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CAB Payments Holdings (CHIX:CABPL) Beneish M-Score : -8.81 (As of Jun. 18, 2025)


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What is CAB Payments Holdings 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 -8.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CHIX:CABPl' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.81   Med: -3.08   Max: -1.13
Current: -8.81

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CAB Payments Holdings was -1.13. The lowest was -8.81. And the median was -3.08.


CAB Payments 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 CAB Payments 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 * 1+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9897+0.892 * 0.77+0.115 * 2.578
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1454+4.679 * -0.039207-0.327 * 19.6294
=-8.81

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was £0.0 Mil.
Revenue was £105.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was £105.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £0.0 Mil.
Total Assets was £1,804.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £20.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £8.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £4.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £18.1 Mil.
Net Income was £14.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £85.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was £0.0 Mil.
Revenue was £137.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was £137.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £0.0 Mil.
Total Assets was £1,732.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £1.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £5.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £4.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.9 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 / 105.544) / (0 / 137.068)
=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)
=(137.068 / 137.068) / (105.544 / 105.544)
=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 + 20.535) / 1804.845) / (1 - (0 + 1.88) / 1732.482)
=0.988622 / 0.998915
=0.9897

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
=105.544 / 137.068
=0.77

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))
=(5.85 / (5.85 + 1.88)) / (8.533 / (8.533 + 20.535))
=0.756792 / 0.293553
=2.578

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)
=(4.29 / 105.544) / (4.864 / 137.068)
=0.040647 / 0.035486
=1.1454

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)
=((18.069 + 0) / 1804.845) / ((0.884 + 0) / 1732.482)
=0.010011 / 0.00051
=19.6294

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
=(14.212 - 0 - 84.975) / 1804.845
=-0.039207

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.

CAB Payments Holdings has a M-score of -8.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CAB Payments Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3 London Bridge Street, London, GBR, SE1 9SG
CAB Payments Holdings PLC offers cross-border payments and banking services for hard-to-reach markets around the world. Along with its subsidiaries, the company operates in three principal business lines, addressing various combinations of client groups, distribution networks, and services: Foreign Exchange (FX), which derives maximum revenue, Payments, and Banking Services. Foreign Exchange (FX) business provides access to clients to various markets and currencies, and enables them to trade in a way that suits their business needs, via web app, GUI or FIX API; Payments business provides international payment solutions; and Banking Services, engages in wholesale banking, providing transaction and deposit accounts, in addition to trade finance solutions.