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Canam Group (Canam Group) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Canam 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.

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

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


Canam Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canam 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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Canam Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Canam Group Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.48 -2.60 -2.01 -2.35 -2.12

Canam Group Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 -2.17 -2.12 -2.29 -2.12 -1.91

Competitive Comparison of Canam Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Canam 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.


Canam Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Canam Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Canam 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 Canam 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 * 1.0437+0.528 * 1.9211+0.404 * 1.1299+0.892 * 1.0683+0.115 * 0.9082
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9531+4.679 * -7.1E-5-0.327 * 1.2331
=-1.92

* 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 (Mar17) TTM:Last Year (Mar16) TTM:
Total Receivables was $240 Mil.
Revenue was 346.195 + 364.751 + 370.248 + 336.792 = $1,418 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.914 + 28.813 + 44.34 + -2.7 = $102 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $555 Mil.
Total Assets was $946 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $275 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $290 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $222 Mil.
Net Income was -1.23 + -1.51 + 6.697 + -22.012 = $-18 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.471 + 1.161 + 0.462 + -0.758 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9.098 + -3.727 + 2.694 + -8.251 = $-18 Mil.
Total Receivables was $215 Mil.
Revenue was 340.795 + 360.094 + 325.751 + 300.7 = $1,327 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41.149 + 49.899 + 47.769 + 45.273 = $184 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $503 Mil.
Total Assets was $854 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $258 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $249 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $126 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)
=(239.915 / 1417.986) / (215.166 / 1327.34)
=0.169194 / 0.162103
=1.0437

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)
=(184.09 / 1327.34) / (102.367 / 1417.986)
=0.138691 / 0.072192
=1.9211

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 - (555.243 + 274.786) / 946.039) / (1 - (503.074 + 257.852) / 853.56)
=0.122627 / 0.108527
=1.1299

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
=1417.986 / 1327.34
=1.0683

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))
=(22.525 / (22.525 + 257.852)) / (26.667 / (26.667 + 274.786))
=0.080338 / 0.088462
=0.9082

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)
=(96.248 / 1417.986) / (94.528 / 1327.34)
=0.067877 / 0.071216
=0.9531

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)
=((222.19 + 289.595) / 946.039) / ((125.597 + 248.878) / 853.56)
=0.540977 / 0.438721
=1.2331

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
=(-18.055 - 0.394 - -18.382) / 946.039
=-7.1E-5

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.

Canam Group has a M-score of -1.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Canam Group (Canam Group) Business Description

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Canam Group Inc is a fabricator of steel components for the construction industry in North America. It provides designing construction solutions and fabricating customized products for the construction of buildings, structural steel, and bridges. It provides services from preconstruction phase to project management, including the erection of structural steel components. The company earns revenue from the sale of steel components for commercial, industrial, institutional and multi-residential, industrial, commercial and institutional and infrastructure projects.

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