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Monster Beverage (Monster Beverage) Beneish M-Score

: -2.43 (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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MNST' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.33   Max: -0.92
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Monster Beverage was -0.92. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.33.


Monster Beverage Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Monster Beverage'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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Monster Beverage Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.41 -2.24 -2.10 -2.08 -2.43

Monster Beverage 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 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 -2.08 - - - -2.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Monster Beverage'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.


Monster Beverage Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Monster Beverage's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Monster Beverage 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 Monster Beverage 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 * 1.0385+0.528 * 0.9466+0.404 * 0.9117+0.892 * 1.1314+0.115 * 1.4755
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.020843-0.327 * 0.9926
=-2.43

* 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 $1,194 Mil.
Revenue was $7,140 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3,794 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,589 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,687 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $891 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,162 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.
Net Income was $1,631 Mil.
Gross Profit was $115 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1,718 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,016 Mil.
Revenue was $6,311 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3,175 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,765 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,293 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $517 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $61 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,002 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $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)
=(1193.964 / 7140.027) / (1016.203 / 6311.05)
=0.167221 / 0.16102
=1.0385

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)
=(3174.567 / 6311.05) / (3794.206 / 7140.027)
=0.503017 / 0.531399
=0.9466

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 - (5588.996 + 890.796) / 9686.522) / (1 - (4764.897 + 516.897) / 8293.105)
=0.331051 / 0.36311
=0.9117

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
=7140.027 / 6311.05
=1.1314

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))
=(61.241 / (61.241 + 516.897)) / (68.898 / (68.898 + 890.796))
=0.105928 / 0.071792
=1.4755

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)
=(0 / 7140.027) / (0 / 6311.05)
=0 / 0
=1

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 + 1161.689) / 9686.522) / ((0 + 1001.978) / 8293.105)
=0.119928 / 0.120821
=0.9926

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
=(1630.988 - 115.127 - 1717.753) / 9686.522
=-0.020843

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.

Monster Beverage has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Monster Beverage (Monster Beverage) Business Description

Address
1 Monster Way, Corona, CA, USA, 92879
Monster Beverage is a leader in the energy drink subsegment of the nonalcoholic beverage market, generating two thirds of revenue in the U.S. and Canada. The well-known Monster trademark includes brands such as Monster Energy, Monster Ultra, Java Monster, and Juice Monster. The firm also owns other energy drink brands, such as Reign, NOS, Burn, and Mother, and brews and distributes beers and flavored malt beverages following the acquisition of a craft brewer in 2022. Monster controls branding and innovation but outsources beverage manufacturing and packaging to copackers and finished goods distribution to bottlers in the global Coca-Cola system (pursuant to a 20-year agreement inked in 2015). Coke is the largest shareholder of Monster with a 19.5% stake.
Executives
Guy Carling officer: President of EMEA 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Thomas J Kelly officer: VP-Hansen Beverage Company MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION, 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Mark Vidergauz director C/O MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION, 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Ana Demel director 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Mark J Hall officer: Senior VP, Hansen Bev Co MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION, 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
James L Dinkins director C/O THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Steven G Pizula director 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Emelie Tirre officer: President of the Americas 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Gary P Fayard director ONE COCA COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Tiffany M. Hall director 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Jeanne P Jackson director 537 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, #306, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Hilton H Schlosberg director, officer: Vice Chairman and President C/O MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP, 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Rodney C Sacks director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O HANSEN NATURAL CORP, 550 MONICA CIRCLE, SUITE 201, CORONA CA 92880
Sydney Selati director 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Benjamin Polk director C/O MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION, 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879

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