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Imprimerie Chirat (XPAR:MLIMP) Beneish M-Score : -2.36 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Imprimerie Chirat 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 -2.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XPAR:MLIMP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.5   Med: -2.01   Max: 44.9
Current: -2.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Imprimerie Chirat was 44.90. The lowest was -2.50. And the median was -2.01.


Imprimerie Chirat Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Imprimerie Chirat'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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Imprimerie Chirat Beneish M-Score Chart

Imprimerie Chirat Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.47 44.90 -2.50 -1.84 -2.36

Imprimerie Chirat Semi-Annual Data
Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
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 -2.47 44.90 -2.50 -1.84 -2.36

Competitive Comparison of Imprimerie Chirat's Beneish M-Score

For the Publishing subindustry, Imprimerie Chirat'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.


Imprimerie Chirat's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Imprimerie Chirat 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 Imprimerie Chirat 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 * 0.7758+0.528 * 1.0878+0.404 * 0.9949+0.892 * 1.0159+0.115 * 1.5023
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.041739-0.327 * 0.9576
=-2.36

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €5.10 Mil.
Revenue was €23.27 Mil.
Gross Profit was €9.08 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €10.07 Mil.
Total Assets was €17.92 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €7.68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.08 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5.23 Mil.
Net Income was €0.75 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €0.00 Mil.
Total Receivables was €6.48 Mil.
Revenue was €22.91 Mil.
Gross Profit was €9.72 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €12.80 Mil.
Total Assets was €17.10 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €4.14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5.83 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4.10 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)
=(5.104 / 23.274) / (6.476 / 22.909)
=0.219301 / 0.282684
=0.7758

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)
=(9.719 / 22.909) / (9.077 / 23.274)
=0.424244 / 0.390006
=1.0878

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 - (10.072 + 7.677) / 17.921) / (1 - (12.796 + 4.142) / 17.103)
=0.009598 / 0.009647
=0.9949

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
=23.274 / 22.909
=1.0159

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))
=(1.946 / (1.946 + 4.142)) / (2.075 / (2.075 + 7.677))
=0.319645 / 0.212777
=1.5023

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)
=(0 / 23.274) / (0 / 22.909)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((5.234 + 4.726) / 17.921) / ((4.101 + 5.825) / 17.103)
=0.555773 / 0.580366
=0.9576

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
=(0.748 - 0 - 0) / 17.921
=0.041739

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.

Imprimerie Chirat has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Imprimerie Chirat (XPAR:MLIMP) Business Description

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Address
744 rue de Sainte Colombe, Saint-Just-la-Pendue, FRA, 42540
Imprimerie Chirat SA specializes in printing and publishing of books, magazines, catalogs, and directories. It handles computer-assisted publication, laser burning, offset printing, folding, assembling and binding print materials, packaging and covering.

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