Bon Natural Life (Bon Natural Life) Beneish M-Score : -1.89 (As of May. 01, 2024)

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What is Bon Natural Life 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 -1.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BON' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.53 Med: -1.84 Max: -1.71
Current: -1.89

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bon Natural Life was -1.71. The lowest was -2.53. And the median was -1.84.

Bon Natural Life Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bon Natural Life's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Bon Natural Life Beneish M-Score Chart

Bon Natural Life Annual Data

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Beneish M-Score

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-2.53

-1.79

-1.71

-1.89

Bon Natural Life Semi-Annual Data
	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial						-1.79	-	-1.71	-	-1.89

Competitive Comparison of Bon Natural Life's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Bon Natural Life'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.

Bon Natural Life's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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Bon Natural Life 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 Bon Natural Life for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 0.6886

0.528 * 1.0523

0.404 * 2.1623

0.892 * 0.9871

0.115 * 0.313

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 1.0807

4.679 * 0.116161

0.327 * 1.1812

-1.89

This Year (Sep23) TTM:

Last Year (Sep22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $4.61 Mil.
Revenue was $29.52 Mil.
Gross Profit was $8.84 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $24.18 Mil.
Total Assets was $46.56 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $21.38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.62 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9.61 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.96 Mil.
Net Income was $4.60 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.16 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-0.65 Mil.

Total Receivables was $6.78 Mil.
Revenue was $29.91 Mil.
Gross Profit was $9.42 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.72 Mil.
Total Assets was $37.26 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $22.17 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.37 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.52 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)
	=	(4.611 / 29.522)	/	(6.784 / 29.909)
	=	0.156189	/	0.226821
	=	0.6886

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)
	=	(9.424 / 29.909)	/	(8.84 / 29.522)
	=	0.315089	/	0.299438
	=	1.0523

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 - (24.183 + 21.376) / 46.556)	/	(1 - (14.717 + 22.171) / 37.257)
	=	0.021415	/	0.009904
	=	2.1623

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
	=	29.522	/	29.909
	=	0.9871

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))
	=	(0.37 / (0.37 + 22.171))	/	(1.183 / (1.183 + 21.376))
	=	0.016415	/	0.05244
	=	0.313

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)
	=	(2.623 / 29.522)	/	(2.459 / 29.909)
	=	0.088849	/	0.082216
	=	1.0807

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)
	=	((0.963 + 9.611) / 46.556)	/	((0.517 + 6.647) / 37.257)
	=	0.227124	/	0.192286
	=	1.1812

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
	=	(4.596 - -0.16	-	-0.652)	/	46.556
	=	0.116161

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.

Bon Natural Life has a M-score of -1.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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Address

C601, Gazelle Valley, No.69 Jinye Road, Xi’an Hi-tech Zone, Xi’an, CHN, 710077

Website

https://www.bnlus.com

Bon Natural Life Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of personal care ingredients, such as plant extracted fragrance compounds to perfume and fragrance manufacturers, natural health supplements such as powder drinks and bioactive food ingredient products mostly used as food additives and nutritional supplements. The company has its geographic presence in PRC and in Overseas.