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RiceBran Technologies (RiceBran Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -10.99 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is RiceBran 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -10.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RIBT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.99   Med: -3.46   Max: 9.94
Current: -10.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of RiceBran Technologies was 9.94. The lowest was -10.99. And the median was -3.46.


RiceBran Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for RiceBran 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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RiceBran Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

RiceBran Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.82 -3.46 -6.96 3.76 -10.99

RiceBran Technologies 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 3.76 -4.22 -8.32 -9.95 -10.99

Competitive Comparison of RiceBran Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, RiceBran 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.


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

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

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



RiceBran 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 RiceBran 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 * 0.913+0.528 * 0.3012+0.404 * 0.0774+0.892 * 0.8353+0.115 * 0.7236
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3014+4.679 * -1.459451-0.327 * 2.9166
=-10.99

* 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 $2.82 Mil.
Revenue was 5.679 + 4.857 + 6.269 + 9.269 = $26.07 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.103 + -0.48 + 0.024 + -0.282 = $-0.64 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.81 Mil.
Total Assets was $9.32 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.24 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.04 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.96 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.36 Mil.
Net Income was -3.419 + -1.782 + -10.331 + -2.028 = $-17.56 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.732 + 0.072 + -0.045 + 0.168 = $-1.54 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.425 + 0.563 + -1.494 + -0.062 = $-2.42 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.70 Mil.
Revenue was 7.438 + 6.637 + 6.581 + 10.559 = $31.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.22 + -0.562 + -0.389 + 0.502 = $-0.23 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11.07 Mil.
Total Assets was $27.43 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.72 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.28 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.16 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)
=(2.824 / 26.074) / (3.703 / 31.215)
=0.108307 / 0.118629
=0.913

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)
=(-0.229 / 31.215) / (-0.635 / 26.074)
=-0.007336 / -0.024354
=0.3012

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 - (4.814 + 4.238) / 9.322) / (1 - (11.068 + 6.097) / 27.433)
=0.028964 / 0.374294
=0.0774

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
=26.074 / 31.215
=0.8353

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))
=(1.013 / (1.013 + 6.097)) / (1.039 / (1.039 + 4.238))
=0.142475 / 0.196892
=0.7236

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)
=(6.217 / 26.074) / (5.719 / 31.215)
=0.238437 / 0.183213
=1.3014

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)
=((3.362 + 8.96) / 9.322) / ((1.156 + 11.277) / 27.433)
=1.321819 / 0.453213
=2.9166

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
=(-17.56 - -1.537 - -2.418) / 9.322
=-1.459451

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.

RiceBran Technologies has a M-score of -10.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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RiceBran Technologies (RiceBran Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
25420 Kuykendahl Road, Suite B300, Tomball, TX, USA, 77375
RiceBran Technologies is a specialty ingredient company focused on the development, production, and marketing of products derived from traditional and ancient small grains. The company has proprietary and patented intellectual property that allows to convert rice bran, into a number of highly nutritious food, animal nutrition, and specialty ingredient products. Its existing and target customers are food and animal nutrition manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, both domestically and internationally.
Executives
Eric Tompkins director, officer: Executive Chairman 25420 KUYKENDAHL ROAD, SUITE B300, TOMBALL TX 77375
William J Keneally officer: Interim CFO 28601 CHAGRIN BLVD., CLEVELAND OH 44122
Continental Grain Co 10 percent owner 767 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10153
Jean Heggie director 25 ALGONQUIN WOOD PLACE, SAINT LOUIS MO 63122
William Black director 3828 BOUQUET RD, WILDWOOD MO 63069
David I. Chemerow director PLAYBOY ENT., INC. - H. SHAPIRO, 680 N LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60611
Todd T Mitchell officer: Executive Vice President 299 S. MAIN STREET, STE.2370, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Brent David Rosenthal director C/O WR HUFF ASSET MANAGEMENT, 67 PARK PLACE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Ari David Gendason director 1330 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 250, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Peter Bradley director 777 E. WISCONSIN AVE., MILWAUKEE WI 53202
David Goldman director 1330 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 250, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Beth L Bronner director 2928 RAMCO STREET, SUITE 120, C/O RICEBRAN TECHNOLOGIES, WEST SACRAMENTO CA 95691
Brent Robert Rystrom officer: CFO and EVP 1330 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 250, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Baruch Halpern director C/O ION NETWORKS INC, 120 CORPORATE BLVD, S PLAINFIELD NJ 07080
Henk Hoogenkamp director 1330 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 250, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380