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Cimpress (STU:7VP) Beneish M-Score : -3.00 (As of May. 11, 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 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:

STU:7VP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.52   Med: -2.91   Max: -2.23
Current: -3

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
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -3.44 -3.16 -3.31 -3.13 -3.00

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 * 0.9918+0.528 * 0.9642+0.404 * 0.9992+0.892 * 1.04+0.115 * 1.0067
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8959+4.679 * -0.118841-0.327 * 1.0047
=-3.01

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €65 Mil.
Revenue was 718.141 + 844.89 + 709.584 + 728.105 = €3,001 Mil.
Gross Profit was 345.846 + 419.931 + 335.925 + 347.285 = €1,449 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €407 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,642 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €313 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €145 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €906 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €585 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,540 Mil.
Net Income was -3.66 + 53.282 + 4.267 + 26.572 = €80 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.477 + -0.481 + 7.613 + 7.066 = €11 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7.753 + 160.425 + 39.592 + 57.055 = €265 Mil.
Total Receivables was €63 Mil.
Revenue was 693.181 + 797.871 + 710.449 + 683.795 = €2,885 Mil.
Gross Profit was 324.337 + 367.98 + 328.937 + 322.094 = €1,343 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €439 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,768 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €336 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €157 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €972 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €631 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,648 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)
=(65.384 / 3000.72) / (63.39 / 2885.296)
=0.021789 / 0.02197
=0.9918

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)
=(1343.348 / 2885.296) / (1448.987 / 3000.72)
=0.465584 / 0.48288
=0.9642

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 - (406.804 + 313.259) / 1641.568) / (1 - (439.097 + 335.805) / 1768.47)
=0.561357 / 0.561823
=0.9992

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
=3000.72 / 2885.296
=1.04

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))
=(157.064 / (157.064 + 335.805)) / (145.092 / (145.092 + 313.259))
=0.318673 / 0.316552
=1.0067

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)
=(906.042 / 3000.72) / (972.408 / 2885.296)
=0.301942 / 0.337022
=0.8959

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)
=((1540.057 + 585.046) / 1641.568) / ((1647.754 + 631.001) / 1768.47)
=1.294557 / 1.288546
=1.0047

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
=(80.461 - 10.721 - 264.825) / 1641.568
=-0.118841

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 -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cimpress (STU:7VP) Business Description

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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.

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