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Empire Co (Empire Co) Beneish M-Score

: -3.01 (As of Today)
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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 -3.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EMLAF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.82   Max: -2.28
Current: -3.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Empire Co was -2.28. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.82.


Empire Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empire 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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Empire Co Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.71 -2.97 -2.81 -2.89 -2.54

Empire 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 -2.57 -2.54 -2.76 -2.95 -3.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Empire 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.


Empire Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Empire Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Empire 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 Empire 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 * 0.9573+0.528 * 0.971+0.404 * 0.9825+0.892 * 0.9717+0.115 * 0.9842
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.039+4.679 * -0.092778-0.327 * 0.9891
=-3.01

* 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 $601 Mil.
Revenue was 5583.253 + 5652.859 + 6112.709 + 5494.215 = $22,843 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1480.519 + 1461.129 + 1570.282 + 1452.833 = $5,965 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,190 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,298 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,223 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $800 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5,162 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,746 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,903 Mil.
Net Income was 99.978 + 132.074 + 197.563 + 135.642 = $565 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 18.252 + 43.247 + 93.634 + 43.236 = $198 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 498.249 + 190.198 + 445.235 + 374.221 = $1,508 Mil.
Total Receivables was $646 Mil.
Revenue was 5579.869 + 5583.169 + 6136.054 + 6209.059 = $23,508 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1416.033 + 1428.3 + 1528.989 + 1586.95 = $5,960 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,186 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,185 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,081 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $768 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5,113 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,773 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,889 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)
=(600.685 / 22843.036) / (645.731 / 23508.151)
=0.026296 / 0.027468
=0.9573

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)
=(5960.272 / 23508.151) / (5964.763 / 22843.036)
=0.253541 / 0.26112
=0.971

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 - (2190.345 + 6222.826) / 12298.294) / (1 - (2186.485 + 6080.837) / 12185.442)
=0.315907 / 0.321541
=0.9825

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
=22843.036 / 23508.151
=0.9717

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))
=(768.284 / (768.284 + 6080.837)) / (800.492 / (800.492 + 6222.826))
=0.112173 / 0.113976
=0.9842

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)
=(5161.74 / 22843.036) / (5112.71 / 23508.151)
=0.225966 / 0.217487
=1.039

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)
=((4902.928 + 2746.48) / 12298.294) / ((4889.063 + 2773.357) / 12185.442)
=0.621989 / 0.628818
=0.9891

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
=(565.257 - 198.369 - 1507.903) / 12298.294
=-0.092778

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.

Empire Co has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Empire Co (Empire Co) Business Description

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115 King Street, Stellarton, NS, CAN, B0K 1S0
Empire Co Ltd key businesses are food retailing, investments, and other operations. The food retailing division operates through Empire's subsidiary Sobeys and represents nearly all of the company's income. This segment owns, affiliates, or franchises more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces, under retail banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton's Drug Stores, and multiple retail fuel locations. The company's investment and other operations segment include the investment in Crombie REIT, which is an open-ended Canadian real estate investment trust, as well as the Genstar Development Partnership.

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