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SDOT (Sadot Group) Beneish M-Score : -3.31 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)


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What is Sadot Group 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 -3.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SDOT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -51.31   Med: -3.2   Max: 54.14
Current: -3.31

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sadot Group was 54.14. The lowest was -51.31. And the median was -3.20.


Sadot Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sadot Group'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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Sadot Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Sadot Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -5.02 1.67 10.19 30.73 -3.47

Sadot Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 6.70 -0.44 1.79 -3.47 -3.31

Competitive Comparison of Sadot Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, Sadot Group'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.


Sadot Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sadot Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Sadot Group 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 Sadot Group 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 * 0.6486+0.528 * 0.8045+0.404 * 0.0009+0.892 * 1.1868+0.115 * 2.9874
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2762+4.679 * -0.064375-0.327 * 1.1384
=-3.31

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $54.1 Mil.
Revenue was 132.168 + 216.228 + 201.734 + 175.039 = $725.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.012 + 0.481 + 2.463 + 2.512 = $11.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $71.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $83.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $11.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $17.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $49.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.1 Mil.
Net Income was 0.938 + 0.724 + 1.163 + 2.369 = $5.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.778 + 6.642 + 6.371 + 5.026 = $18.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.95 + -9.755 + -4.063 + 8.536 = $-8.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $70.3 Mil.
Revenue was 106.507 + 162.049 + 182.173 + 160.317 = $611.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.81 + -1.019 + 2.905 + 3.078 = $7.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $92.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $150.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $12.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $79.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(54.11 / 725.169) / (70.3 / 611.046)
=0.074617 / 0.115049
=0.6486

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)
=(7.774 / 611.046) / (11.468 / 725.169)
=0.012722 / 0.015814
=0.8045

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 - (71.802 + 11.92) / 83.744) / (1 - (92.226 + 11.961) / 150.527)
=0.000263 / 0.307852
=0.0009

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
=725.169 / 611.046
=1.1868

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))
=(0.601 / (0.601 + 11.961)) / (0.194 / (0.194 + 11.92))
=0.047843 / 0.016015
=2.9874

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)
=(17.923 / 725.169) / (11.834 / 611.046)
=0.024716 / 0.019367
=1.2762

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)
=((0.105 + 49.934) / 83.744) / ((0 + 79.01) / 150.527)
=0.597523 / 0.524889
=1.1384

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
=(5.194 - 18.817 - -8.232) / 83.744
=-0.064375

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.

Sadot Group has a M-score of -3.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sadot Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
295 E Renfro Street, Suite 209, Burleson, TX, USA, 76028
Sadot Group Inc operates in the food supply chain sector, connecting producers and consumers across the globe, delivering agri-commodities from producing geographies such as the Americas, Africa, and the Black Sea to consumer markets in Southeast Asia, China and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region. Its reportable segment includes Sadot food service and Sadot agri-foods. The key revenue is coming from the Sadot agri-foods segment which engaged in farming, commodity trading, and shipping of food and feed.
Executives
Jennifer Kay Black officer: Chief Financial Officer 6409 CR 1126, GODLEY TX 76044
Kevin James Mohan director, officer: Interim President 308 E RENFRO ST, BURLESON TX 76028
Michael John Roper officer: Chief Executive Officer 2205 MOCKINGBIRD LANE, FLOWER MOUND TX 75022
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Ahmed Khan director 112 OLTON BOULEVARD EAST, BIRMINGHAM X0 B27 7ND
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Kenneth Eugene Miller officer: Chief Operating Officer 16301 LEDGEMONT LANE, #118, ADDISON TX 75001
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