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CCC (FRA:6RK) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is CCC 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's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:6RK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.65   Med: -2.68   Max: 0.71
Current: -2.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CCC was 0.71. The lowest was -3.65. And the median was -2.68.


CCC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

CCC Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Jan22 Jan23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.10 -3.04 -2.88 -2.77 -3.21

CCC Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -3.21 -3.65 -3.50 -3.12 -2.80

Competitive Comparison of CCC's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, CCC'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's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CCC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



CCC 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 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 * 1.0762+0.528 * 1.0044+0.404 * 1.104+0.892 * 1.0348+0.115 * 1.5306
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9258+4.679 * -0.119384-0.327 * 0.9534
=-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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €70 Mil.
Revenue was 598.875 + 577.283 + 575.882 + 490.278 = €2,242 Mil.
Gross Profit was 275.364 + 278.856 + 261.778 + 227.74 = €1,044 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €856 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,745 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €676 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €141 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €480 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,053 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €449 Mil.
Net Income was 10.784 + 1.211 + 8.005 + -33.325 = €-13 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.048 + 68.122 + 50.071 + 76.84 = €195 Mil.
Total Receivables was €63 Mil.
Revenue was 579.968 + 575.312 + 564.695 + 447.024 = €2,167 Mil.
Gross Profit was 249.426 + 276.267 + 268.262 + 219.189 = €1,013 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €823 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,678 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €670 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €241 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €501 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €888 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €626 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)
=(69.619 / 2242.318) / (62.517 / 2166.999)
=0.031048 / 0.02885
=1.0762

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)
=(1013.144 / 2166.999) / (1043.738 / 2242.318)
=0.467533 / 0.465473
=1.0044

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 - (856.4 + 675.904) / 1744.867) / (1 - (822.505 + 670.251) / 1677.908)
=0.121822 / 0.110347
=1.104

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
=2242.318 / 2166.999
=1.0348

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))
=(241.041 / (241.041 + 670.251)) / (141.21 / (141.21 + 675.904))
=0.264505 / 0.172816
=1.5306

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)
=(479.78 / 2242.318) / (500.848 / 2166.999)
=0.213966 / 0.231125
=0.9258

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)
=((448.877 + 1053.001) / 1744.867) / ((626.428 + 888.348) / 1677.908)
=0.860741 / 0.902777
=0.9534

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
=(-13.325 - 0 - 194.985) / 1744.867
=-0.119384

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


CCC (FRA:6RK) Business Description

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Address
ul. Strefowa 6, Polkowice, POL, 59-101
CCC SA operates as a footwear retail company in Central Europe. The CCC Group comprises a total of approximately 950 offline chain stores located in modern shopping centers and malls, as well as a number of online sales platforms in Poland and nearly 28 countries in Europe and the Middle East. The group operates through its 87 online sales platforms under the brands namely DeeZee, Modivo, eobuwie and HalfPrice.

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