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Hormel Foods (Hormel Foods) Beneish M-Score

: -2.70 (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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HRL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hormel Foods was -2.03. The lowest was -2.81. And the median was -2.57.


Hormel Foods Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hormel Foods'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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Hormel Foods Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.40 -2.59 -2.27 -2.58 -2.59

Hormel Foods Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 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 -2.50 -2.52 -2.58 -2.59 -2.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Hormel Foods'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.


Hormel Foods Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Hormel Foods 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 Hormel Foods 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 * 0.9649+0.528 * 1.033+0.404 * 0.9863+0.892 * 0.9799+0.115 * 0.9318
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1198+4.679 * -0.034662-0.327 * 0.9729
=-2.70

* 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 (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $751 Mil.
Revenue was 2996.911 + 3198.08 + 2963.299 + 2977.639 = $12,136 Mil.
Gross Profit was 508.733 + 514.424 + 498.048 + 491.419 = $2,013 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,367 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,513 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,156 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $256 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $960 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,261 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,357 Mil.
Net Income was 218.863 + 195.935 + 162.679 + 217.239 = $795 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 16.091 + -27.842 + 9.784 + 16.87 = $15 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 403.98 + 319.091 + 317.002 + 208.125 = $1,248 Mil.
Total Receivables was $794 Mil.
Revenue was 2970.992 + 3283.475 + 3034.414 + 3096.559 = $12,385 Mil.
Gross Profit was 495.949 + 566.417 + 506.049 + 553.471 = $2,122 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,195 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,283 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,124 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $233 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $875 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,373 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,293 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)
=(751.048 / 12135.929) / (794.358 / 12385.44)
=0.061886 / 0.064136
=0.9649

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)
=(2121.886 / 12385.44) / (2012.624 / 12135.929)
=0.171321 / 0.16584
=1.033

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 - (3367.164 + 2155.524) / 13512.983) / (1 - (3195.306 + 2124.402) / 13283.047)
=0.591305 / 0.599511
=0.9863

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
=12135.929 / 12385.44
=0.9799

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))
=(233.108 / (233.108 + 2124.402)) / (255.875 / (255.875 + 2155.524))
=0.098879 / 0.106111
=0.9318

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)
=(960.497 / 12135.929) / (875.35 / 12385.44)
=0.079145 / 0.070676
=1.1198

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)
=((2357.176 + 2260.779) / 13512.983) / ((3292.559 + 1373.385) / 13283.047)
=0.341742 / 0.351271
=0.9729

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
=(794.716 - 14.903 - 1248.198) / 13512.983
=-0.034662

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.

Hormel Foods has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hormel Foods (Hormel Foods) Business Description

Address
1 Hormel Place, Austin, MN, USA, 55912-3680
Historically meat-focused, Hormel Foods broadened its lineup to include other protein offerings and become a branded food company. The firm sells its wares through multiple channels, including U.S. retail (64% of fiscal 2023 sales), U.S. food service (30%), and international (6%). By product, 53% of fiscal 2022 sales were from perishable food, 27% from shelf-stable, 17% from poultry, and 3% from other products. Major brands include Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Columbus, Applegate, Planters, and Skippy. Many of these hold the number one or two market share in their respective categories.
Executives
Susan K Nestegard director AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD., 2 BETHESDA METRO, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Kevin L Myers officer: Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Deanna T Brady officer: Vice President 1 HORMEL STREET, AUSTIN MN 55912
Elsa A Murano director 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912-3680
Pierre M Lilly officer: SVP & Chief Compliance Officer 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Mark J Ourada officer: Group Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Mark A Coffey officer: Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Prado Becerra Jose Luis director 50 S. LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60603
Ray G Young director 77 WEST WACKER DR., SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Michael Paul Zechmeister director C/O UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC., 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Patrick J Connor officer: Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
James P Snee officer: Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Katherine M Losness-larson officer: Senior Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Florence Makope officer: Vice President and Treasurer 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Christopher J. Policinski director 4001 LEXINGTON AVENUE N., ARDEN HILLS MN 55126

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