GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Defensive » Consumer Packaged Goods » Inghams Group Ltd (FRA:IH1) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Inghams Group (FRA:IH1) Beneish M-Score : -2.86 (As of Mar. 26, 2025)


View and export this data going back to 2016. Start your Free Trial

What is Inghams Group 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 -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:IH1' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.22   Med: -2.86   Max: -1.66
Current: -2.86

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Inghams Group was -1.66. The lowest was -3.22. And the median was -2.86.


Inghams Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inghams Group'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.

* Premium members only.

Inghams Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Inghams Group Annual Data
Trend Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.22 -1.66 -2.86 -2.51 -2.86

Inghams Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 - -2.51 - -2.86 -

Competitive Comparison of Inghams Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, Inghams Group'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.


Inghams Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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


';

Inghams Group 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 Inghams Group 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 * 0.806+0.528 * 0.8825+0.404 * 1.2096+0.892 * 1.0671+0.115 * 3.8646
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0117+4.679 * -0.132583-0.327 * 0.9862
=-2.86

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €141 Mil.
Revenue was €2,012 Mil.
Gross Profit was €383 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €461 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,480 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,003 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €244 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €428 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €894 Mil.
Net Income was €63 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €258 Mil.
Total Receivables was €164 Mil.
Revenue was €1,886 Mil.
Gross Profit was €317 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €488 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,595 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,093 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €166 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €226 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €445 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €999 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)
=(140.769 / 2012.216) / (163.662 / 1885.646)
=0.069957 / 0.086794
=0.806

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)
=(316.731 / 1885.646) / (383.012 / 2012.216)
=0.167969 / 0.190343
=0.8825

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 - (461.107 + 1003.024) / 1480.478) / (1 - (487.579 + 1092.547) / 1594.684)
=0.011042 / 0.009129
=1.2096

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
=2012.216 / 1885.646
=1.0671

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))
=(166.14 / (166.14 + 1092.547)) / (35.47 / (35.47 + 1003.024))
=0.131995 / 0.034155
=3.8646

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)
=(243.847 / 2012.216) / (225.856 / 1885.646)
=0.121183 / 0.119776
=1.0117

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)
=((894.27 + 427.673) / 1480.478) / ((999.008 + 444.774) / 1594.684)
=0.892916 / 0.905372
=0.9862

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
=(62.612 - 0.74 - 258.158) / 1480.478
=-0.132583

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.

Inghams Group has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Inghams Group Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Inghams Group's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Inghams Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Julius Avenue, Level 4, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2113
Inghams is the largest vertically integrated poultry producer in Australia and New Zealand. The firm enjoys a number-one position in Australia with approximately 40% market share and a number-two position in New Zealand with around 35% share. Inghams supplies poultry products, notably to major Australian supermarkets Woolworths and Coles, and quick-service restaurants McDonalds and KFC. Sales are heavily skewed toward poultry, which includes the production and sale of chicken and turkey products.

Inghams Group Headlines

No Headlines