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Cairo Communication SpA (MIL:CAI) Beneish M-Score : -2.67 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Cairo Communication SpA 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 -2.67 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MIL:CAI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: -2.55   Max: 0.29
Current: -2.67

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cairo Communication SpA was 0.29. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -2.55.


Cairo Communication SpA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cairo Communication SpA'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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Cairo Communication SpA Beneish M-Score Chart

Cairo Communication SpA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.75 -2.78 -2.65 -2.54 -2.67

Cairo Communication SpA Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - - - -2.67 -

Competitive Comparison of Cairo Communication SpA's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Cairo Communication SpA'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.


Cairo Communication SpA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Cairo Communication SpA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cairo Communication SpA 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 Cairo Communication SpA 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 * 1.0057+0.528 * 0.9496+0.404 * 1.0173+0.892 * 0.9881+0.115 * 0.9105
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.038495-0.327 * 0.9306
=-2.67

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €332 Mil.
Revenue was €1,051 Mil.
Gross Profit was €457 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €430 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,774 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €231 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €75 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €488 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €160 Mil.
Net Income was €38 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €107 Mil.
Total Receivables was €334 Mil.
Revenue was €1,064 Mil.
Gross Profit was €439 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €445 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,815 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €250 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €539 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €174 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)
=(332.3 / 1051.3) / (334.4 / 1064)
=0.316085 / 0.314286
=1.0057

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)
=(438.9 / 1064) / (456.7 / 1051.3)
=0.4125 / 0.434415
=0.9496

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 - (430 + 230.8) / 1774.238) / (1 - (444.8 + 250.4) / 1814.7)
=0.627558 / 0.616906
=1.0173

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
=1051.3 / 1064
=0.9881

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))
=(71.9 / (71.9 + 250.4)) / (74.9 / (74.9 + 230.8))
=0.223084 / 0.245011
=0.9105

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)
=(0 / 1051.3) / (0 / 1064)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((160.4 + 487.6) / 1774.238) / ((173.6 + 538.6) / 1814.7)
=0.365227 / 0.392462
=0.9306

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
=(38.4 - 0 - 106.7) / 1774.238
=-0.038495

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.

Cairo Communication SpA has a M-score of -2.67 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cairo Communication SpA (MIL:CAI) Business Description

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Address
Corso Magenta 55, Milan, ITA, 20123
Cairo Communication SpA is an Italian-based advertisement company. It is engaged in the business of media and publication. It carries out its activity through three communication platforms that include advertisement, publications, and the Internet. Publication activity is done by publishing periodicals, magazines, and books. It is a dealer for the sale of advertising space on various media platforms such as commercial television, paid digital television, print, and the Internet. It operates on the internet through its Trovatore search engine. Its segment includes magazine publishing Cairo Editore, advertising, TV publishing La7, network operator, and RCS.