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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (MEX:CCEP) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


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What is Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:CCEP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.68   Max: -1.79
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners was -1.79. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.68.


Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners'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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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Beneish M-Score Chart

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.67 -2.32 -2.60 -2.65 -2.72

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 -2.60 - -2.65 - -2.72

Competitive Comparison of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners's Beneish M-Score

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners'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.


Coca-Cola Europacific Partners's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Coca-Cola Europacific Partners's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 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 Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 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 * 0.8999+0.528 * 1.0407+0.404 * 0.9799+0.892 * 1.3175+0.115 * 1.0192
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9573+4.679 * -0.05283-0.327 * 0.9794
=-2.51

* 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 MXN62,567 Mil.
Revenue was MXN446,334 Mil.
Gross Profit was MXN157,477 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN144,963 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN679,175 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN140,508 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN20,375 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN51,408 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN177,961 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN217,074 Mil.
Net Income was MXN30,967 Mil.
Gross Profit was MXN0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was MXN66,847 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN52,774 Mil.
Revenue was MXN338,782 Mil.
Gross Profit was MXN124,391 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN122,263 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN541,510 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN98,921 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN14,660 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN40,760 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN134,720 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN186,883 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)
=(62567.1 / 446333.818) / (52773.807 / 338781.556)
=0.14018 / 0.155775
=0.8999

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)
=(124391.436 / 338781.556) / (157476.914 / 446333.818)
=0.367173 / 0.352823
=1.0407

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 - (144963.494 + 140508.454) / 679175.152) / (1 - (122262.713 + 98920.808) / 541509.979)
=0.579678 / 0.591543
=0.9799

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
=446333.818 / 338781.556
=1.3175

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))
=(14660.419 / (14660.419 + 98920.808)) / (20375.255 / (20375.255 + 140508.454))
=0.129074 / 0.126646
=1.0192

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)
=(51407.663 / 446333.818) / (40760.408 / 338781.556)
=0.115178 / 0.120315
=0.9573

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)
=((217073.987 + 177961.361) / 679175.152) / ((186883.324 + 134720.367) / 541509.979)
=0.58164 / 0.593902
=0.9794

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
=(30966.893 - 0 - 66847.432) / 679175.152
=-0.05283

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.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Business Description

Address
Bakers Road, Pemberton House, Uxbridge, GBR, UB8 1EZ
CCEP is the second-largest bottling partner in the Coca-Cola system by volume, behind Coca-Cola Femsa, and primarily operates in developed Europe, Australasia, and South-East Asia.In 2024, CCEP sold 3.9 billion unit cases of beverages, which we estimate equates to roughly 9% of the global Coke system volume. Coke's largest bottler, Coca-Cola Femsa sold over 4 billion unit cases (12%), and the third-largest, Coca-Cola HBC, serving Eastern Europe and North Africa, sold 2.8 billion unit cases (8%).TCCC owns 19% of the equity of CCEP, Olive Partners, a holding company of bottling operations, owns a further 36%, and the remaining 45% is free float.