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SFM (Sprouts Farmers Market) Beneish M-Score : -2.06 (As of Jul. 13, 2025)


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What is Sprouts Farmers Market 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 -2.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SFM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.38   Med: -2.72   Max: -1.12
Current: -2.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sprouts Farmers Market was -1.12. The lowest was -4.38. And the median was -2.72.


Sprouts Farmers Market Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sprouts Farmers Market'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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Sprouts Farmers Market Beneish M-Score Chart

Sprouts Farmers Market Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -2.27 -2.63 -2.22 -3.04

Sprouts Farmers Market 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 -1.12 -1.58 -2.32 -3.04 -2.06

Competitive Comparison of Sprouts Farmers Market's Beneish M-Score

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sprouts Farmers Market'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.


Sprouts Farmers Market's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sprouts Farmers Market's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Sprouts Farmers Market 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 Sprouts Farmers Market 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 * 1.7086+0.528 * 0.9649+0.404 * 0.9336+0.892 * 1.1551+0.115 * 1.0492
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0009+4.679 * -0.071029-0.327 * 1.0042
=-2.06

* 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 $72 Mil.
Revenue was 2236.436 + 1996.228 + 1945.735 + 1893.519 = $8,072 Mil.
Gross Profit was 886.363 + 759.89 + 740.923 + 718.365 = $3,106 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $732 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,738 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,401 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $279 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,375 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $772 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,563 Mil.
Net Income was 180.026 + 79.602 + 91.61 + 95.289 = $447 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.706 + -3.928 + -3.732 + -3.192 = $-13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 299.089 + 124.863 + 209.056 + 91.6 = $725 Mil.
Total Receivables was $36 Mil.
Revenue was 1883.808 + 1698.545 + 1713.282 + 1692.247 = $6,988 Mil.
Gross Profit was 722.313 + 620.373 + 625.434 + 625.972 = $2,594 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $697 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,472 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,173 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $266 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,054 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $586 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,574 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)
=(71.661 / 8071.918) / (36.306 / 6987.882)
=0.008878 / 0.005196
=1.7086

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)
=(2594.092 / 6987.882) / (3105.541 / 8071.918)
=0.371227 / 0.384734
=0.9649

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 - (732.293 + 2400.785) / 3738.258) / (1 - (697.494 + 2172.822) / 3472.415)
=0.161888 / 0.173395
=0.9336

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
=8071.918 / 6987.882
=1.1551

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))
=(266.236 / (266.236 + 2172.822)) / (278.771 / (278.771 + 2400.785))
=0.109155 / 0.104036
=1.0492

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)
=(2374.805 / 8071.918) / (2054.013 / 6987.882)
=0.294206 / 0.293939
=1.0009

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)
=((1563.474 + 771.988) / 3738.258) / ((1574.443 + 585.948) / 3472.415)
=0.624746 / 0.622158
=1.0042

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
=(446.527 - -12.558 - 724.608) / 3738.258
=-0.071029

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.

Sprouts Farmers Market has a M-score of -2.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sprouts Farmers Market Business Description

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Address
5455 East High Street, Suite 111, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85054
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc offers a specialty grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspire wellness naturally with a carefully curated assortment products paired with purpose-driven people. The company continues to bring products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based, and gluten-free. It approximately has 407 stores in nearly 23 states. The Company has one operating segment that is healthy grocery stores.
Executives
Jack Sinclair director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 800 WEST 1ST STREET, APT. 2308, LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Douglas Gregory Rauch director 54 WILDE ROAD, WABAN MA 02468
John Scott Neal officer: Chief Fresh Merchandising Off. 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Hari K. Avula director 5455 EAST HIGHT STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Joseph D O'leary director 19601 N 27TH AVE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Joe Fortunato director 300 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Stacy W. Hilgendorf officer: VP, Controller 14624 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Kim Coffin officer: SVP, Chief Forager 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Alisa Gmelich officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Timmi Zalatoris officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Nicholas Konat officer: President & COO 10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Brandon F. Lombardi officer: Chief Legal Officer 11811 N. TATUM BOULEVARD SUITE 2400, PHOENIX AZ 85028
David Mcglinchey officer: Chief Merchandising Officer 5455 E. HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Joseph L Hurley officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
James H Bahrenburg officer: Chief Technology Officer 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054