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Cannae Holdings (Cannae Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 10.64 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Cannae Holdings 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 10.64 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

CNNE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.46   Med: -2.62   Max: 10.64
Current: 10.64

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cannae Holdings was 10.64. The lowest was -4.46. And the median was -2.62.


Cannae Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cannae Holdings'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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Cannae Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Cannae Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -4.46 -4.03 -2.94 -2.62 10.64

Cannae Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.62 - - - 10.64

Competitive Comparison of Cannae Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Restaurants subindustry, Cannae Holdings'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.


Cannae Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cannae Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cannae Holdings 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 Cannae Holdings 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 * 15.8934+0.528 * 0.6247+0.404 * 1.0438+0.892 * 0.8609+0.115 * 0.9721
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.052741-0.327 * 1.0688
=10.64

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $26.0 Mil.
Revenue was $570.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was $43.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $177.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,686.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $202.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $38.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $107.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $257.8 Mil.
Net Income was $-313.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-83.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-87.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.9 Mil.
Revenue was $662.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was $31.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $310.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,125.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $243.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $44.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $122.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $274.9 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)
=(26 / 570) / (1.9 / 662.1)
=0.045614 / 0.00287
=15.8934

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)
=(31.2 / 662.1) / (43 / 570)
=0.047123 / 0.075439
=0.6247

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 - (177.3 + 202.2) / 2686.7) / (1 - (310.6 + 243.5) / 3125.5)
=0.858749 / 0.822716
=1.0438

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
=570 / 662.1
=0.8609

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))
=(44.6 / (44.6 + 243.5)) / (38.3 / (38.3 + 202.2))
=0.154807 / 0.159252
=0.9721

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 / 570) / (0 / 662.1)
=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)
=((257.8 + 107.5) / 2686.7) / ((274.9 + 122.7) / 3125.5)
=0.135966 / 0.127212
=1.0688

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
=(-313.4 - -83.9 - -87.8) / 2686.7
=-0.052741

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.

Cannae Holdings has a M-score of 10.64 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Cannae Holdings (Cannae Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1701 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89134
Cannae Holdings Inc is a holding company that manages and operates a group of companies and investments. The company's reportable segments are Restaurant Group, Dun & Bradstreet, Sightline, Paysafe, Alight, Corporate and Other Affiliate Elimination.
Executives
Richard N Massey director 900 S. SHACKLEFORD ROAD, SUITE 401, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Curley Charles R Jr. officer: EVP, General Counsel 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Ryan R. Caswell officer: President 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 89134
Peter T Sadowski officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Barry B Moullet director 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 89134
Bryan D. Coy officer: Chief Financial Officer 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 89134
David Aung director 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Frank R Martire director CANNAE HOLDING, INC., 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 89134
Michael L Gravelle officer: EVP, Corp. Sect'y & Genl. Coun 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Brent B Bickett officer: President FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Richard L. Cox officer: Executive Vice President 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Frank P Willey director 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 18934
Erika Meinhardt director 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 89134
Hugh R Harris director 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 89134
Mark David Linehan director 5330 DEBBIE ROAD, SUITE 100, SANTA BARBARA CA 93111