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Collectors Universe (Collectors Universe) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Collectors Universe 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Collectors Universe was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Collectors Universe Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Collectors Universe'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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Collectors Universe Beneish M-Score Chart

Collectors Universe Annual Data
Trend Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.18 -3.04 -3.55 -3.56 -3.40

Collectors Universe Quarterly Data
Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20
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 -3.24 -3.26 -3.40 -3.51 -3.36

Competitive Comparison of Collectors Universe's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Collectors Universe'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.


Collectors Universe's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Collectors Universe's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Collectors Universe 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 Collectors Universe 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 * 0.9288+0.528 * 0.9631+0.404 * 0.6142+0.892 * 1.3362+0.115 * 1.1889
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0226+4.679 * -0.205251-0.327 * 0.9863
=-3.36

* 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 (Dec20) TTM:Last Year (Dec19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2.7 Mil.
Revenue was 35.44 + 30.785 + 20.502 + 18.723 = $105.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.703 + 19.311 + 12.252 + 9.952 = $64.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $50.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $78.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $22.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $39.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $26.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.2 Mil.
Net Income was 7.393 + 5.962 + 2.632 + 1.927 = $17.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 11.124 + 11.693 + 8.841 + 2.408 = $34.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.2 Mil.
Revenue was 19.456 + 20.21 + 19.783 + 19.471 = $78.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.923 + 12.109 + 11.612 + 11.644 = $46.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $28.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $50.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $16.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $29.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11.7 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)
=(2.739 / 105.45) / (2.207 / 78.92)
=0.025974 / 0.027965
=0.9288

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)
=(46.288 / 78.92) / (64.218 / 105.45)
=0.586518 / 0.60899
=0.9631

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 - (50.869 + 22.52) / 78.694) / (1 - (28.37 + 16.19) / 50.054)
=0.067413 / 0.109761
=0.6142

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
=105.45 / 78.92
=1.3362

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))
=(2.853 / (2.853 + 16.19)) / (3.247 / (3.247 + 22.52))
=0.149819 / 0.126014
=1.1889

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)
=(39.727 / 105.45) / (29.076 / 78.92)
=0.376738 / 0.368424
=1.0226

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)
=((16.165 + 26.347) / 78.694) / ((11.679 + 15.737) / 50.054)
=0.540219 / 0.547728
=0.9863

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
=(17.914 - 0 - 34.066) / 78.694
=-0.205251

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.

Collectors Universe has a M-score of -3.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Collectors Universe (Collectors Universe) Business Description

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Address
1610 East Saint Andrew Place, Santa Ana, CA, USA, 92705
Collectors Universe Inc provides authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of coins, trading cards, event tickets, autographs and historical and sports memorabilia. The company generates revenues principally from the fees paid for its authentication and grading services. To a much lesser extent, it generates revenues from other related services, which consist of the sale of advertising and click-through commissions earned on its websites, including Collectors.com, the sale of printed publications and collectibles price guides and advertising in such publications and the sale of membership subscriptions in its Collectors Club.
Executives
Lorraine Bardeen director 1817 MADRONA DR SEATTLE WA 98122
Jennifer Leuer Ramus director 7601 E, INDIAN BEND RD #2051 SCOTTSDALE AZ 85250
Joseph John Wallace officer: Senior Vice President & CFO COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. P.O. BOX 6280 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92658-6280
Joseph J Orlando director, officer: President & CEO C/O COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC P.O. BOX 6280 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92658
Kate W Duchene director 17101 ARMSTRONG AVE, STE 100, IRVINE CA 92614
Jonathan M. Sullivan director 1801 E. ST. ANDREW PL SANTA ANA CA 92705
Etalvina Leite director 5477 VIA NICOLA, NEWBURY PARK CA 91320
Deborah A Farrington director STARVEST PARTNERS, L.P., 750 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Albert J Moyer director MOYER & ASSOCIATES, 5001 BIRCH STREET, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Joseph R Martin director
Bruce A Stevens director 7 ROBINSON CIRCLE WINCHESTER MA 01890
A Clinton Allen director 1280 MASSACHUSETTS AVE STE 200, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Robert G Deuster director P.O. BOX 6280, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92658
Van D Simmons director COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC., P.O. BOX 6280, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92658
David G Hall director, officer: President COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. P.O. BOX 6280 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92658

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