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Grocery Outlet Holding (Grocery Outlet Holding) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Grocery Outlet Holding 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.51   Max: -2.29
Current: -2.63

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grocery Outlet Holding was -2.29. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.51.


Grocery Outlet Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grocery Outlet Holding'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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Grocery Outlet Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Grocery Outlet Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.29 -2.51 -2.80 -2.29 -2.63

Grocery Outlet Holding Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.29 -2.63 -2.58 -2.12 -2.63

Competitive Comparison of Grocery Outlet Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Grocery Outlet Holding'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.


Grocery Outlet Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Grocery Outlet Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grocery Outlet Holding's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Grocery Outlet Holding 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 Grocery Outlet Holding 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 * 1.1363+0.528 * 0.9757+0.404 * 0.9588+0.892 * 1.1094+0.115 * 0.9673
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0088+4.679 * -0.073637-0.327 * 0.9725
=-2.63

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $19 Mil.
Revenue was 989.818 + 1003.913 + 1010.255 + 965.467 = $3,969 Mil.
Gross Profit was 298.875 + 315.691 + 326.57 + 300.543 = $1,242 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $517 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,970 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,588 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $88 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,116 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $384 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,325 Mil.
Net Income was 14.106 + 27.14 + 24.471 + 13.72 = $79 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + -5.34 = $-5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 27.229 + 119.098 + 69.488 + 87.632 = $303 Mil.
Total Receivables was $15 Mil.
Revenue was 930.83 + 918.185 + 897.659 + 831.427 = $3,578 Mil.
Gross Profit was 281.164 + 280.635 + 279.411 + 250.889 = $1,092 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $467 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,772 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,463 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $78 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $997 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $281 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,360 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)
=(19.128 / 3969.453) / (15.173 / 3578.101)
=0.004819 / 0.004241
=1.1363

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)
=(1092.099 / 3578.101) / (1241.679 / 3969.453)
=0.305217 / 0.312809
=0.9757

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 - (516.551 + 1588.172) / 2969.586) / (1 - (467.357 + 1462.909) / 2772.404)
=0.29124 / 0.303757
=0.9588

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
=3969.453 / 3578.101
=1.1094

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))
=(78.251 / (78.251 + 1462.909)) / (87.982 / (87.982 + 1588.172))
=0.050774 / 0.05249
=0.9673

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)
=(1115.897 / 3969.453) / (997.109 / 3578.101)
=0.281121 / 0.27867
=1.0088

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)
=((1325.414 + 383.965) / 2969.586) / ((1360.409 + 280.514) / 2772.404)
=0.575629 / 0.591877
=0.9725

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
=(79.437 - -5.34 - 303.447) / 2969.586
=-0.073637

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.

Grocery Outlet Holding has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Grocery Outlet Holding (Grocery Outlet Holding) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
5650 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA, 94608
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp is a grocery store operator in the United States. Its flexible buying model allows them to offer quality, name-brand opportunistic products at prices generally 40% to 70% below those of conventional retailers. The stores are run by Entrepreneurial independent operators which create a neighborhood feel through personalized customer service and a localized product offering.
Executives
Thomas F Herman director C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Lindberg Eric J. Jr. director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 56560 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Pamela B. Burke officer: CAO, GC & Secretary C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Charles Bracher officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Erik D. Ragatz director ONE MARITIME PLAZA, 12TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Luke D Thompson officer: SVP, GC and Secretary C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP, 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Calvin Chung officer: See Remarks C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Sheedy Robert Joseph Jr. officer: President C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Lindsay E. Gray officer: VP Corporate Controller C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Steven K. Wilson officer: SVP, Purchasing C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Andrea Renee Bortner officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Jeffrey York director C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Brian Mcandrews officer: See Remarks C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Norman S Matthews director 650 MADISON AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Read S. Macgregor Jr. director, officer: Vice Chairman C/O GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP., 5650 HOLLIS STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608