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Marr SpA (MIL:MARR) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Marr SpA 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MIL:MARR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.25   Med: -2.55   Max: -2.16
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Marr SpA was -2.16. The lowest was -3.25. And the median was -2.55.


Marr SpA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marr SpA'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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Marr SpA Beneish M-Score Chart

Marr SpA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.61 -2.66 -2.88 -2.16 -2.50

Marr SpA 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 -2.36 -2.50 -2.60 -2.69 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of Marr SpA's Beneish M-Score

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Marr SpA'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.


Marr SpA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Marr SpA 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 Marr SpA 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 * 0.9187+0.528 * 0.957+0.404 * 0.9367+0.892 * 1.0025+0.115 * 0.9732
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0635+4.679 * -0.034722-0.327 * 1.0142
=-2.78

* 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 €383 Mil.
Revenue was 607.891 + 555.325 + 408.766 + 445.823 = €2,018 Mil.
Gross Profit was 135.515 + 123.544 + 85.142 + 91.957 = €436 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €920 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,298 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €179 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €119 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €588 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €346 Mil.
Net Income was 18.517 + 15.734 + 1.728 + 6.585 = €43 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 51.03 + 66.611 + -27.667 + -2.357 = €88 Mil.
Total Receivables was €416 Mil.
Revenue was 610.362 + 563.16 + 417.565 + 421.712 = €2,013 Mil.
Gross Profit was 133.787 + 120.942 + 82.197 + 79.43 = €416 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €899 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,279 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €171 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €111 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €588 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €320 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)
=(383.447 / 2017.805) / (416.331 / 2012.799)
=0.190032 / 0.206842
=0.9187

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)
=(416.356 / 2012.799) / (436.158 / 2017.805)
=0.206854 / 0.216155
=0.957

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 - (919.51 + 179.476) / 1297.535) / (1 - (899.17 + 171.178) / 1279.354)
=0.15302 / 0.163368
=0.9367

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
=2017.805 / 2012.799
=1.0025

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))
=(20.23 / (20.23 + 171.178)) / (21.867 / (21.867 + 179.476))
=0.10569 / 0.108606
=0.9732

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)
=(118.844 / 2017.805) / (111.469 / 2012.799)
=0.058898 / 0.05538
=1.0635

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)
=((345.63 + 588.105) / 1297.535) / ((319.707 + 588.02) / 1279.354)
=0.719622 / 0.70952
=1.0142

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
=(42.564 - 0 - 87.617) / 1297.535
=-0.034722

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.

Marr SpA has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Marr SpA Business Description

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Address
Street Spagna, 20, Rimini, ITA, 47921
Marr SpA is an Italian distributor of frozen and fresh products to the non-domestic catering sector. The company's products consist of seafood, meat, grocery, fruits and vegetables, and kitchen equipment, as well as private label products. Marr operates through a network of sales agents, distribution centers, stocking platforms, and logistics. The group categorizes the customers as the street market, which includes restaurants and hotels not belonging to groups or chains; the national account, which contains operators of chains and groups and canteens, and the wholesale category. Marr generates more than half of its revenue from street market customers.

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