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Commercial Credit and Finance (COL:COCR.N0000) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of May. 30, 2024)


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What is Commercial Credit and Finance 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 -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COL:COCR.N0000' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.47   Max: -1.45
Current: -2.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Commercial Credit and Finance was -1.45. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.47.


Commercial Credit and Finance 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 Commercial Credit and Finance 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9892+0.892 * 0.9893+0.115 * 2.0462
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.064+4.679 * -0.069191-0.327 * 0.7834
=-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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was රු0 Mil.
Revenue was රු14,249 Mil.
Gross Profit was රු14,249 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු0 Mil.
Total Assets was රු102,193 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු6,844 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු321 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු2,656 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු17,872 Mil.
Net Income was රු2,616 Mil.
Gross Profit was රු0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was රු9,687 Mil.
Total Receivables was රු0 Mil.
Revenue was රු14,403 Mil.
Gross Profit was රු14,403 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු0 Mil.
Total Assets was රු93,630 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු5,312 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු537 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු2,524 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු20,902 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)
=(0 / 14248.934) / (0 / 14403.039)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(14403.039 / 14403.039) / (14248.934 / 14248.934)
=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 + 6843.624) / 102193.112) / (1 - (0 + 5312.288) / 93630.228)
=0.933032 / 0.943263
=0.9892

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
=14248.934 / 14403.039
=0.9893

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))
=(536.566 / (536.566 + 5312.288)) / (321.226 / (321.226 + 6843.624))
=0.091739 / 0.044834
=2.0462

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)
=(2656.415 / 14248.934) / (2523.507 / 14403.039)
=0.186429 / 0.175207
=1.064

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)
=((17872.363 + 0) / 102193.112) / ((20902.34 + 0) / 93630.228)
=0.174888 / 0.223244
=0.7834

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
=(2616.271 - 0 - 9687.073) / 102193.112
=-0.069191

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.

Commercial Credit and Finance has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Commercial Credit and Finance (COL:COCR.N0000) Business Description

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Number 106, Yatinuwara Veediya, Kandy, LKA
Commercial Credit and Finance PLC provides financial services to its customers. The company's services include acceptance of deposits, granting lease facilities, hire purchase, personal loans, microloans, pawning and other credit facilities, real estate development, and related services. Its products consist of fixed deposits, fixed savers, leasing and hire purchases, gold loans, term loans, educational loans, short-term loans, microfinance, investment advice, and factoring. Its segments consist of Finance Lease, Hire Purchase, Microfinance and SME Loans, Gold Loan, Term Loan, Revolving Loans, and Investments. The majority of the revenue is received from the Hire Purchase segment.