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CCCS (CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings 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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CCCS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.67   Max: -2.55
Current: -2.8

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings was -2.55. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.67.


CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings'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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CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.56 -2.88

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.67 -2.88 -2.88 -2.71 -2.80

Competitive Comparison of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings'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.


CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings 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 CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings 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 * 0.9981+0.528 * 0.9562+0.404 * 1.0307+0.892 * 1.101+0.115 * 1.104
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0212+4.679 * -0.08271-0.327 * 1.0595
=-2.80

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $129.9 Mil.
Revenue was 238.481 + 232.618 + 227.237 + 228.601 = $926.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 183.42 + 177.297 + 167.862 + 172.664 = $701.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $467.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,114.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $208.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $125.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $357.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $146.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $810.3 Mil.
Net Income was 2.812 + 20.224 + -1.739 + 25.211 = $46.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.587 + 17.216 + 1.354 + 30.992 = $47.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 63.232 + 51.774 + 55.235 + 86.895 = $257.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $118.2 Mil.
Revenue was 221.147 + 211.71 + 204.919 + 204.106 = $841.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 163.121 + 152.586 + 147.787 + 145.534 = $609.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $613.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,341.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $189.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $134.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $318.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $148.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $820.8 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)
=(129.904 / 926.937) / (118.206 / 841.882)
=0.140143 / 0.140407
=0.9981

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)
=(609.028 / 841.882) / (701.243 / 926.937)
=0.723413 / 0.756516
=0.9562

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 - (467.772 + 208.034) / 3114.549) / (1 - (613.747 + 189.25) / 3341.783)
=0.783016 / 0.75971
=1.0307

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
=926.937 / 841.882
=1.101

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))
=(134.541 / (134.541 + 189.25)) / (125.56 / (125.56 + 208.034))
=0.415518 / 0.376386
=1.104

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)
=(357.646 / 926.937) / (318.077 / 841.882)
=0.385836 / 0.377817
=1.0212

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)
=((810.321 + 146.834) / 3114.549) / ((820.805 + 148.554) / 3341.783)
=0.307317 / 0.290072
=1.0595

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
=(46.508 - 46.975 - 257.136) / 3114.549
=-0.08271

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.

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Business Description

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Address
167 N. Green Street, 9th Floor, Chicago, IL, USA, 60607
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc is a provider of cloud, mobile, AI, telematics, hyperscale technologies and applications for the property and casualty insurance economy. The company's SaaS platform connects trading partners, facilitates commerce, and supports mission-critical, and AI-enabled digital workflows. The company generate revenue through the sale of software subscriptions and other revenue, primarily from professional services. The company has its presence in United States and China. Majority of the revenue is generated from United States.
Executives
Mary Jo Prigge officer: See Remarks
Rodney Christo officer: Chief Accounting Officer 222 MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA, SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60654
Githesh Ramamurthy director, officer: See Remarks CCC INFORMATION SERVICES INC, 444 MERCHANDISE MART, CHICAGO IL 60654
Michael John Silva officer: See Remarks 222 MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA, SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60654
John Page Goodson officer: Chief Technology Officer 14 OAK PARK DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Eileen Schloss director C/O MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC., 79 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Brian Herb officer: See Remarks 222 MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA, SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60654
Advent International Corp/ma director, 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Eric Wei director C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, PRUDENTIAL TOWER, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Lauren Young director C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, PRUDENTIAL TOWER, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Christopher Egan director 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Marc Fredman officer: See Remarks 222 MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA, SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60654
Advent International Gp, Llc director, 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
William Ingram director C/O LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 5887 COPLEY DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92111
Cypress Investor Holdings, Lp director, 10 percent owner PRUDENTIAL TOWER, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199