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Future Farm Technologies (Future Farm Technologies) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Future Farm Technologies 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 Future Farm Technologies's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Future Farm Technologies was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Future Farm Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Future Farm Technologies'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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Future Farm Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Future Farm Technologies Annual Data
Trend Feb10 Feb11 Feb12 Feb13 Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19
Beneish M-Score
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Future Farm Technologies Quarterly Data
Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18 Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19
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 22.94 -1.23 -5.88 -5.51 -7.55

Competitive Comparison of Future Farm Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, Future Farm Technologies'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.


Future Farm Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Future Farm Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Future Farm Technologies 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 Future Farm Technologies 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 * 0.1994+0.528 * 0.9215+0.404 * 0.2792+0.892 * 0.9931+0.115 * 0.5804
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.349+4.679 * -0.816434-0.327 * 1.6981
=-7.54

* 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 (Nov19) TTM:Last Year (Nov18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.10 Mil.
Revenue was 0.694 + 0.193 + 1.533 + 0.311 = $2.73 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.079 + 0.759 + -0.369 + 0.585 = $1.05 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.73 Mil.
Total Assets was $5.72 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.20 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.37 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4.60 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.34 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.13 Mil.
Net Income was -1.515 + -1.629 + -3.183 + -1.919 = $-8.25 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.199 + -0.747 + -1.16 + 0.432 = $-1.67 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.072 + -0.622 + -0.3 + -1.052 = $-1.90 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.50 Mil.
Revenue was 0.796 + 0.594 + 1.014 + 0.346 = $2.75 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.092 + 0.62 + 0.07 + 0.196 = $0.98 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.15 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $13.27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.63 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.13 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)
=(0.098 / 2.731) / (0.495 / 2.75)
=0.035884 / 0.18
=0.1994

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)
=(0.978 / 2.75) / (1.054 / 2.731)
=0.355636 / 0.385939
=0.9215

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 - (1.73 + 3.201) / 5.72) / (1 - (2.002 + 3.133) / 10.149)
=0.137937 / 0.494039
=0.2792

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
=2.731 / 2.75
=0.9931

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))
=(0.202 / (0.202 + 3.133)) / (0.373 / (0.373 + 3.201))
=0.06057 / 0.104365
=0.5804

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)
=(4.601 / 2.731) / (13.274 / 2.75)
=1.684731 / 4.826909
=0.349

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)
=((0.126 + 6.338) / 5.72) / ((0.129 + 6.625) / 10.149)
=1.13007 / 0.665484
=1.6981

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
=(-8.246 - -1.674 - -1.902) / 5.72
=-0.816434

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.

Future Farm Technologies has a M-score of -7.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Future Farm Technologies (Future Farm Technologies) Business Description

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Address
543 Granville Street, Suite 501, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 1X8
Future Farm Technologies Inc is an indoor plant growth technology company. It operates through the following segments: Indoor plant growth technology specializing in LED lighting and vertical farming solutions; and the operation of an ornamental plant greenhouse. The firm generates majority revenue from Nursery plants.
Executives
Michael C Withrow director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO SUITE 1040 - 885 WEST GEORGIA STREET VANCOUVER A1 V6C 3E8
Brayden R Sutton director 44486 MONTE VISTA DRIVE CHILLIWACK A1 V2R 5T2