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Citizens Community Bancorp (Citizens Community Bancorp) Beneish M-Score : -2.35 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Citizens Community Bancorp 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 -2.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CZWI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.64   Med: -2.34   Max: -1.96
Current: -2.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Citizens Community Bancorp was -1.96. The lowest was -2.64. And the median was -2.34.


Citizens Community Bancorp 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 Citizens Community Bancorp 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 * 1.1748+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0009+0.892 * 0.8712+0.115 * 0.971
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1011+4.679 * -3.5E-5-0.327 * 0.671
=-2.35

* 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 $5.41 Mil.
Revenue was 14.227 + 14.586 + 14.608 + 15.116 = $58.54 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.227 + 14.586 + 14.608 + 15.116 = $58.54 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $42.55 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,851.39 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $18.37 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.74 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $22.65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $147.00 Mil.
Net Income was 3.693 + 2.498 + 3.206 + 3.662 = $13.06 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.952 + 4.82 + 2.532 + 1.82 = $13.12 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5.29 Mil.
Revenue was 17.729 + 16.937 + 16.641 + 15.887 = $67.19 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17.729 + 16.937 + 16.641 + 15.887 = $67.19 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $40.90 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,816.39 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.49 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.03 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $23.62 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $214.94 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)
=(5.409 / 58.537) / (5.285 / 67.194)
=0.092403 / 0.078653
=1.1748

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)
=(67.194 / 67.194) / (58.537 / 58.537)
=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 - (42.547 + 18.373) / 1851.391) / (1 - (40.897 + 20.493) / 1816.386)
=0.967095 / 0.966202
=1.0009

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
=58.537 / 67.194
=0.8712

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))
=(4.028 / (4.028 + 20.493)) / (3.741 / (3.741 + 18.373))
=0.164267 / 0.169169
=0.971

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)
=(22.652 / 58.537) / (23.615 / 67.194)
=0.386969 / 0.351445
=1.1011

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)
=((146.995 + 0) / 1851.391) / ((214.939 + 0) / 1816.386)
=0.079397 / 0.118333
=0.671

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
=(13.059 - 0 - 13.124) / 1851.391
=-3.5E-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.

Citizens Community Bancorp has a M-score of -2.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Citizens Community Bancorp (Citizens Community Bancorp) Business Description

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Address
2174 EastRidge Center, Eau Claire, WI, USA, 54701
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company that offers traditional community banking services to businesses, Agricultural operators, and consumers, including one-to-four-family residential mortgages. it also offers a variety of loan products including commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial (C&I) loans, agricultural real estate loans, agricultural operating loans, residential mortgages, home equity lines-of-credit, and consumer loans and offers deposit products through its branches, including demand deposits, various savings and money-market accounts and certificates of deposit. The company's sources of funds are deposits; amortization, prepayments, and maturities of outstanding loans; other short- term investments; and funds provided from operations.
Executives
Stephen M Bianchi officer: CEO and President 225 S. MAIN AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS SD 57104
Kristina M Bourget director 1703 PINE PARK DRIVE, EAU CLAIRE WI 54701
Kathleen Skarvan other: Director of Subsidiary 40 WEST HIGHLAND PARK DR NE, HUTCHINSON MN 55350
James S Broucek officer: Chief Financial Officer
Timothy L Olson director 2727 PINE VIEW ROAD, EAU CLAIRE WI 54703
James D Moll director 400 9TH AVE SW, WELLS MN 56097
Francis E Felber director 754 OAK ST, BARRON WI 54812
William Glen Bertrand other: Director of Subsidiary E3420 N PINECREEK ROAD, ELEVA WI 54738
Richard Mchugh director, other: Chairman C/O CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, 2174 EASTRIDGE CENTER, EAU CLAIRE WI 54701
Nicholas William Amundsen other: Director of Subsidiary S4443 RYGG ROAD, EAU CLAIRE WI 54701
Martin S. Friedman 10 percent owner 7901 JONES BRANCH DR. SUITE 210, MCLEAN VA 22102
James R Lang director 2194 EASTRIDGE CENTER, EAU CLAIRE WI 54701
Michael R Conner other: Director of Subsidiary 1124 CUMMINGS COURT, EAU CLAIRE WI 54701
Brian R Schilling director C/O CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, 2174 EASTRIDGE CENTER, EAU CLAIRE WI 54701
Michael L Swenson director 1414 WEST HAMILTON AVE., STE 3, EAU CLAIRE WI 54701