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CBTN (Citizens Bancorp Investment) Beneish M-Score : -2.25 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Citizens Bancorp Investment Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.25 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CBTN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.72   Med: -2.99   Max: -2.25
Current: -2.25

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Citizens Bancorp Investment was -2.25. The lowest was -3.72. And the median was -2.99.


Citizens Bancorp Investment 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 Citizens Bancorp Investment 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 * 1.3009+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0007+0.892 * 0.9221+0.115 * 1.0041
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1239+4.679 * -0.001136-0.327 * 0.8648
=-2.25

* 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 $8.55 Mil.
Revenue was $52.15 Mil.
Gross Profit was $52.15 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,551.65 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $19.93 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $22.72 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $74.33 Mil.
Net Income was $14.68 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $16.44 Mil.
Total Receivables was $7.13 Mil.
Revenue was $56.56 Mil.
Gross Profit was $56.56 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,486.95 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.32 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $21.93 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $82.37 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)
=(8.547 / 52.15) / (7.125 / 56.555)
=0.163893 / 0.125984
=1.3009

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)
=(56.555 / 56.555) / (52.15 / 52.15)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 19.926) / 1551.651) / (1 - (0 + 20.098) / 1486.948)
=0.987158 / 0.986484
=1.0007

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
=52.15 / 56.555
=0.9221

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))
=(1.318 / (1.318 + 20.098)) / (1.301 / (1.301 + 19.926))
=0.061543 / 0.06129
=1.0041

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)
=(22.723 / 52.15) / (21.926 / 56.555)
=0.435724 / 0.387693
=1.1239

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)
=((74.334 + 0) / 1551.651) / ((82.366 + 0) / 1486.948)
=0.047906 / 0.055393
=0.8648

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
=(14.68 - 0 - 16.443) / 1551.651
=-0.001136

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.

Citizens Bancorp Investment has a M-score of -2.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Citizens Bancorp Investment Business Description

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Address
400 Highway 52 West, P.O. Box 100, Lafayette, TN, USA, 37083
Citizens Bancorp Investment Inc is a commercial bank. The company offers services such as Online and Mobile Banking; Overdraft Privilege; Business Services; Mortgages; Agriculture and others.offers traditional community banking products such as loans, mortgages, deposits, debit cards, and business cash management.