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CIGI (Colliers International Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.46 (As of Jul. 06, 2025)


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What is Colliers International Group 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 -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CIGI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.54   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Colliers International Group was -2.03. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.54.


Colliers International Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Colliers International Group'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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Colliers International Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Colliers International Group 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 -2.21 -2.59 -2.25 -2.28 -2.53

Colliers International Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.55 -2.34 -2.30 -2.53 -2.46

Competitive Comparison of Colliers International Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Colliers International Group'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.


Colliers International Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Colliers International Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Colliers International Group 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 Colliers International Group 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 * 1.0592+0.528 * 1.0062+0.404 * 0.9882+0.892 * 1.135+0.115 * 0.9635
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0154+4.679 * -0.043567-0.327 * 1.0445
=-2.53

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $930 Mil.
Revenue was 1141.17 + 1501.617 + 1179.059 + 1139.368 = $4,961 Mil.
Gross Profit was 452.68 + 607.019 + 467.015 + 452.306 = $1,979 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,588 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,113 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $631 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $234 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,387 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,352 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,037 Mil.
Net Income was -4.259 + 75.117 + 37.227 + 36.724 = $145 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4.807 + -4.434 + 25.052 + 16.153 = $32 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -84.476 + 215.307 + 107.128 + 141.189 = $379 Mil.
Total Receivables was $773 Mil.
Revenue was 1001.98 + 1235.168 + 1056.032 + 1078.038 = $4,371 Mil.
Gross Profit was 395.735 + 503.914 + 417.373 + 437.388 = $1,754 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,298 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,272 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $576 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $204 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,204 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,101 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,697 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)
=(929.609 / 4961.214) / (773.284 / 4371.218)
=0.187375 / 0.176904
=1.0592

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)
=(1754.41 / 4371.218) / (1979.02 / 4961.214)
=0.401355 / 0.398898
=1.0062

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 - (1587.835 + 631.131) / 6112.504) / (1 - (1297.509 + 576.342) / 5272.314)
=0.636979 / 0.644587
=0.9882

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
=4961.214 / 4371.218
=1.135

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))
=(203.552 / (203.552 + 576.342)) / (234.496 / (234.496 + 631.131))
=0.261 / 0.270897
=0.9635

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)
=(1387.396 / 4961.214) / (1203.89 / 4371.218)
=0.279648 / 0.275413
=1.0154

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)
=((2036.701 + 1351.657) / 6112.504) / ((1697.328 + 1100.775) / 5272.314)
=0.554332 / 0.530716
=1.0445

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
=(144.809 - 31.964 - 379.148) / 6112.504
=-0.043567

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.

Colliers International Group has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Colliers International Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5S 2B4
Colliers International Group Inc provides commercial real estate professional services and investment management to corporate and institutional clients across different countries around the world. Its operating segments are; Real Estate Services, Engineering, Investment Management, and Corporate. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its Real Estate Services segment, which offers services like transaction and debt finance services, outsourcing in property management, valuation and advisory, loan servicing, property sales brokerage, and lease brokerage services, among others. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States and the rest from Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Poland, China, India, and other regions.
Executives
Spruce House Partnership Llc 10 percent owner 435 HUDSON STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Spruce House Partnership (qp) Lp 10 percent owner 435 HUDSON ST #804, NEW YORK NY 10014
Spruce House Partnership (ai) Lp 10 percent owner 435 HUDSON STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Spruce House Capital Llc 10 percent owner 435 HUDSON STREET, SUITE 804, NEW YORK NY 10014
Spruce House Investment Management Llc 10 percent owner 435 HUDSON STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Zachary Sternberg 10 percent owner 435 HUDSON STREET, SUITE 804, NEW YORK NY 10014
Benjamin Forester Stein 10 percent owner 435 HUDSON STREET, SUITE 804, NEW YORK NY 10014