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Wetherspoon (J D) (Wetherspoon (J D)) Beneish M-Score

: -4.17 (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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -4.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Wetherspoon (J D)'s Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

JDWPF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.17   Med: -2.75   Max: -0.15
Current: -4.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wetherspoon (J D) was -0.15. The lowest was -4.17. And the median was -2.75.


Wetherspoon (J D) Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wetherspoon (J D)'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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Wetherspoon (J D) Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.22 -2.50 -1.98 -0.15 -4.17

Wetherspoon (J D) Semi-Annual Data
Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
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 - -0.15 - -4.17 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Wetherspoon (J D)'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.


Wetherspoon (J D) Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Wetherspoon (J D)'s Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wetherspoon (J D)'s Beneish M-Score falls into.



Wetherspoon (J D) 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 Wetherspoon (J D) 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 * 0.2226+0.528 * 0.6972+0.404 * 0.4846+0.892 * 1.1887+0.115 * 1.0169
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0615+4.679 * -0.153569-0.327 * 0.9262
=-4.10

* 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 (Jul23) TTM:Last Year (Jul22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $7 Mil.
Revenue was $2,481 Mil.
Gross Profit was $205 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $205 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,541 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,275 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $141 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $68 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $499 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,443 Mil.
Net Income was $77 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $467 Mil.
Total Receivables was $26 Mil.
Revenue was $2,087 Mil.
Gross Profit was $120 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $121 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,457 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,214 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $140 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $54 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $406 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,621 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)
=(6.789 / 2480.727) / (25.662 / 2086.903)
=0.002737 / 0.012297
=0.2226

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)
=(120.234 / 2086.903) / (204.992 / 2480.727)
=0.057614 / 0.082634
=0.6972

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 - (205.039 + 2274.702) / 2541.113) / (1 - (121.043 + 2213.763) / 2457.279)
=0.024152 / 0.049841
=0.4846

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
=2480.727 / 2086.903
=1.1887

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))
=(140.102 / (140.102 + 2213.763)) / (141.419 / (141.419 + 2274.702))
=0.05952 / 0.058531
=1.0169

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)
=(68.343 / 2480.727) / (54.162 / 2086.903)
=0.02755 / 0.025953
=1.0615

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)
=((1442.573 + 499.043) / 2541.113) / ((1621.088 + 406.175) / 2457.279)
=0.764081 / 0.825003
=0.9262

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
=(76.787 - 0 - 467.024) / 2541.113
=-0.153569

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.

Wetherspoon (J D) has a M-score of -4.10 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Wetherspoon (J D) (Wetherspoon (J D)) Business Description

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Address
Wetherspoon House, Central Park, Reeds Crescent, Watford, GBR, WD24 4WL
Wetherspoon (J D) PLC owns and operates close to 1,000 pubs throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The pubs generate nearly all of the company's total revenue, but it also has a very small hotel business. Its locations are in or near town centres or in suburban locations. It also has pubs in airports and railway stations. The company leases roughly half of its locations and owns the other half. Most of its pubs operate under individual brand names. Brands with multiple locations include Wetherspoon's and Moon Under Water.

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