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CURLF (Curaleaf Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Curaleaf Holdings 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CURLF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -1.91   Max: 2.75
Current: -2.43

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Curaleaf Holdings was 2.75. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -1.91.


Curaleaf Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Curaleaf Holdings'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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Curaleaf Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Curaleaf Holdings 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 -1.40 -1.21 -1.66 -3.27 -2.58

Curaleaf Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -3.29 -2.58 -2.61 -2.59 -2.43

Competitive Comparison of Curaleaf Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Curaleaf Holdings'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.


Curaleaf Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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

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



Curaleaf Holdings 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 Curaleaf Holdings 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 * 1.5406+0.528 * 0.9161+0.404 * 0.9939+0.892 * 1.0115+0.115 * 0.9175
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0199+4.679 * -0.094299-0.327 * 0.8576
=-2.43

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $68 Mil.
Revenue was 330.53 + 342.286 + 338.932 + 345.269 = $1,357 Mil.
Gross Profit was 160.516 + 160.465 + 160.904 + 156.192 = $638 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $422 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,075 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $847 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $227 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $462 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $379 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $724 Mil.
Net Income was -40.696 + -48.885 + -48.313 + -63.228 = $-201 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 4.086 + 0.101 + 1.573 + -46.17 = $-40 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 42.37 + 29.371 + 43.776 + 13.701 = $129 Mil.
Total Receivables was $44 Mil.
Revenue was 333.172 + 335.551 + 332.64 + 340.188 = $1,342 Mil.
Gross Profit was 150.052 + 147.763 + 160.442 + 119.635 = $578 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $484 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,226 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $836 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $201 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $448 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $556 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $794 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)
=(68.187 / 1357.017) / (43.756 / 1341.551)
=0.050248 / 0.032616
=1.5406

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)
=(577.892 / 1341.551) / (638.077 / 1357.017)
=0.430764 / 0.470206
=0.9161

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 - (422.218 + 846.534) / 3074.582) / (1 - (483.789 + 836.009) / 3226.473)
=0.587342 / 0.590947
=0.9939

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
=1357.017 / 1341.551
=1.0115

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))
=(201.049 / (201.049 + 836.009)) / (226.794 / (226.794 + 846.534))
=0.193865 / 0.2113
=0.9175

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)
=(461.931 / 1357.017) / (447.736 / 1341.551)
=0.340402 / 0.333745
=1.0199

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)
=((724.091 + 379.259) / 3074.582) / ((793.936 + 556.213) / 3226.473)
=0.358862 / 0.41846
=0.8576

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
=(-201.122 - -40.41 - 129.218) / 3074.582
=-0.094299

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.

Curaleaf Holdings has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Curaleaf Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2035, New York, NY, USA, 10170-0052
Curaleaf is headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and cultivates and sells medicinal and recreational cannabis in the US. The company has operations in 17 states. Its brands include Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots. The company has made acquisitions that give it exposure to the growing European market, a unique feature among US multistate operators.