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Dunkin' Brands Group (Dunkin' Brands Group) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Dunkin' Brands Group 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.

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

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dunkin' Brands Group was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Dunkin' Brands Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dunkin' Brands Group'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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Dunkin' Brands Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Dunkin' Brands Group Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.77 -2.74 -2.08 -2.45 -2.40

Dunkin' Brands Group Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 -2.37 -2.40 -2.43 -2.28 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of Dunkin' Brands Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Restaurants subindustry, Dunkin' Brands Group'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.


Dunkin' Brands Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

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



Dunkin' Brands Group 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 Dunkin' Brands Group 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 * 1.2454+0.528 * 0.9983+0.404 * 0.9785+0.892 * 0.9661+0.115 * 0.8889
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0175+4.679 * -0.020765-0.327 * 0.9842
=-2.40

* 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 (Sep20) TTM:Last Year (Sep19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $143 Mil.
Revenue was 361.543 + 287.376 + 323.144 + 335.917 = $1,308 Mil.
Gross Profit was 342.267 + 269.39 + 304.996 + 319.87 = $1,237 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $913 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,889 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $565 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $46 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $800 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $564 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,350 Mil.
Net Income was 73.968 + 36.45 + 52.113 + 57.714 = $220 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 7.313 + 4.011 + 2.922 + 4.076 = $18 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 131.002 + 48.976 + -37.255 + 139.955 = $283 Mil.
Total Receivables was $119 Mil.
Revenue was 355.882 + 359.337 + 319.091 + 319.624 = $1,354 Mil.
Gross Profit was 334.816 + 337.319 + 302.451 + 303.168 = $1,278 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $799 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,802 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $594 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $43 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $814 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $493 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,395 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)
=(142.844 / 1307.98) / (118.726 / 1353.934)
=0.10921 / 0.08769
=1.2454

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)
=(1277.754 / 1353.934) / (1236.523 / 1307.98)
=0.943734 / 0.945368
=0.9983

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 - (912.532 + 565.464) / 3889.004) / (1 - (799.049 + 594.18) / 3802.181)
=0.619955 / 0.633571
=0.9785

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
=1307.98 / 1353.934
=0.9661

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))
=(42.873 / (42.873 + 594.18)) / (46.318 / (46.318 + 565.464))
=0.067299 / 0.07571
=0.8889

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)
=(799.967 / 1307.98) / (813.8 / 1353.934)
=0.611605 / 0.601063
=1.0175

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)
=((3349.559 + 564.378) / 3889.004) / ((3395.456 + 492.528) / 3802.181)
=1.006411 / 1.022567
=0.9842

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
=(220.245 - 18.322 - 282.678) / 3889.004
=-0.020765

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.

Dunkin' Brands Group has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dunkin' Brands Group (Dunkin' Brands Group) Business Description

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Address
130 Royall Street, Canton, MA, USA, 02021
Dunkin' Brands, through Dunkin' Donuts (83% of system sales) and Baskin-Robbins (17%), generates revenue through franchise royalties and rent payments, sales of ice cream products to franchisees, and sales at company-owned stores. Based on systemwide sales of $12.2 billion in 2019, Dunkin' is the second-largest global beverage and snack chain behind Starbucks. There are more than 13,100 Dunkin' Donuts (9,600 U.S. and 3,500 international) and almost 8,000 Baskin-Robbins locations worldwide (2,500 U.S. and 5,500 international). In October 2020, the company agreed to a $11.3 billion buyout by Roark Capital-backed Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's, Sonic, Buffalo Wild Wings, Jimmy John's and others.
Executives
Carl Sparks director 4315 NORTHAVEN ROAD, DALLAS TX 75229
Mark E Nunnelly director BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Anthony Dinovi director C/O THOMAS H LEE PARTNERS LP, 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02110
Irene Chang Britt director CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Ralph Alvarez director ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Karen Raskopf officer: Chief Comm & Sust Officer 130 ROYALL STREET CANTON MA 02021
John Varughese officer: SVP, International C/O DUNKIN BRANDS, INC. 131 ROYALL STREET CANTON MA 02021
Philip Auerbach officer: Chief Digital & Strategy Offcr C/O LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HOLDING, INC., 96 MORTON STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Nigel Travis director C/O BLOCKBUSTER INC, 1201 ELM ST #2100, DALLAS TX 75270
Michael F Hines director
Roland Smith director 2951 28TH STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
John L. Clare officer: CIO and Chief Strategy Officer C/O DUNKIN BRANDS, INC. 130 ROYALL STREET CANTON MA 02021
Richard J Emmett officer: Chief Legal Officer 2002 PAPA JOHNS BOVD, PO BOX 999000, LLOUISVILLE KY 40269-0900
Sandra Horbach director C/O FORSTMANN LITTLE & CO, 767 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10153
William M Mitchell officer: President, International P.O. BOX 99900, LOUISVILLE KY 40269

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