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Jack In The Box (Jack In The Box) Beneish M-Score

: -2.40 (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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JACK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.35   Med: -2.6   Max: -1.04
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jack In The Box was -1.04. The lowest was -3.35. And the median was -2.60.


Jack In The Box Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jack In The Box'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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Jack In The Box Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.83 -1.81 -2.61 -1.83 -2.68

Jack In The Box Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Jan24
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 -2.10 -1.94 -2.61 -2.68 -2.40

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Jack In The Box'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.


Jack In The Box Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Jack In The Box's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jack In The Box's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Jack In The Box 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 Jack In The Box 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 * 1.1084+0.528 * 0.9662+0.404 * 0.9854+0.892 * 1.0014+0.115 * 1.0682
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0595+4.679 * 0.001672-0.327 * 1.0044
=-2.40

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $63 Mil.
Revenue was 487.498 + 372.524 + 396.942 + 395.744 = $1,653 Mil.
Gross Profit was 150.207 + 108.921 + 119.663 + 118.072 = $497 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $189 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,887 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,827 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $61 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $167 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $427 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,997 Mil.
Net Income was 38.683 + 21.897 + 29.168 + 26.507 = $116 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -8.154 + -6.391 + -1.796 + -2.091 = $-18 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -22.675 + 32.935 + 87.963 + 31.636 = $130 Mil.
Total Receivables was $57 Mil.
Revenue was 527.096 + 402.773 + 398.305 + 322.294 = $1,650 Mil.
Gross Profit was 161.48 + 114.126 + 111.993 + 91.825 = $479 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $264 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,907 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,752 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $157 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $461 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,971 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)
=(63.251 / 1652.708) / (56.987 / 1650.468)
=0.038271 / 0.034528
=1.1084

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)
=(479.424 / 1650.468) / (496.863 / 1652.708)
=0.290478 / 0.300636
=0.9662

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 - (188.913 + 1826.967) / 2887.262) / (1 - (264.35 + 1752.292) / 2907.018)
=0.301802 / 0.306285
=0.9854

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
=1652.708 / 1650.468
=1.0014

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))
=(63.006 / (63.006 + 1752.292)) / (61.358 / (61.358 + 1826.967))
=0.034708 / 0.032493
=1.0682

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)
=(166.721 / 1652.708) / (157.141 / 1650.468)
=0.100877 / 0.09521
=1.0595

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)
=((2996.76 + 426.909) / 2887.262) / ((2970.704 + 461.315) / 2907.018)
=1.185784 / 1.180598
=1.0044

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
=(116.255 - -18.432 - 129.859) / 2887.262
=0.001672

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.

Jack In The Box has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Jack In The Box (Jack In The Box) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9357 Spectrum Center Boulevard, San Diego, CA, USA, 92123
Jack In The Box Inc operates quick-service restaurants and fast-casual restaurants in California, the USA under the brands Jack in the Box. The company menu offers burgers, tacos, regular and curly fries, specialty sandwiches, salads and ice cream shakes. These foods are available with the option of customization as per customer requirements. The company also offer catering and delivery services to its customers. Jack in the Box and Del Taco restaurant brands are the two operating segments, out of which Jack in the box generates maximum revenue.
Executives
Darin S Harris director, officer: Director & CEO C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC. 9330 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Steven Piano officer: SVP, Chief People Officer 1550 UTICA AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 100, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Ryan Lee Ostrom officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 300 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Sarah L Super officer: SVP - CHF LEGAL & RISK OFFICER C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC. 9330 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Dean C Gordon officer: SVP - CHF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC, 9330 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Richard D Cook officer: SVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC., 9357 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Timothy T Linderman officer: SVP Chf Fran&Corp Dev Officer C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC., 9357 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Tony J Darden officer: SVP, Chief Operating Officer C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC., 9357 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Dawn E Hooper officer: SVP Controller / Interim PFO C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC., 9357 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Brian M. Scott officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 12400 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Chad Gretzema officer: DEL TACO BRAND PRESIDENT 25521 COMMERCENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Michael W Murphy director C/O JACK IN THE BOX, 9330 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Timothy E Mullany officer: EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 3551 PLANO PARKWAY, THE COLONY TX 75056
Guillermo Jr Diaz director C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC, 9357 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Madeleine Kleiner director C/O NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042