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Coffee Holding Co (Coffee Holding Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.98 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Coffee Holding Co 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JVA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.56   Med: -2.51   Max: -1.34
Current: -2.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Coffee Holding Co was -1.34. The lowest was -3.56. And the median was -2.51.


Coffee Holding Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coffee Holding Co'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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Coffee Holding Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Coffee Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.42 -3.21 -2.56 -2.01 -2.68

Coffee Holding Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.33 -2.28 -2.56 -2.68 -2.98

Competitive Comparison of Coffee Holding Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Coffee Holding Co'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.


Coffee Holding Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Coffee Holding Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Coffee Holding Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Coffee Holding Co 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 Coffee Holding Co 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 * 1.1154+0.528 * 0.7707+0.404 * 0.4188+0.892 * 1.0306+0.115 * 1.2387
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8984+4.679 * -0.078076-0.327 * 0.8738
=-2.98

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $9.73 Mil.
Revenue was 19.54 + 18.762 + 15.764 + 15.321 = $69.39 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.48 + 3.358 + 2.449 + 2.832 = $12.12 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29.65 Mil.
Total Assets was $37.58 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.03 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.75 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.64 Mil.
Net Income was 0.351 + 0.168 + -0.112 + -0.36 = $0.05 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.006 + 0.152 + 0.395 + -0.004 = $0.54 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.595 + -0.147 + -0.435 + -1.569 = $2.44 Mil.
Total Receivables was $8.47 Mil.
Revenue was 18.326 + 15.491 + 17.013 + 16.498 = $67.33 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.32 + 1.604 + 3.146 + 1.993 = $9.06 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29.74 Mil.
Total Assets was $40.85 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $13.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.17 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11.48 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)
=(9.733 / 69.387) / (8.467 / 67.328)
=0.140271 / 0.125757
=1.1154

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)
=(9.063 / 67.328) / (12.119 / 69.387)
=0.13461 / 0.174658
=0.7707

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 - (29.647 + 6.003) / 37.579) / (1 - (29.739 + 6.102) / 40.848)
=0.051332 / 0.122576
=0.4188

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
=69.387 / 67.328
=1.0306

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))
=(1.22 / (1.22 + 6.102)) / (0.933 / (0.933 + 6.003))
=0.166621 / 0.134516
=1.2387

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)
=(12.033 / 69.387) / (12.996 / 67.328)
=0.173419 / 0.193025
=0.8984

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)
=((2.64 + 10.746) / 37.579) / ((11.479 + 5.173) / 40.848)
=0.35621 / 0.407658
=0.8738

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
=(0.047 - 0.537 - 2.444) / 37.579
=-0.078076

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.

Coffee Holding Co has a M-score of -2.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Coffee Holding Co (Coffee Holding Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY, USA, 10314
Coffee Holding Co Inc is engaged in the business of wholesale coffee roasting and dealing. Its products include wholesale green coffee, private-label coffee, and branded coffee. The company sells its coffee products throughout the United States, Canada and certain countries in Asia.
Executives
John Rotelli director C/O COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC., 4401 FIRST AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY 11232
David Gordon director, officer: Executive VP, Secretary C/O COFFEE HOLDING CO INC, 4401 FIRST AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY 11237
Andrew Gordon director, officer: CEO and President C/O COFFEE HOLDING CO INC, 4401 FIRST AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY 11237
George F Thomas director C/O COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC., 3475 VICTORY BLVD., STATEN ISLAND NY 10314
Barry Knepper director C/O COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC., 4401 FIRST AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY 11232
Daniel Dwyer director C/O COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC., 4401 FIRST AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY 11232
Sal Reda director C/O COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC., 4401 FIRST AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY 11232
Gerard Decapua director 1171 BURNETT STREET, BROOKLYN NY 11242
Sterling A Gordon 10 percent owner C/O COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC., 4401 FIRST AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY 11232
Rachelle L Gordon 10 percent owner C/O COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC., 4401 FIRST AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY 11232
Robert M Williams director C/O COFFEE HOLDING CO. INC., 4401 FIRST AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY 11232