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BBB Foods (MEX:TBBB) Beneish M-Score : -3.14 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is BBB 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 -3.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:TBBB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -3.14   Max: -3.14
Current: -3.14

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BBB Foods was -3.14. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -3.14.


BBB Foods Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BBB 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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BBB Foods Beneish M-Score Chart

BBB Foods Annual Data
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BBB Foods Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -3.14

Competitive Comparison of BBB Foods's Beneish M-Score

For the Discount Stores subindustry, BBB 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.


BBB Foods's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



BBB 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 BBB 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 * 1.1203+0.528 * 0.9642+0.404 * 0.8163+0.892 * 1.297+0.115 * 0.787
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8902+4.679 * -0.181672-0.327 * 0.6106
=-2.93

* 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 MXN1,109 Mil.
Revenue was 14833.806 + 13574.347 + 12684.248 + 12315.604 = MXN53,408 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2343.698 + 2272.317 + 2062.173 + 2010.665 = MXN8,689 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN8,012 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN20,889 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN12,337 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN1,283 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN6,312 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN10,151 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN6,779 Mil.
Net Income was 257.6 + 331.255 + -230.862 + -96.984 = MXN261 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 210.191 + 303.796 + -128.652 + 118.112 = MXN503 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1098.97 + 453.52 + 802.449 + 1197.51 = MXN3,552 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN764 Mil.
Revenue was 11425.175 + 10645.78 + 9691.9 + 9415.619 = MXN41,178 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1806.328 + 1717.876 + 1505.048 + 1430.081 = MXN6,459 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN4,021 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN13,927 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN9,466 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN758 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN5,467 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN8,264 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN10,221 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)
=(1109.396 / 53408.005) / (763.53 / 41178.474)
=0.020772 / 0.018542
=1.1203

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)
=(6459.333 / 41178.474) / (8688.853 / 53408.005)
=0.156862 / 0.162688
=0.9642

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 - (8012.242 + 12337.115) / 20888.688) / (1 - (4020.75 + 9465.756) / 13927)
=0.025819 / 0.031629
=0.8163

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
=53408.005 / 41178.474
=1.297

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))
=(758.046 / (758.046 + 9465.756)) / (1283.135 / (1283.135 + 12337.115))
=0.074145 / 0.094208
=0.787

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)
=(6312.33 / 53408.005) / (5467.428 / 41178.474)
=0.118191 / 0.132774
=0.8902

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)
=((6778.5 + 10150.693) / 20888.688) / ((10220.989 + 8263.776) / 13927)
=0.810448 / 1.327261
=0.6106

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
=(261.009 - 503.447 - 3552.449) / 20888.688
=-0.181672

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.

BBB Foods has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BBB Foods Business Description

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Rio Danubio 51, Col. Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, MEX, MEX, 06500
BBB Foods Inc is a company offering grocery hard discount model in Mexico. Also that operates through three subsidiaries namely Tiendas Tres B , Tiendas BBB and Desarrolladora Tres BSA de CV of which the main activity of Tiendas Tres B is the sale, purchase, distribution and marketing of all types of products, items and goods, as well as the establishment, and operation of individual stores and distribution centers for the sale of such products.