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Kaya Holdings (Kaya Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -34.39 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Kaya Holdings 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 -34.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KAYS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -34.39   Med: -8.31   Max: -6.67
Current: -34.39

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kaya Holdings was -6.67. The lowest was -34.39. And the median was -8.31.


Kaya Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kaya Holdings'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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Kaya Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Kaya Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8.17 -6.67 -7.06 -8.74 -34.39

Kaya Holdings 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 -8.74 -31.89 -34.27 -39.90 -34.39

Competitive Comparison of Kaya Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Kaya Holdings'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.


Kaya Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Kaya Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kaya Holdings 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 Kaya Holdings 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+0.528 * 1.1429+0.404 * 0.4413+0.892 * 0.2857+0.115 * 0.5097
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.1915+4.679 * -6.430556-0.327 * 3.3633
=-34.39

* 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 $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.034 + 0.059 + 0.055 + 0.048 = $0.20 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.011 + 0.037 + 0.035 + 0.032 = $0.12 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.10 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.22 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.06 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.36 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.41 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.06 Mil.
Net Income was 0.242 + 2.034 + -0.733 + 0.067 = $1.61 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.88 + 2.612 + -0.169 + 0.721 = $4.04 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.19 + -0.17 + -0.374 + -0.311 = $-1.05 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.129 + 0.173 + 0.195 + 0.189 = $0.69 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.086 + 0.113 + 0.136 + 0.125 = $0.46 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.06 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.84 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.22 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.17 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.42 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.53 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)
=(0 / 0.196) / (0 / 0.686)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(0.46 / 0.686) / (0.115 / 0.196)
=0.670554 / 0.586735
=1.1429

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 - (0.097 + 0.055) / 0.216) / (1 - (0.058 + 0.219) / 0.843)
=0.296296 / 0.671412
=0.4413

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
=0.196 / 0.686
=0.2857

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))
=(0.022 / (0.022 + 0.219)) / (0.012 / (0.012 + 0.055))
=0.091286 / 0.179104
=0.5097

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)
=(1.36 / 0.196) / (2.172 / 0.686)
=6.938776 / 3.166181
=2.1915

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)
=((8.061 + 7.405) / 0.216) / ((7.529 + 10.418) / 0.843)
=71.601852 / 21.289442
=3.3633

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
=(1.61 - 4.044 - -1.045) / 0.216
=-6.430556

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.

Kaya Holdings has a M-score of -34.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kaya Holdings (Kaya Holdings) Business Description

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Address
915 Middle River Drive, Suite 316, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33304
Kaya Holdings Inc is a holding company. It pursues medical and recreational licenses for the growing, processing, and sale of marijuana in jurisdictions through its subsidiaries. The company owns and operates brands that produce, distribute, and sell premium cannabis products including flowers, concentrates, and cannabis-infused baked goods and candies. It mainly operates a vertically integrated seed-to-sale legal marijuana enterprise and its operations include medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana grow-operations, the manufacturing of proprietary cannabis products, and research and development of medical-grade cannabis strains and extracts for pain relief and treatment of serious illnesses. The company operates the Kaya Shack brand of medical marijuana dispensaries.

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