4.223 + 3.994 + 4.107 + 5.33 = $17.65 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.364 + 2.345 + 2.702 + 3.34 = $10.75 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6.30 Mil.
Total Assets was $13.96 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.07 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.97 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.61 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.03 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)
=(1.396 / 14.304) / (2.859 / 17.654)
=0.097595 / 0.161946
=0.6026

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)
=(10.751 / 17.654) / (9.145 / 14.304)
=0.608984 / 0.639332
=0.9525

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 - (3.87 + 0.012) / 12.341) / (1 - (6.297 + 0.138) / 13.963)
=0.685439 / 0.539139
=1.2714

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
=14.304 / 17.654
=0.8102

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))
=(0.067 / (0.067 + 0.138)) / (0.022 / (0.022 + 0.012))
=0.326829 / 0.647059
=0.5051

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)
=(9.066 / 14.304) / (8.973 / 17.654)
=0.633809 / 0.50827
=1.247

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)
=((0 + 3.111) / 12.341) / ((1.031 + 4.611) / 13.963)
=0.252087 / 0.404068
=0.6239

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
=(-0.375 - 0.013 - -0.289) / 12.341
=-0.008022

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.

CCA Industries has a M-score of -2.94 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CCA Industries (CCA Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Little Ferry, Post office box 735, Little Ferry, NJ, USA, 07643
CCA Industries Inc is a fast-moving consumer goods company. It is engaged in manufacturing and distributing health and beauty aid products. The company markets its products under several brand names such as Plus+White, Sudden Change, Nutra Nail, Bikini Zone, Hair Off, Solar Sense, Sunset Cafe, Lobe Miracle and Scar Zone. Its products are marketed and sold to the major drug, food chains, mass merchandisers, and wholesale beauty aids distributors throughout the United States and Canada.
Executives
Brian D Haveson director
Brent Funston director 12 CASTLE ROCK RD., LAGUNA BEACH CA 92651
Mills Justin William Iii director 110 MASONS WAY, NEWTOWN SQUARE PA 19073
Linda Shein director 65 CHALLENGER ROAD, SUITE 340, RIDGEFIELD PARK NJ 07660
Douglas J Haas officer: President 1 BELMONT AVENUE, BALA CYNWYD PA 19004
David Fineman director 1801 MARKET STREET, SUITE 1100, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Stephen Heit officer: Chief Financial Officer 65 CHALLENGER ROAD, SUITE 340, RIDGEFIELD PARK NJ 07660
Richard W Kornhauser officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CCA INDUSTRIES, INC., 200 MURRAY HILL PARKWAY, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
Christopher R Hogg director 1010 SPROUL ROAD, BRYN MAWR PA 19010
Robert A Lage director 72 CYPRESS POINT LANE, JACKSON NJ 08527
Josephine B Marinos director 80 EAST END AVENUE, 7B, NEW YORK NY 10028
Capital Preservation Solutions, Llc 10 percent owner ONE BELMONT AVENUE, SUITE 602, BALA CYNWYD PA 19004
Capital Preservation Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner ONE BELMONT AVENUE, SUITE 602, BALA CYNWYD PA 19004
Lance T Funston 10 percent owner 1701 JFK BLVD, 25TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Jonathan E Rothschild director C/O IMMUCELL CORP, 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103