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Canopy Growth (NAS:CGC) Beneish M-Score

: -1.54 (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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.54 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

CGC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -22.6   Med: -2.01   Max: 202.59
Current: -1.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Canopy Growth was 202.59. The lowest was -22.60. And the median was -2.01.


Canopy Growth Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canopy Growth'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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Canopy Growth Annual Data
Trend Jul13 Dec14 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.65 -3.47 -3.60 -3.35 -2.75

Canopy Growth Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 -4.05 -3.33 -3.53 -2.75 -1.54

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Canopy Growth'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.

   

Canopy Growth Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Canopy Growth's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canopy Growth's Beneish M-Score falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Beneish M-Score's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.



Canopy Growth 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 Canopy Growth 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 * 1.6176+0.528 * 2.0922+0.404 * 1.4682+0.892 * 0.7921+0.115 * 0.639
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1224+4.679 * -0.012957-0.327 * 1.1984
=-1.52

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $96.7 Mil.
Revenue was 81.835 + 53.872 + 74.503 + 88.36 = $298.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.469 + -76.1 + -1.797 + 2.865 = $-70.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $664.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,648.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $297.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $60.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $283.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $339.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $653.0 Mil.
Net Income was -28.693 + -520.077 + -192.553 + -166.284 = $-907.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 48.763 + -364.102 + -90.325 + -60.627 = $-466.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -111.9 + -102.125 + -105.921 + -100.007 = $-420.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $75.5 Mil.
Revenue was 82.724 + 80.384 + 110.134 + 103.681 = $376.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was -4.363 + -133.747 + 7.883 + -56.144 = $-186.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,244.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,747.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $723.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $87.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $318.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $315.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,064.2 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)
=(96.695 / 298.57) / (75.465 / 376.923)
=0.32386 / 0.200213
=1.6176

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)
=(-186.371 / 376.923) / (-70.563 / 298.57)
=-0.494454 / -0.236337
=2.0922

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 - (664.778 + 297.46) / 1648.754) / (1 - (1244.589 + 723.5) / 2747.209)
=0.416385 / 0.283604
=1.4682

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
=298.57 / 376.923
=0.7921

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))
=(87.313 / (87.313 + 723.5)) / (60.29 / (60.29 + 297.46))
=0.107686 / 0.168526
=0.639

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)
=(283.16 / 298.57) / (318.473 / 376.923)
=0.948387 / 0.844929
=1.1224

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)
=((652.978 + 339.573) / 1648.754) / ((1064.182 + 315.845) / 2747.209)
=0.602001 / 0.502338
=1.1984

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
=(-907.607 - -466.291 - -419.953) / 1648.754
=-0.012957

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.

Canopy Growth has a M-score of -1.52 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Canopy Growth (NAS:CGC) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Hershey Drive, Smiths Falls, ON, CAN, K7A 0A8
Canopy Growth, headquartered in Smiths Falls, Canada, cultivates and sells medicinal and recreational cannabis, and hemp, through a portfolio of brands that include Doja, 7ACRES, Tweed, and Deep Space. Its non-THC products include sports drink BioSteel, skincare products under This Works, Martha Stewart CBD, and Storz & Bickel vaporizers. Canopy growth is attempting to merge its U.S. assets into a separately operated holding company, Canopy USA, which will not be consolidated into the Canadian company's financials.
Executives
Christelle Gedeon officer: See Remarks 3 HOLLYHOCK COURT, TORONTO Z4 M3B 0B4
Garth Hankinson director C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BLDG. 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Hong Judy Eun Joo officer: See Remarks 1 HERSHEY DRIVE, SMITHS FALLS Z4 K7A 0A8
Greenstar Ii Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Greenstar Ii Llc 10 percent owner 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Grant Julious C. Jr officer: Chief Commercial Officer 1 HERSHEY DRIVE, SMITHS FALLS A6 K7A 0A8
Sabia James A. Jr. director C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BLDG. 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Greenstar Canada Investment Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 1055 WEST HASTINGS STREET, SUITE 1700, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 2E9
Constellation Brands Canada Holdings Ulc 10 percent owner QUEEN'S MARQUE, 600-1741 LOWER WATER STREET, HALIFAX A5 B3J 0J2
Theresa Yanofsky director 1 HERSHEY DRIVE, SMITHS FALLS A6 K7A 0A8
Thomas Carlton Stewart officer: See Remarks 1 HERSHEY DRIVE, SMITHS FALLS A6 K7A 0A8
Tomas Iv Shipley officer: See Remarks 1 HERSHEY DRIVE, SMITHS FALLS A6 K7A 0A8
Cbg Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Constellation Capital Llc 10 percent owner 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Greenstar Canada Investment Corp 10 percent owner 1055 WEST HASTINGS STREET, SUITE 1700, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 2E9