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Cinemark Holdings (Cinemark Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -2.47 (As of Today)
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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 -2.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CNK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.55   Max: 5.08
Current: -2.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cinemark Holdings was 5.08. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.55.


Cinemark Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cinemark Holdings'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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Cinemark Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.95 5.08 -2.52 -2.44 -2.47

Cinemark Holdings 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -2.60 -2.51 -2.48 -2.47

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Cinemark Holdings'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.


Cinemark Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Cinemark Holdings 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 Cinemark Holdings 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 * 0.9567+0.528 * 0.9977+0.404 * 1.0018+0.892 * 1.2493+0.115 * 1.0418
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8586+4.679 * -0.04625-0.327 * 0.9509
=-2.47

* 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 $137 Mil.
Revenue was 638.9 + 874.8 + 942.3 + 610.7 = $3,067 Mil.
Gross Profit was 418.8 + 563.6 + 596.9 + 400.4 = $1,980 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,060 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,837 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,148 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $210 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $828 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $730 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,318 Mil.
Net Income was -18 + 90.2 + 119.1 + -3.1 = $188 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -14.1 + -0.7 + -12.3 + -5.3 = $-32 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 108.5 + 79.8 + 248.1 + 7.9 = $444 Mil.
Total Receivables was $115 Mil.
Revenue was 599.7 + 650.4 + 744.1 + 460.5 = $2,455 Mil.
Gross Profit was 385.9 + 423.2 + 469 + 302.9 = $1,581 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $864 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,818 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,335 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $238 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $772 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $709 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,533 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)
=(137.1 / 3066.7) / (114.7 / 2454.7)
=0.044706 / 0.046727
=0.9567

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)
=(1581 / 2454.7) / (1979.7 / 3066.7)
=0.644071 / 0.645547
=0.9977

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 - (1060 + 2148.1) / 4836.8) / (1 - (863.6 + 2334.8) / 4817.7)
=0.336731 / 0.336115
=1.0018

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
=3066.7 / 2454.7
=1.2493

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))
=(238.2 / (238.2 + 2334.8)) / (209.5 / (209.5 + 2148.1))
=0.092577 / 0.088862
=1.0418

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)
=(827.8 / 3066.7) / (771.7 / 2454.7)
=0.269932 / 0.314377
=0.8586

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)
=((3318.4 + 730.3) / 4836.8) / ((3532.6 + 708.5) / 4817.7)
=0.837062 / 0.880316
=0.9509

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
=(188.2 - -32.4 - 444.3) / 4836.8
=-0.04625

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.

Cinemark Holdings has a M-score of -2.47 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cinemark Holdings (Cinemark Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3900 Dallas Parkway, Suite 500, Plano, TX, USA, 75093
Cinemark Holdings Inc is geographically diverse operators in the motion picture exhibition industry in the United States. The company operates in around 518 theatres and 5,847 screens in the United States and Latin America. The company generates revenue from filmed entertainment box office receipts and concession sales, with additional revenue from screen advertising, screen rental and other revenue streams, such as transactional fees, vendor marketing promotions, studio trailer placements, meeting rentals and electronic video games located in some of the theatres. Majority of Cinemark's theaters are located in midsize cities or suburbs of large cities.
Executives
Kevin Leroy Mitchell director 3900 DALLAS PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75093
Enrique Senior director 711 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Wanda Marie Gierhart officer: EVP - Chief Marketing Officer 3900 DALLAS PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75093
Caren Bedard officer: SVP-Global Controller 3900 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500, PLANO TX 75093
Michael Cavalier officer: SVP-General Counsel 3900 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500, PLANO TX 75093
Melissa Thomas officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 600 WEST CHICAGO AVE, STE 400, CHICAGO IL 60654
Valmir Fernandes officer: Pr - Cinemark International 3900 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500, PLANO TX 75093
Mark Zoradi director C/O DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG, INC., 1000 FLOWER STREET, GLENDALE CA 91201
Ximena G Humrichouse director 1230 RIVER BEND DRIVE, SUITE 215, DALLAS TX 75247
Lee Roy Mitchell director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board
Sean Gamble officer: Chief Financial Officer 3900 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500, PLANO TX 75093
Tom Owens officer: SVP - Real Estate 3900 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500, PLANO TX 75093
Nancy S. Loewe director 351 PHELPS DRIVE, IRVING TX 75038
Timothy Warner officer: President and COO 3900 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500, PLANO TX 75093
Robert Copple officer: Chief Financial Officer 3900 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500, PLANO TX 75093