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Cimpress (Cimpress) Beneish M-Score : -3.13 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Cimpress 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 -3.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CMPR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.52   Med: -2.91   Max: -2.23
Current: -3.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cimpress was -2.23. The lowest was -3.52. And the median was -2.91.


Cimpress Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Cimpress Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.96 -3.44 -2.71 -2.97 -3.16

Cimpress Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -3.30 -3.44 -3.16 -3.31 -3.13

Competitive Comparison of Cimpress's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Cimpress'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.


Cimpress's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Cimpress 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 Cimpress 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 * 0.8191+0.528 * 0.972+0.404 * 0.9515+0.892 * 1.0959+0.115 * 1.0295
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8718+4.679 * -0.121156-0.327 * 0.9797
=-3.13

* 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 $63 Mil.
Revenue was 921.363 + 757.294 + 788.846 + 742.164 = $3,210 Mil.
Gross Profit was 457.94 + 358.511 + 376.257 + 347.256 = $1,540 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $578 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,948 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $346 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $160 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $974 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $708 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,684 Mil.
Net Income was 58.105 + 4.554 + 28.789 + -49.326 = $42 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.525 + 8.125 + 7.656 + -28.738 = $-13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 174.946 + 42.254 + 61.815 + 12.599 = $292 Mil.
Total Receivables was $70 Mil.
Revenue was 845.202 + 703.415 + 722.828 + 657.412 = $2,929 Mil.
Gross Profit was 389.809 + 325.68 + 340.48 + 309.96 = $1,366 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $525 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,952 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $348 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $168 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,020 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $697 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,749 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)
=(63.222 / 3209.667) / (70.433 / 2928.857)
=0.019697 / 0.024048
=0.8191

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)
=(1365.929 / 2928.857) / (1539.964 / 3209.667)
=0.466369 / 0.479789
=0.972

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 - (578.034 + 346.129) / 1947.989) / (1 - (525.314 + 348.489) / 1952.106)
=0.525581 / 0.552379
=0.9515

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
=3209.667 / 2928.857
=1.0959

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))
=(167.751 / (167.751 + 348.489)) / (159.643 / (159.643 + 346.129))
=0.324948 / 0.315642
=1.0295

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)
=(974.44 / 3209.667) / (1019.94 / 2928.857)
=0.303595 / 0.348238
=0.8718

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)
=((1683.611 + 707.706) / 1947.989) / ((1749.212 + 696.735) / 1952.106)
=1.227582 / 1.252979
=0.9797

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
=(42.122 - -13.482 - 291.614) / 1947.989
=-0.121156

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.

Cimpress has a M-score of -3.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cimpress (Cimpress) Business Description

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Address
Finnabair Business and Technology Park, First Floor, Building 3, Dundalk, Louth, IRL, A91 XR61
Cimpress PLC invests in and builds customer-focused, entrepreneurial, mass-customization businesses for the long term. Mass customization seeks to produce goods and services to meet individual customer needs with near mass production efficiency. The company's segment includes Vista; PrintBrothers; The Print Group; National Pen and All Other Businesses. It generates maximum revenue from the Vista segment.
Executives
Sean Edward Quinn officer: VP, Controller & CAO C/O CIMPRESS PLC, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Maarten Wensveen officer: SVP & Chief Technology Officer CIMPRESS, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Robert S Keane director, officer: CEO Pres. & Chair. of the BODs CIMPRESS PLC, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Florian Baumgartner officer: EVP and CEO, Vista C/O CIMPRESS PLC, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Dessislava Temperley director C/O CIMPRESS PLC, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Spruce House Partnership (ai) Lp other: Affiliate - see footnote 435 HUDSON STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Spruce House Capital Llc other: Affiliate - see footnote 435 HUDSON STREET, SUITE 804, NEW YORK NY 10014
Spruce House Investment Management Llc other: Affiliate - see footnote 435 HUDSON STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Zachary Sternberg director 435 HUDSON STREET, SUITE 804, NEW YORK NY 10014
Benjamin Forester Stein other: Affiliate - see footnote 435 HUDSON STREET, SUITE 804, NEW YORK NY 10014
Prescott General Partners Llc 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Scott J Vassalluzzo director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Thomas W Smith 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Donald Leblanc officer: EVP, President Corp Solutions CIMPRESS, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Gavin John J Jr director

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