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Green Plains (Green Plains) Beneish M-Score : -3.09 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Green Plains 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 -3.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GPRE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.18   Med: -2.45   Max: -0.79
Current: -3.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Green Plains was -0.79. The lowest was -4.18. And the median was -2.45.


Green Plains Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Green Plains'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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Green Plains Beneish M-Score Chart

Green Plains 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 -0.79 -4.18 -1.96 -2.46 -3.09

Green Plains 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 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 -2.46 -2.93 -2.22 -2.71 -3.09

Competitive Comparison of Green Plains's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Green Plains'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.


Green Plains's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Green Plains's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Green Plains 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 Green Plains 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 * 0.9634+0.528 * 0.6463+0.404 * 1.3197+0.892 * 0.8998+0.115 * 0.9427
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2461+4.679 * -0.082617-0.327 * 0.982
=-3.09

* 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 $95 Mil.
Revenue was 712.392 + 892.77 + 857.632 + 832.949 = $3,296 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79.949 + 81.471 + 22.541 + 7.944 = $192 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $733 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,939 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,096 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $98 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $133 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $385 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $546 Mil.
Net Income was 7.233 + 22.311 + -52.604 + -70.324 = $-93 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.529 + 9.933 + -0.161 + 0.189 = $10 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 111.732 + 113.047 + -51.465 + -116.968 = $56 Mil.
Total Receivables was $110 Mil.
Revenue was 914.043 + 954.977 + 1012.394 + 781.435 = $3,663 Mil.
Gross Profit was 39.712 + -1.88 + 91.08 + 8.926 = $138 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $929 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,123 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,103 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $119 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $487 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $551 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)
=(95.268 / 3295.743) / (109.896 / 3662.849)
=0.028906 / 0.030003
=0.9634

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)
=(137.838 / 3662.849) / (191.905 / 3295.743)
=0.037631 / 0.058228
=0.6463

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 - (732.73 + 1095.921) / 1939.322) / (1 - (928.75 + 1102.571) / 2123.131)
=0.057067 / 0.043243
=1.3197

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
=3295.743 / 3662.849
=0.8998

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))
=(92.698 / (92.698 + 1102.571)) / (98.244 / (98.244 + 1095.921))
=0.077554 / 0.08227
=0.9427

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)
=(133.35 / 3295.743) / (118.93 / 3662.849)
=0.040461 / 0.032469
=1.2461

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)
=((545.797 + 384.962) / 1939.322) / ((550.758 + 486.922) / 2123.131)
=0.47994 / 0.48875
=0.982

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
=(-93.384 - 10.49 - 56.346) / 1939.322
=-0.082617

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.

Green Plains has a M-score of -3.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Green Plains (Green Plains) Business Description

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Address
1811 Aksarben Drive, Omaha, NE, USA, 68106
Green Plains Inc manufactures and sells ethanol and ethanol byproducts in three segments based on function. The ethanol production segment, which generates the majority of revenue, includes the production of ethanol, grains, and corn oil. The agribusiness and energy services segment includes the grain procurement and commodity marketing business, which markets, sells, and distributes ethanol, distillers grains, and corn oil. The partnership segment provides fuel storage and transportation services.
Executives
Todd A Becker officer: President and CEO 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
James D Anderson director 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Van Der Meulen Leslie officer: EVP Product Mktg & Innovation 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Alain Treuer director 9420 UNDERWOOD AVE., SUITE 100, OMAHA NE 68114
Michelle Mapes officer: Exe VP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Brian Peterson director 1739 CHARLES AVE., LAWTON IA 51030
Knudsen Ejnar A Iii director 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Chris Osowski officer: EVP Operations and Technology 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
James E Stark officer: Chief Financial Officer 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Herbert James F Ii officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Grant D Kadavy officer: EVP Commercial Operations 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Paul E Kolomaya officer: EVP - Commodity Finance 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Farha Aslam director 1770 N PROMOTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
Hagstrom William J. Iii officer: EVP Strategy and Development 1811 AKSARBEN DR, OMAHA NE 68106
Martin Salinas director 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY, HOUSTON TX 77070