McDonald's Corporation (MCD)

89.92 -0.98  -1.08%  May 30, 11:01AM Go Pro
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McDonald's Corporation Beneish M-Score: -2.602

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MCD Beneish M-Score Rankings

Overall 49th percentile 1897 of 3770
Sector 46th percentile 416 of 782 in Services
Industry 40th percentile 28 of 47 in Restaurants

MCD Beneish M-Score Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum -2.921 Dec 2008
Maximum -2.508 Dec 2009
Average -2.653

About Beneish M Score

The Beneish M Score helps to uncover companies who are likely to be manipulating their reported earnings. Companies with a higher score are more likely to be manipulators. This is a probabilistic model, so it will not detect manipulators with 100% accuracy.

The best cut-off point depends on the costs mistakenly classifying in one of two ways:

1) Classifying firm that is manipulating earnings as a non-manipulator (Type I error), and
2) Classifying a firm as a manipulator when it actually was not manipulating (Type II Error).

Here are optimal cut-offs according to Beneish, presented as the score followed by the cost of Type I error relative to cost of Type II error):

M Score HTML Table:

ScoreRelative Error Costs
(Type I:Type II)
M Score > -1.49 (10:1)
M Score > -1.78 (20:1)
M Score > -1.89 (40+:1)


Beneish excluded financial institutions from his sample when calculating the M-Score, so extreme care should be taken when looking at M-Scores of financial firms - their business models are different from the manufacturing and other service firms that Beneish used in his study.

If you want more details, here is the original Beneish M Score Paper, or you can learn about our calculation by clicking "Learn More" below.

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MCD News

The Case for Municipal Bonds
May 30, 10:34AM Fool
Still a Bear Market http://stks.co/41w8 $KFT $MCD $MRK $MSFT $PFE $KO
about an hour ago by LouisEbner
Dunkin' Brands Edges into Asia
May 30, 8:12AM Benzinga
Measuring Dividend Safety
May 29, 4:40PM Seeking Alpha
@RJR I love Italian food and would never skip a great Italian meal in Italy BUT $MCD is comforting (and quick!) :)
about 19 hours ago by a99kitten
Selling to emerging markets
May 29, 3:33PM Money
Investors: Take Europe in Stride
May 29, 2:58PM Fool
$MCD down on news that Zuck visits restaurant $FB. Contagion
about 20 hours ago by Vegastrader
Big Bond Issue for a Buyout
May 29, 1:37PM Fool
Buy, Sell, or Hold Arcos Dorados
May 29, 9:53AM Fool
$MCD http://stks.co/40dn Setup short. Notes on chart.
about a day ago by spectre009
Mixed and Confused About the Markets
May 28, 7:00AM Investor Place
Can Arcos Dorados Turn It Around?
May 25, 4:58PM Fool
High priced names in the Dow skewing that today. $IBM $CVX $CAT $MCD $XOM $UTX $BA
about 5 days ago by mytfine
Call Me, Shia!
May 25, 12:30PM Fool
Skip the Tip at Noodles & Co.
May 25, 10:19AM Fox Business
$MCD http://stks.co/3yjm 89 is a solid support area, but while it's under the 200 ma, wouldn't touch it @mokalus
about 6 days ago by investorentrypoint
$MCD uhmmmm my crystal ball says to wait around 85$. Monthly chart is fat...I think it will go between averages for a slower long term pb.
about 6 days ago by spectre009
The No. 1 Threat to the Dow
May 24, 11:31AM Fool
$MCD $YUM add
about 6 days ago by Partridge
What to Expect From the Dow Today
May 24, 8:40AM Fool
Is it a good time to get in on some $MCD ?
about 7 days ago by ILoveAPPLs
Attempting to play "ketchup" to $YUM and $MCD in Asia, Burger King sells truffle burgers in Hong Kong http://stks.co/3wuG
about 7 days ago by wsmco
Which Burgers Are Worth Buying?
May 23, 7:30AM Investor Place
How to Generate $1000 Per Month in Dividends
May 23, 4:00AM Investor Place
$MCD $F $BHI $FCX nice long setups for the patient investor (not trades)
about 8 days ago by gcoundou
@CharlesSizemore re. Latin American wealth $ARCO $MCD, what do you think of $MELI?
about 8 days ago by GasparOP
My fast food trio of $YUM $MCD and $SBUX is holding up well
about 8 days ago by crayongoblin
$MCD get back on before this goes back towards $100
about 8 days ago by crayongoblin
Emerging Market Oreos
May 21, 10:50PM Fool
$MCD FB is dead.Long live mcd.
about 9 days ago by pnavy
5 Beverages Diners Are Drinking Up
May 21, 4:09PM Investor Place
Profiting from the new Latin American middle class. http://stks.co/3v6o $ARCO $MCD
about 9 days ago by CharlesSizemore
Dow Dividend Checkup: McDonald's
May 21, 10:15AM Fool
Arcos Dorados: Feast On It
May 21, 9:23AM Investor Place
$MCD come on boys and girls. FB worh more than mcdonalds? LOL. Its a scam. MCD look busy every one I drive buy so screw wally and buy.
about 10 days ago by phillipnavy
@james15 $RIMM $YUM both trending down. But so it everything! $YUM $MCD $DPZ sentiment all +ve, $RIMM put is safer. Both OK shortterm ie 1m
about 10 days ago by adatherton
$MCD - Next support at $88.13. 84ish below that. http://chart.ly/cksmklc
about 11 days ago by AffluenzaVirus
Wall Street Goes on Sale
May 18, 4:37PM Fox Business
At its current valuation $FB is larger than these companies $MCD $RIO $VALE $CSCO $SLB $V $BTI $SNY $SI $C - Really unbelievable IMO
about 12 days ago by sld1986
$mcd
about 12 days ago by vrozen
$MCD $KMB $JCI $BEN $PPG Blue-Chip Dividend Growth Stocks Today’s Strong Option For Retirement Portfolios - Part 1 http://stks.co/3tYS
about 12 days ago by FASTgraphs
Other than the $FB IPO, the market should be down.. I am deep red but like my profile..$F, $RIMM (LONG), $MCD(short, working well), $TZA
about 12 days ago by David_Jones
selling $AAPL to buy $FB is like working extra shifts @ $MCD to pay for that $AGN botox treat. And U sez the stk god has no humor!
about 12 days ago by wboscoho
$MCD http://stks.co/3tBM Eyes on McDonald's.. Key level @90$, maybe rebound to 94$, but bearish....
about 12 days ago by rafitax

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