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Grupo HerdezB de CV (MEX:HERDEZ) Beneish M-Score : -3.05 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is Grupo HerdezB de CV 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 -3.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Grupo HerdezB de CV's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:HERDEZ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -2.78   Max: -2.28
Current: -3.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grupo HerdezB de CV was -2.28. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -2.78.


Grupo HerdezB de CV Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grupo HerdezB de CV'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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Grupo HerdezB de CV Beneish M-Score Chart

Grupo HerdezB de CV Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.81 -2.38 -2.93 -2.90 -3.05

Grupo HerdezB de CV Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.90 -3.10 -3.03 -2.84 -3.05

Competitive Comparison of Grupo HerdezB de CV's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Grupo HerdezB de CV'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.


Grupo HerdezB de CV's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Grupo HerdezB de CV's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grupo HerdezB de CV's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Grupo HerdezB de CV 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 Grupo HerdezB de CV 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 * 0.9094+0.528 * 0.9725+0.404 * 1.0328+0.892 * 1.0335+0.115 * 0.9559
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.036+4.679 * -0.109723-0.327 * 0.9858
=-3.05

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN4,274 Mil.
Revenue was 9897.363 + 9344.776 + 9296.739 + 8886.001 = MXN37,425 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3918.743 + 3785.411 + 3756.527 + 3500.054 = MXN14,961 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN14,782 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN40,203 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN6,354 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN1,250 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN9,740 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN11,293 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN9,090 Mil.
Net Income was 341.722 + 294.454 + 353.763 + 369.954 = MXN1,360 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = MXN0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1812.63 + 1172.339 + 167.423 + 2618.665 = MXN5,771 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN4,547 Mil.
Revenue was 9808.772 + 9018.837 + 8753.275 + 8631.932 = MXN36,213 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3962.348 + 3670.45 + 3307.716 + 3137.728 = MXN14,078 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN14,003 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN37,727 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN6,399 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN1,193 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN9,096 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN9,401 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN10,001 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)
=(4273.837 / 37424.879) / (4547.317 / 36212.816)
=0.114198 / 0.125572
=0.9094

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)
=(14078.242 / 36212.816) / (14960.735 / 37424.879)
=0.388764 / 0.399754
=0.9725

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 - (14782.034 + 6353.65) / 40202.718) / (1 - (14002.557 + 6398.942) / 37726.524)
=0.474272 / 0.459227
=1.0328

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
=37424.879 / 36212.816
=1.0335

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))
=(1192.735 / (1192.735 + 6398.942)) / (1249.735 / (1249.735 + 6353.65))
=0.157111 / 0.164366
=0.9559

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)
=(9739.662 / 37424.879) / (9096.363 / 36212.816)
=0.260246 / 0.251192
=1.036

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)
=((9089.667 + 11292.96) / 40202.718) / ((10000.934 + 9401.209) / 37726.524)
=0.506996 / 0.514284
=0.9858

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
=(1359.893 - 0 - 5771.057) / 40202.718
=-0.109723

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.

Grupo HerdezB de CV has a M-score of -3.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Grupo HerdezB de CV Business Description

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Monte Pelvaoux 215, Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico, MEX, 11000
Grupo Herdez SAB de CV specialises in the processed food and ice cream industries, with its operations primarily in Mexico. The company engages in the manufacturing, purchasing, distributing, and marketing of canned and packaged food products in Mexico, as well as food products at the Mexican food segment within the United States. Product segments include burritos, canned vegetables, frozen yogurt, guacamole, and home-style salsas. Products are then sold through a variety of brands, such as Aires de Campo, Barilla, Bufalo and many more.

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