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RCL Foods (JSE:RCL) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is RCL Foods 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:RCL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.08   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of RCL Foods was -2.17. The lowest was -3.08. And the median was -2.50.


RCL Foods Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for RCL Foods'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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RCL Foods Beneish M-Score Chart

RCL Foods Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.47 -3.08 -2.32 -2.55 -2.83

RCL Foods Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 - -2.55 - -2.83 -

Competitive Comparison of RCL Foods's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, RCL Foods'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.


RCL Foods's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



RCL Foods 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 RCL Foods 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 * 0.298+0.528 * 1.1577+0.404 * 0.9413+0.892 * 1.1734+0.115 * 0.8176
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9343+4.679 * 0.022578-0.327 * 1.0362
=-2.83

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R2,076 Mil.
Revenue was R37,783 Mil.
Gross Profit was R6,761 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R14,022 Mil.
Total Assets was R25,301 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R6,349 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R925 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R6,740 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R11,686 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R807 Mil.
Net Income was R616 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R45 Mil.
Total Receivables was R5,938 Mil.
Revenue was R32,201 Mil.
Gross Profit was R6,671 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R12,126 Mil.
Total Assets was R23,975 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R6,887 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R799 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R6,148 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R9,156 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R2,269 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)
=(2076.249 / 37782.948) / (5937.975 / 32200.777)
=0.054952 / 0.184405
=0.298

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)
=(6671.493 / 32200.777) / (6761.459 / 37782.948)
=0.207184 / 0.178955
=1.1577

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 - (14021.951 + 6349.203) / 25301.361) / (1 - (12125.579 + 6886.623) / 23975.294)
=0.194859 / 0.207009
=0.9413

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
=37782.948 / 32200.777
=1.1734

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))
=(798.853 / (798.853 + 6886.623)) / (924.725 / (924.725 + 6349.203))
=0.103943 / 0.127129
=0.8176

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)
=(6740.001 / 37782.948) / (6147.802 / 32200.777)
=0.178387 / 0.190921
=0.9343

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)
=((807.2 + 11686.415) / 25301.361) / ((2269.311 + 9156.294) / 23975.294)
=0.493792 / 0.476557
=1.0362

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
=(616.237 - 0 - 44.981) / 25301.361
=0.022578

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.

RCL Foods has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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RCL Foods (JSE:RCL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Ten The Boulevard, Westway Office Park, Westville, NL, ZAF, 3629
RCL Foods Ltd is a leading African food producer with operations across South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia. RCL Foods operates through the below segments, Groceries segment: Engaged in Culinary (includes Mayonnaise, Peanut Butter, Rusks etc.) and Pet Food and Beverages operations; Baking segment: Includes the Milling, Speciality, Pies, Sunbake and Sunshine bakeries and Buns and Rolls; Sugar segment: Includes Sugar and molasses-based feed (Molatek) operations; Rainbow segment includes the chicken business, grain-based feed (Epol and Driehoek) and Waste-to-Value operations. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Rainbow segment.