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MGP Ingredients (MGP Ingredients) Beneish M-Score

: -2.10 (As of Today)
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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 -2.1 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MGPI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.3   Max: 6.54
Current: -2.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MGP Ingredients was 6.54. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.30.


MGP Ingredients Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for MGP Ingredients'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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MGP Ingredients Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.02 -2.18 6.54 -2.25 -2.10

MGP Ingredients 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.25 -2.10 -1.98 -2.16 -2.10

Competitive Comparison

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, MGP Ingredients'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.


MGP Ingredients Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, MGP Ingredients's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



MGP Ingredients 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 MGP Ingredients 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 * 1.1977+0.528 * 0.8888+0.404 * 1.1041+0.892 * 1.0692+0.115 * 1.0639
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1617+4.679 * 0.0362-0.327 * 0.9889
=-2.10

* 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 $145.5 Mil.
Revenue was 214.888 + 211.624 + 209.001 + 201.01 = $836.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 85.145 + 73.448 + 76.295 + 69.824 = $304.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $514.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,392.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $276.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $22.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $129.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $114.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $292.1 Mil.
Net Income was 31.067 + 13.211 + 32.126 + 31.071 = $107.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4.182 + -22.559 + -0.093 + 0.123 = $-26.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 35.178 + 28.449 + 15.135 + 5.021 = $83.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $113.6 Mil.
Revenue was 190.995 + 201.146 + 194.982 + 195.235 = $782.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 63.213 + 59.048 + 59.224 + 71.821 = $253.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $454.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,158.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $250.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $21.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $104.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $105.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $236.4 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)
=(145.476 / 836.523) / (113.594 / 782.358)
=0.173906 / 0.145194
=1.1977

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)
=(253.306 / 782.358) / (304.712 / 836.523)
=0.323772 / 0.36426
=0.8888

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 - (514.297 + 276.278) / 1392.348) / (1 - (454.162 + 250.674) / 1158.211)
=0.4322 / 0.391444
=1.1041

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
=836.523 / 782.358
=1.0692

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))
=(21.455 / (21.455 + 250.674)) / (22.113 / (22.113 + 276.278))
=0.078841 / 0.074107
=1.0639

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)
=(129.608 / 836.523) / (104.341 / 782.358)
=0.154937 / 0.133367
=1.1617

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)
=((292.141 + 114.106) / 1392.348) / ((236.357 + 105.375) / 1158.211)
=0.291771 / 0.295052
=0.9889

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
=(107.475 - -26.711 - 83.783) / 1392.348
=0.0362

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.

MGP Ingredients has a M-score of -2.10 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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MGP Ingredients (MGP Ingredients) Business Description

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Address
100 Commercial Street, P.O. Box 130, Atchison, KS, USA, 66002
MGP Ingredients Inc is a producer and supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat protein and starch food ingredients. MGP also produces high-quality industrial alcohol for use in both food and non-food applications. It operates in three segments: Distillery Solutions, Branded Spirits Segment, and Ingredient Solutions. Distillery Solutions provides distillery co-products, such as distillers feed, fuel grade alcohol, and corn oil: and warehouse services, including barrel put away, storage, and retrieval services. It derives most of its revenue from the Distillery Solutions segment.
Executives
Karen Seaberg director 20073 266TH ROAD, #266, ATCHISON KS 66002
Mingus Lori L.s. director 4123 HWY 49, PERRY KS 66073
Brandon Gall officer: VP and Chief Financial Officer 6142 REINHARDT, FAIRWAY KS 66205
David Colo director C/O DIAMOND FOODS, INC., 600 MONTGOMERY STREET, 13TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Catherine N. Lux 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Cnl 2013 Irrevocable Trust Dated April 2, 2013 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 212 S. MAIN AVENUE, SUITE 145, SIOUX FALLS SD 57104
Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust Fbo Paul S. Lux Dated September 16, 2005 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63169
Paul S. Lux 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Caroline L. Kaplan Revocable Trust Dated December 16, 2009 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Caroline Lux Kaplan 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Donn S. Lux director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Luxco 2017 Irrevocable Trust Dated June 19, 2017 10 percent owner 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Neha J Clark director C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, 6431 OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Kevin Rauckman director 1200 E 151 ST ST, OLATHE KS 66062
Todd B. Siwak director 100 COMMERCIAL STREET, P.O. BOX 130, ATCHISON KS 66002