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Nabati Foods Global (Nabati Foods Global) Beneish M-Score : 57.33 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Nabati Foods Global 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 57.33 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

MEALF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -103.54   Med: -67.86   Max: 57.33
Current: 57.33

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nabati Foods Global was 57.33. The lowest was -103.54. And the median was -67.86.


Nabati Foods Global Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Nabati Foods Global Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - -102.99

Nabati Foods Global Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -67.86 -102.99 -103.54 -24.09 57.33

Competitive Comparison of Nabati Foods Global's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Nabati Foods Global'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.


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

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

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



Nabati Foods Global 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 Nabati Foods Global 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 * 89.4+0.528 * 3.2886+0.404 * 6.2675+0.892 * 0.0022+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 38.0473+4.679 * -7.774648-0.327 * 6.2971
=36.81

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.06 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.001 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + -0.002 = $-0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.06 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.07 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.40 Mil.
Net Income was -0.078 + -0.109 + -0.196 + -0.202 = $-0.59 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.009 + 0.009 + -0.061 + -0.041 = $-0.10 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.016 + -0.001 + -0.003 + 0.057 = $0.07 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.31 Mil.
Revenue was 0.002 + 0.068 + 0.152 + 0.225 = $0.45 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.029 + -0.02 + -0.116 + -2.833 = $-2.94 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.44 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.45 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.08 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.97 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.95 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.09 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)
=(0.061 / 0.001) / (0.305 / 0.447)
=61 / 0.682327
=89.4

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)
=(-2.94 / 0.447) / (-0.002 / 0.001)
=-6.577181 / -2
=3.2886

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 - (0.062 + 0) / 0.071) / (1 - (0.436 + 0) / 0.445)
=0.126761 / 0.020225
=6.2675

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
=0.001 / 0.447
=0.0022

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))
=(0.084 / (0.084 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
=1 /
=1

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)
=(0.338 / 0.001) / (3.971 / 0.447)
=338 / 8.883669
=38.0473

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)
=((0.402 + 3.652) / 0.071) / ((1.086 + 2.949) / 0.445)
=57.098592 / 9.067416
=6.2971

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
=(-0.585 - -0.102 - 0.069) / 0.071
=-7.774648

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.

Nabati Foods Global has a M-score of 36.81 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Nabati Foods Global (Nabati Foods Global) Business Description

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1570 - 505 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V7X 1M5
Nabati Foods Global Inc is an plant-based food technology company that designs, develops, produces, distributes and sells a variety of plant-based meat and other food alternatives.

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