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Bunge Global (Bunge Global) Beneish M-Score

: -2.97 (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 -2.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.15   Max: -0.78
Current: -2.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bunge Global was -0.78. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.15.


Bunge Global Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bunge Global'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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Bunge Global Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.16 -2.21 -1.21 -0.78 -2.97

Bunge Global 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.78 -1.76 -2.01 -2.49 -2.97

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Bunge Global'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.


Bunge Global Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Bunge Global 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 Bunge Global 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 * 1.036+0.528 * 0.673+0.404 * 1.0827+0.892 * 0.8856+0.115 * 1.0604
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4146+4.679 * -0.053366-0.327 * 0.8912
=-2.97

* 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 $3,024 Mil.
Revenue was 14936 + 14227 + 15049 + 15328 = $59,540 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1254 + 1045 + 1365 + 1181 = $4,845 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,350 Mil.
Total Assets was $25,372 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,467 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $451 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,715 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,687 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,646 Mil.
Net Income was 616 + 373 + 622 + 632 = $2,243 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 235 + 0 + -29 + 83 = $289 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1448 + 1388 + -459 + 931 = $3,308 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,296 Mil.
Revenue was 16660 + 16759 + 17933 + 15880 = $67,232 Mil.
Gross Profit was 818 + 888 + 772 + 1204 = $3,682 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,758 Mil.
Total Assets was $24,580 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,641 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $408 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,369 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9,600 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,806 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)
=(3024 / 59540) / (3296 / 67232)
=0.050789 / 0.049024
=1.036

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)
=(3682 / 67232) / (4845 / 59540)
=0.054766 / 0.081374
=0.673

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 - (16350 + 5467) / 25372) / (1 - (16758 + 4641) / 24580)
=0.140115 / 0.129414
=1.0827

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
=59540 / 67232
=0.8856

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))
=(408 / (408 + 4641)) / (451 / (451 + 5467))
=0.080808 / 0.076208
=1.0604

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)
=(1715 / 59540) / (1369 / 67232)
=0.028804 / 0.020362
=1.4146

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)
=((4646 + 7687) / 25372) / ((3806 + 9600) / 24580)
=0.486087 / 0.545403
=0.8912

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
=(2243 - 289 - 3308) / 25372
=-0.053366

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.

Bunge Global has a M-score of -2.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bunge Global (Bunge Global) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1391 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Chesterfield, MO, USA, 63017
Bunge Global SA formerly Bunge Ltd is a global agribusiness and food company with operations along the farm-to-consumer food chain. The company segments include Agribusiness; Refined and Specialty Oils; Milling; Sugar and Bioenergy and Corporate and Other. It generates maximum revenue from the Agribusiness segment. The company is a leading oilseed processor and seller of packaged vegetable oils and other food and ingredients products.
Executives
Christos Dimopoulos officer: Pres., Global Supply Chains C/O BUNGE LIMITED, 1391 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Monica Houle Mcgurk director C/O BUNGE LIMITED, 1391 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Kellie Sears officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O BUNGE LIMITED, 1391 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Lustosa De Andrade Eliane Aleixo director C/O BUNGE LIMITED, 1391 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Julio Garros officer: Pres, Ag Develop, Ops & Mill C/O BUNGE LIMITED, 1391 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Simmons Jerry Matthews Jr officer: See Remarks C/O BUNGE LIMITED, 1391 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Paul J Fribourg director 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Continental Grain Co director 767 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10153
Michael Kobori director C/O BUNGE LIMITED, 1391 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Deborah Borg officer: EVP & Chief HR, Comms Officer BUNGE LIMITED, 1391 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Kenneth Simril director 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Gregory A Heckman director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O BUNGE LIMITED, 1391 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Bernardo Hees director C/O BUNGE LIMITED, 1391 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Raul Padilla officer: CEO, Bunge Global Agribusiness C/O BUNGE LTD, 50 MAIN STREET, WHITE PLAINS NY 10606
Vinita Bali director C/O BUNGE LIMITED, 50 MAIN STREET, 6TH FLOOR, WHITE PLAINS NY 10606