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Eurocash (WAR:EUR) Beneish M-Score : -3.07 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Eurocash 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 -3.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WAR:EUR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.87   Max: -2.49
Current: -3.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eurocash was -2.49. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.87.


Eurocash Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eurocash'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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Eurocash Beneish M-Score Chart

Eurocash Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.87 -2.87 -2.87 -2.77 -3.10

Eurocash 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 -2.80 -2.89 -2.81 -3.10 -3.07

Competitive Comparison of Eurocash's Beneish M-Score

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Eurocash'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.


Eurocash's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Eurocash 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 Eurocash 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 * 0.9361+0.528 * 1.0055+0.404 * 0.9553+0.892 * 1.018+0.115 * 0.9927
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9966+4.679 * -0.113794-0.327 * 1
=-3.07

* 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 zł1,487 Mil.
Revenue was 7624.804 + 7920.394 + 8570.165 + 8378.842 = zł32,494 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1008.046 + 1147.366 + 1148.456 + 1093.851 = zł4,398 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł3,535 Mil.
Total Assets was zł8,784 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł2,700 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł638 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł1,650 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł5,542 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł2,238 Mil.
Net Income was -86.8 + 82.547 + 29.962 + 38.338 = zł64 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = zł0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 43.941 + 357.787 + 355.546 + 306.344 = zł1,064 Mil.
Total Receivables was zł1,560 Mil.
Revenue was 7588.396 + 8222.659 + 8268.351 + 7838.764 = zł31,918 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1019.563 + 1151.284 + 1114.58 + 1058.116 = zł4,344 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł3,391 Mil.
Total Assets was zł8,539 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł2,555 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł599 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł1,626 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł5,759 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł1,804 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)
=(1486.568 / 32494.205) / (1559.881 / 31918.17)
=0.045749 / 0.048871
=0.9361

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)
=(4343.543 / 31918.17) / (4397.719 / 32494.205)
=0.136084 / 0.135339
=1.0055

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 - (3535.246 + 2700.148) / 8784.025) / (1 - (3390.871 + 2554.829) / 8539.168)
=0.290144 / 0.303714
=0.9553

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
=32494.205 / 31918.17
=1.018

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))
=(598.538 / (598.538 + 2554.829)) / (638.345 / (638.345 + 2700.148))
=0.189809 / 0.191208
=0.9927

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)
=(1649.631 / 32494.205) / (1625.889 / 31918.17)
=0.050767 / 0.050939
=0.9966

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)
=((2238.281 + 5541.64) / 8784.025) / ((1804.178 + 5759.15) / 8539.168)
=0.88569 / 0.885722
=1

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
=(64.047 - 0 - 1063.618) / 8784.025
=-0.113794

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.

Eurocash has a M-score of -3.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eurocash (WAR:EUR) Business Description

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Address
Ul. Wisniowa 11, Komorniki, POL, 62-052
Eurocash SA is a Poland-based company that is principally engaged in distributing fast-moving consumer goods, including food, beverages, household chemicals, tobacco, and other products. The company is mainly involved in wholesale distribution to a broad range of customers, such as small supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants, hotels and others. The company operates through three core business formats: cash and carry, a nationwide network of discount type warehouses under the brand Eurocash Cash and Carry; franchise systems, which operate under the brand of Delikatesy Centrum; and a distribution business, including Eurocash Distribution, Eurocash Gastronomia (Food Services), Eurocash Alcohols, and Eurocash Servis. The company operates throughout Poland.

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