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Canadian Tire (TSX:CTC) Beneish M-Score

: -2.64 (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 -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSX:CTC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.54   Max: -2.21
Current: -2.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Canadian Tire was -2.21. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.54.


Canadian Tire Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian Tire'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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Canadian Tire 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 -2.53 -3.01 -2.59 -2.21 -2.64

Canadian Tire 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 -2.21 -2.37 -2.49 -2.58 -2.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Canadian Tire'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.


Canadian Tire Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Canadian Tire's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Canadian Tire 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 Canadian Tire 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 * 1.1198+0.528 * 0.9999+0.404 * 0.9742+0.892 * 0.9352+0.115 * 0.9614
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1222+4.679 * -0.035399-0.327 * 1.0371
=-2.64

* 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 C$7,769 Mil.
Revenue was 4443 + 4250.5 + 4255.8 + 3707.2 = C$16,657 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1536.8 + 1436.5 + 1448.4 + 1281.9 = C$5,704 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$11,293 Mil.
Total Assets was C$21,978 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$7,153 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$802 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$3,676 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$6,389 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$6,390 Mil.
Net Income was 172.5 + -66.4 + 99.4 + 7.8 = C$213 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.2 + -201.2 + -79 + -79 = C$-362 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 869.9 + -28.5 + 823.4 + -311.1 = C$1,354 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$7,419 Mil.
Revenue was 5340.4 + 4228.8 + 4404 + 3837.4 = C$17,811 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2018.4 + 1385.3 + 1382.8 + 1311.4 = C$6,098 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$11,530 Mil.
Total Assets was C$22,102 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$6,926 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$744 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$3,503 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$7,147 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$5,244 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)
=(7768.8 / 16656.5) / (7418.5 / 17810.6)
=0.466413 / 0.416522
=1.1198

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)
=(6097.9 / 17810.6) / (5703.6 / 16656.5)
=0.342375 / 0.342425
=0.9999

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 - (11293.1 + 7153.3) / 21978.3) / (1 - (11530.4 + 6926.1) / 22102.3)
=0.160699 / 0.164951
=0.9742

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
=16656.5 / 17810.6
=0.9352

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))
=(743.5 / (743.5 + 6926.1)) / (802.2 / (802.2 + 7153.3))
=0.096941 / 0.100836
=0.9614

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)
=(3675.7 / 16656.5) / (3502.5 / 17810.6)
=0.220677 / 0.196653
=1.1222

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)
=((6390 + 6389) / 21978.3) / ((5243.9 + 7147) / 22102.3)
=0.581437 / 0.560616
=1.0371

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
=(213.3 - -362.4 - 1353.7) / 21978.3
=-0.035399

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.

Canadian Tire has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Canadian Tire (TSX:CTC) Business Description

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Address
2180 Yonge Street, P.O. Box 770, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4P 2V8
Canadian Tire sells home goods, sporting equipment, apparel, footwear, automotive parts and accessories, and vehicle fuel through a roughly 1,700-store network of company, dealer, and franchisee-operated locations across Canada. Aside from the namesake banner, stores operate primarily under the Mark's, SportChek, Party City, Atmosphere, and PartSource monikers. Additionally, the company owns Helly Hansen, a Norwegian sportswear and workwear brand, and also operates and holds majority ownership of a financing arm (Canadian Tire Financial Services; 20% owned by Scotiabank) and a REIT (CT REIT; Canadian Tire owns about 70%).

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