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Ingles Markets (Ingles Markets) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Ingles Markets 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IMKTA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.65   Max: -2.23
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ingles Markets was -2.23. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.65.


Ingles Markets Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ingles Markets'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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Ingles Markets Beneish M-Score Chart

Ingles Markets Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.78 -2.74 -2.43 -2.44 -2.39

Ingles Markets 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 -2.23 -2.48 -2.46 -2.39 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Ingles Markets's Beneish M-Score

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Ingles Markets'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.


Ingles Markets's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Ingles Markets 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 Ingles Markets 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 * 0.9499+0.528 * 1.0569+0.404 * 1.0098+0.892 * 1.0173+0.115 * 1.0538
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7721+4.679 * -0.021527-0.327 * 0.8936
=-2.50

* 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 $117 Mil.
Revenue was 1481.062 + 1584.995 + 1433.869 + 1380.604 = $5,881 Mil.
Gross Profit was 348.801 + 369.72 + 338.101 + 325.94 = $1,383 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $911 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,459 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,500 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $116 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $830 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $283 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $565 Mil.
Net Income was 43.394 + 52.641 + 48.26 + 40.54 = $185 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 4.259 + 4.255 + 2.231 + 2.332 = $13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 15.541 + 89.434 + 82.564 + 37.151 = $225 Mil.
Total Receivables was $121 Mil.
Revenue was 1493.314 + 1452.02 + 1458.167 + 1377.119 = $5,781 Mil.
Gross Profit was 371.155 + 364.782 + 351.879 + 348.563 = $1,436 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $859 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,345 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,441 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $118 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,056 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $322 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $583 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)
=(116.748 / 5880.53) / (120.822 / 5780.62)
=0.019853 / 0.020901
=0.9499

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)
=(1436.379 / 5780.62) / (1382.562 / 5880.53)
=0.248482 / 0.235108
=1.0569

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 - (910.991 + 1499.718) / 2458.857) / (1 - (858.572 + 1441.253) / 2345.303)
=0.019581 / 0.019391
=1.0098

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
=5880.53 / 5780.62
=1.0173

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))
=(117.611 / (117.611 + 1441.253)) / (115.647 / (115.647 + 1499.718))
=0.075447 / 0.071592
=1.0538

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)
=(829.628 / 5880.53) / (1056.288 / 5780.62)
=0.14108 / 0.182729
=0.7721

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)
=((564.792 + 282.992) / 2458.857) / ((583.031 + 321.879) / 2345.303)
=0.344788 / 0.385839
=0.8936

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
=(184.835 - 13.077 - 224.69) / 2458.857
=-0.021527

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.

Ingles Markets has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ingles Markets (Ingles Markets) Business Description

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Address
2913 U.S. Highway 70 West, Black Mountain, NC, USA, 28711
Ingles Markets Inc is a U.S.-based company that is principally engaged in operating a supermarket chain. The company operates the business in the southeast United States, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, with a few stores in Virginia and Alabama as well. The company locates its stores majorly in suburban areas, small towns, and neighborhood areas. It offers a broad range of goods, including food products, pharmacies, health and beauty care products, and general merchandise. The retail business contributes the majority of the company's revenue. The company's real estate ownership of a material portion of total stores enables it to generate rental income.
Executives
Sharp Laura Ingle director 2913 U.S. HWY. 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Michael David Hogan officer: President of Subsidiary Milkco C/O INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED, P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Patricia Jackson officer: CFO P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
James W Lanning director, officer: President, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee
John R Lowden director 140 GREENWICH AVE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ernest E. Ferguson director P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Fred Ayers director 2913 US HIGHWAY 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Brenda S Tudor director, officer: VP Finance, Treasurer, CFO
L. Keith Collins director P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Laura Anne Laxton Ingle 2011 Irrevocable Trust Dated September 8, 2011 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Robert Ingle, Sr. Administrative Trust Uta Robert Pierce Ingle Living Trust Dated December 24, 2010 10 percent owner 2913 US HIGHWAY 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Robert P Ingle director, officer: Chairman and CEO, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee
Ingles Markets Inc Investment/profit Sharing Plan Trust 10 percent owner
Ronald B Freeman director, officer: Chief Financial Officer, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Ingle Robert P Ii director, officer: VP - Operations PO BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816