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The Hain Celestial Group (LTS:0J2I) Beneish M-Score : -2.44 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is The Hain Celestial 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 -2.44 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0J2I' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.12   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.23
Current: -2.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of The Hain Celestial Group was -2.23. The lowest was -3.12. And the median was -2.61.


The Hain Celestial Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Hain Celestial 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.

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The Hain Celestial Group Beneish M-Score Chart

The Hain Celestial Group Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.99 -2.59 -2.70 -2.55 -2.56

The Hain Celestial Group Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.63 -2.53 -2.63 -2.56 -2.44

Competitive Comparison of The Hain Celestial Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The Hain Celestial 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.


The Hain Celestial Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



The Hain Celestial 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 The Hain Celestial 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 * 1.2437+0.528 * 0.9761+0.404 * 1.0024+0.892 * 0.9571+0.115 * 1.0508
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0191+4.679 * -0.030145-0.327 * 0.9854
=-2.44

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $188 Mil.
Revenue was 394.596 + 418.799 + 438.358 + 454.1 = $1,706 Mil.
Gross Profit was 81.61 + 98.003 + 96.671 + 102.215 = $378 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $564 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,135 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $352 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $44 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $284 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $281 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $812 Mil.
Net Income was -19.663 + -2.937 + -48.194 + -13.535 = $-84 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -10.341 + -16.978 + -56.701 + -27.493 = $-112 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -10.787 + 39.396 + 42.274 + 20.655 = $92 Mil.
Total Receivables was $158 Mil.
Revenue was 425.029 + 447.841 + 455.243 + 454.208 = $1,782 Mil.
Gross Profit was 83.943 + 100.743 + 97.479 + 103.857 = $386 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $566 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,217 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $389 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $51 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $291 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $247 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $905 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)
=(188.19 / 1705.853) / (158.094 / 1782.321)
=0.11032 / 0.088701
=1.2437

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)
=(386.022 / 1782.321) / (378.499 / 1705.853)
=0.216584 / 0.221883
=0.9761

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 - (564.031 + 351.976) / 2134.809) / (1 - (565.753 + 388.512) / 2216.896)
=0.570919 / 0.569549
=1.0024

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
=1705.853 / 1782.321
=0.9571

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))
=(51.112 / (51.112 + 388.512)) / (43.787 / (43.787 + 351.976))
=0.116263 / 0.110639
=1.0508

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)
=(284.275 / 1705.853) / (291.451 / 1782.321)
=0.166647 / 0.163523
=1.0191

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)
=((811.704 + 280.696) / 2134.809) / ((904.566 + 246.59) / 2216.896)
=0.511709 / 0.519265
=0.9854

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
=(-84.329 - -111.513 - 91.538) / 2134.809
=-0.030145

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.

The Hain Celestial Group has a M-score of -2.44 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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The Hain Celestial Group Business Description

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Address
221 River Street, Hoboken, NJ, USA, 07030
The Hain Celestial Group Inc is a health and wellness company. It makes natural and organic food and personal-care products. The company offers products across various categories such as snacks, baby & kids food, beverages, meal preparation, and personal care through brands like Garden Veggie Snacks, Terra chips, Garden of Eatin snacks, Hartley's Jelly, and Celestial Seasonings teas among others. It operates under two reportable segments; North America and International. The majority of its revenue is derived from the North America segment which represents the sale of its products in the United States and Canada. The International segment includes the sale of its products in the United Kingdom and the Western European region.

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