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Pilgrims Pride (Pilgrims Pride) Beneish M-Score : -2.27 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Pilgrims Pride 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 -2.27 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PPC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.28   Med: -2.37   Max: -1.3
Current: -2.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pilgrims Pride was -1.30. The lowest was -3.28. And the median was -2.37.


Pilgrims Pride Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pilgrims Pride'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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Pilgrims Pride Beneish M-Score Chart

Pilgrims Pride 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 -2.47 -2.81 -2.59 -2.26 -2.27

Pilgrims Pride 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 -2.26 -1.92 -1.95 -1.76 -2.27

Competitive Comparison of Pilgrims Pride's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Pilgrims Pride'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.


Pilgrims Pride's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



Pilgrims Pride 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 Pilgrims Pride 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 * 1.0353+0.528 * 1.6101+0.404 * 0.9717+0.892 * 0.9939+0.115 * 1.0114
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.918+4.679 * -0.032773-0.327 * 0.955
=-2.27

* 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 $1,292 Mil.
Revenue was 4528.302 + 4360.196 + 4308.091 + 4165.628 = $17,362 Mil.
Gross Profit was 321.047 + 345.882 + 278.425 + 173.047 = $1,118 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,204 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,810 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,425 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $420 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $552 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,496 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,544 Mil.
Net Income was 134.653 + 121.278 + 60.456 + 5.187 = $322 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 21.173 + -7.663 + -44.782 + -3.516 = $-35 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 278.279 + 310.257 + 251.045 + -161.704 = $678 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,256 Mil.
Revenue was 4127.365 + 4468.969 + 4631.648 + 4240.395 = $17,468 Mil.
Gross Profit was 95.782 + 497.27 + 676.771 + 541.98 = $1,812 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,892 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,256 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,247 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $403 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $605 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,570 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,397 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)
=(1292.018 / 17362.217) / (1255.583 / 17468.377)
=0.074415 / 0.071877
=1.0353

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)
=(1811.803 / 17468.377) / (1118.401 / 17362.217)
=0.103719 / 0.064416
=1.6101

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 - (4204.471 + 3425.11) / 9810.361) / (1 - (3891.618 + 3246.644) / 9255.769)
=0.222294 / 0.228777
=0.9717

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
=17362.217 / 17468.377
=0.9939

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))
=(403.11 / (403.11 + 3246.644)) / (419.9 / (419.9 + 3425.11))
=0.110449 / 0.109206
=1.0114

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)
=(551.77 / 17362.217) / (604.742 / 17468.377)
=0.03178 / 0.034619
=0.918

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)
=((3544.189 + 2495.867) / 9810.361) / ((3397.133 + 2570.169) / 9255.769)
=0.615681 / 0.644712
=0.955

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
=(321.574 - -34.788 - 677.877) / 9810.361
=-0.032773

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.

Pilgrims Pride has a M-score of -2.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Pilgrims Pride (Pilgrims Pride) Business Description

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Address
1770 Promontory Circle, Greeley, CO, USA, 80634-9038
Pilgrim's Pride is the second-largest poultry producer in the U.S. (62% of 2022 sales), the U.K. (28% including other European sales), and Mexico (11%). Its U.K. and European arm also includes pork operations from the 2019 acquisition of Tulip. Pilgrim's sells to chain restaurants, food processors, food distributors, and retail chains. Most of its U.S. and Mexican sales come from fresh chicken, while prepared chicken and pork constitute most of its U.K. and European sales. JBS owns more than 80% of Pilgrim's Pride's outstanding shares, though it failed to acquire the remaining stake in 2021 after a special board committee deemed JBS' offer undervalued Pilgrim's Pride.
Executives
Batista Filho Wesley Mendonca director 1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
Matthew R Galvanoni officer: Chief Financial Officer 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTBROOK IL 60154
Fabio Sandri officer: Chief Financial Officer 1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634-9038
Raul Padilla director C/O BUNGE LTD, 50 MAIN STREET, WHITE PLAINS NY 10606
Maestri Karoleski Joanita Maria director C/O PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP, 1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
Ajay Menon director C/O CONVERA CORPORATION, 1921 GALLOWS RD., VIENNA VA 22182
Jayson Penn officer: CEO 1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
Arquimedes Celis director 1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
Farha Aslam director 1770 N PROMOTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
William W Lovette director, officer: CEO and President 2210 WEST OAKLAWN DRIVE, SPRINGDALE AR 72762
Michael L. Cooper director 4845 US HIGHWAY 271N, PITTSBURG TX 75686
Vasconcellos Wallim Cruz De Jr director 116 RUA VISCONDE DE ITAUNA, 116, RIO DE JANEIRO D5 22460140
David E Bell director C/O BOSTON ACOUSTICS, INC., 300 JUBILEE DRIVE, PEABODY MA 01960
Charles Macaluso director
Denilson Molina director 1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634