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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (FRA:CAI) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:CAI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.83
Current: -2.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was -1.83. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.44.


Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 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 Imperial Bank of Commerce 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 * 1.0003+0.892 * 1.0208+0.115 * 0.9936
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9717+4.679 * 0.001004-0.327 * 0.9245
=-2.43

* 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 (Apr24) TTM:Last Year (Apr23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €0 Mil.
Revenue was 4184.253 + 4243.604 + 4039.53 + 4000.975 = €16,468 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4184.253 + 4243.604 + 4039.53 + 4000.975 = €16,468 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0 Mil.
Total Assets was €682,784 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,219 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €787 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €5,523 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €78,189 Mil.
Net Income was 1185.277 + 1173.574 + 1018.688 + 971.675 = €4,349 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2346.699 + -2599.507 + 8360.839 + -4444.387 = €3,664 Mil.
Total Receivables was €0 Mil.
Revenue was 3831.563 + 4102.089 + 3986.149 + 4213.617 = €16,133 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3831.563 + 4102.089 + 3986.149 + 4213.617 = €16,133 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0 Mil.
Total Assets was €632,556 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,237 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €786 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €5,569 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €78,352 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 / 16468.362) / (0 / 16133.418)
=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)
=(16133.418 / 16133.418) / (16468.362 / 16468.362)
=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 + 2219.242) / 682783.718) / (1 - (0 + 2236.713) / 632555.598)
=0.99675 / 0.996464
=1.0003

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
=16468.362 / 16133.418
=1.0208

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))
=(785.953 / (785.953 + 2236.713)) / (786.643 / (786.643 + 2219.242))
=0.26002 / 0.261701
=0.9936

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)
=(5523.498 / 16468.362) / (5568.99 / 16133.418)
=0.335401 / 0.345184
=0.9717

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)
=((78189.443 + 0) / 682783.718) / ((78351.919 + 0) / 632555.598)
=0.114516 / 0.123866
=0.9245

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
=(4349.214 - 0 - 3663.644) / 682783.718
=0.001004

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 Imperial Bank of Commerce has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (FRA:CAI) Business Description

Address
81 Bay Street, CIBC Square, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 0E7
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is Canada's fifth-largest bank and operates three business segments: retail and business banking, wealth management, and capital markets. It serves approximately 11 million personal banking and business customers, primarily in Canada.