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CUSI (Cuisine Solutions) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Sep. 25, 2024)


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What is Cuisine Solutions 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cuisine Solutions was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Cuisine Solutions Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cuisine Solutions'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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Cuisine Solutions Beneish M-Score Chart

Cuisine Solutions Annual Data
Trend Jun99 Jun00 Jun01 Jun02 Jun03 Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.18 -2.50 -2.47 2.44 -2.38

Cuisine Solutions Quarterly Data
Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09
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 -3.07 -2.38 -3.42 -2.98 -2.90

Competitive Comparison of Cuisine Solutions's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Cuisine Solutions'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.


Cuisine Solutions's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



Cuisine Solutions 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 Cuisine Solutions 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 * 1.081+0.528 * 1.0032+0.404 * 0.9352+0.892 * 0.9419+0.115 * 0.8245
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.007+4.679 * -0.125925-0.327 * 0.8873
=-3.06

* 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 (Mar09) TTM:Last Year (Mar08) TTM:
Total Receivables was $8.31 Mil.
Revenue was 21.415 + 19.689 + 18.361 + 21.016 = $80.48 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.884 + 3.843 + 3.961 + 4.76 = $16.45 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19.91 Mil.
Total Assets was $38.94 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.07 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15.20 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9.72 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.41 Mil.
Net Income was -0.691 + 0.155 + 0.135 + 0.222 = $-0.18 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.016 + 0.012 + -0.014 + 0.052 = $0.03 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.497 + -0.57 + 1.645 + 2.118 = $4.69 Mil.
Total Receivables was $8.16 Mil.
Revenue was 25.245 + 23.738 + 17.48 + 18.979 = $85.44 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.951 + 4.804 + 3.547 + 4.216 = $17.52 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $23.51 Mil.
Total Assets was $44.85 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $16.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.55 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.79 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)
=(8.305 / 80.481) / (8.156 / 85.442)
=0.103192 / 0.095457
=1.081

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)
=(17.518 / 85.442) / (16.448 / 80.481)
=0.205028 / 0.204371
=1.0032

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 - (19.914 + 13.073) / 38.936) / (1 - (23.508 + 14.013) / 44.848)
=0.152789 / 0.163374
=0.9352

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
=80.481 / 85.442
=0.9419

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))
=(1.861 / (1.861 + 14.013)) / (2.167 / (2.167 + 13.073))
=0.117236 / 0.142192
=0.8245

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)
=(15.197 / 80.481) / (16.021 / 85.442)
=0.188827 / 0.187507
=1.007

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)
=((4.408 + 9.721) / 38.936) / ((5.791 + 12.55) / 44.848)
=0.362878 / 0.408959
=0.8873

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
=(-0.179 - 0.034 - 4.69) / 38.936
=-0.125925

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.

Cuisine Solutions has a M-score of -3.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cuisine Solutions Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
22445 Sous Vide Lane, Unit 100, Sterling, VA, USA, 20166
Cuisine Solutions Inc is a United States-based company engaged in the business of production and marketing of fully-cooked, frozen and prepared foods to different channels and geographic regions. The company's food product portfolio includes poultry, sauces, seafood, lamb, pork, veal, beef and other items.
Executives
Yuyun Tristan Kuo officer: CFO, Treasurer, and Secretary 85 SOUTH BRAGG STREET, SUITE 600, ALEXANDRIA VA 22312