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CIC Holdings (COL:CIC.N0000) Beneish M-Score : -1.31 (As of Sep. 26, 2024)


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What is CIC 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.31 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

COL:CIC.N0000' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.37   Med: -2.09   Max: -0.8
Current: -1.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CIC Holdings was -0.80. The lowest was -3.37. And the median was -2.09.


CIC Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CIC 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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CIC Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

CIC Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.41 -2.93 -2.08 -1.71 -1.05

CIC Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -1.99 -1.63 -0.80 -1.05 -1.31

Competitive Comparison of CIC Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, CIC 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.


CIC Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, CIC Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



CIC 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 CIC 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 * 1.2252+0.528 * 1.191+0.404 * 1.8675+0.892 * 1.1303+0.115 * 1.0027
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0685+4.679 * 0.080424-0.327 * 0.9001
=-1.31

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was රු14,129 Mil.
Revenue was 19804.93 + 16267.252 + 25368.45 + 17719.61 = රු79,160 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5097.39 + 4908.513 + 6545.68 + 4630.9 = රු21,182 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු38,044 Mil.
Total Assets was රු76,891 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු12,596 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු1,390 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු10,634 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු31,879 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු419 Mil.
Net Income was 1246.81 + 1095.878 + 7237.28 + 891.37 = රු10,471 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = රු0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1727.18 + 1270.607 + 2708.24 + -1418.62 = රු4,287 Mil.
Total Receivables was රු10,202 Mil.
Revenue was 17068.93 + 15680.608 + 19453.14 + 17830.36 = රු70,033 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4633.11 + 3855.425 + 6952.89 + 6878.85 = රු22,320 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු35,349 Mil.
Total Assets was රු58,704 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු12,623 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු1,397 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු8,805 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු27,061 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු332 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)
=(14128.96 / 79160.242) / (10201.96 / 70033.038)
=0.178486 / 0.145674
=1.2252

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)
=(22320.275 / 70033.038) / (21182.483 / 79160.242)
=0.318711 / 0.26759
=1.191

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 - (38044 + 12596.46) / 76891.44) / (1 - (35349.04 + 12623.29) / 58704.24)
=0.341403 / 0.182813
=1.8675

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
=79160.242 / 70033.038
=1.1303

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))
=(1396.599 / (1396.599 + 12623.29)) / (1389.531 / (1389.531 + 12596.46))
=0.099616 / 0.099352
=1.0027

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)
=(10634.182 / 79160.242) / (8804.983 / 70033.038)
=0.134337 / 0.125726
=1.0685

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)
=((418.76 + 31878.72) / 76891.44) / ((332.17 + 27061.31) / 58704.24)
=0.42004 / 0.466635
=0.9001

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
=(10471.338 - 0 - 4287.407) / 76891.44
=0.080424

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.

CIC Holdings has a M-score of -1.31 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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CIC Holdings Business Description

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Address
199, Kew Road, Colombo, LKA, 02
CIC Holdings PLC carries on the business of merchandising and manufacturing as its principal activities. The group has five strategic divisions which are its reportable segments, namely Crop solutions, Agri Produce, Lives Stock Solutions, Industrial Solutions, and Health and Personal care. Geographically, it generates the majority of the revenue from Srilanka and also exports to other countries.

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