OFRM (Once Upon a Farm PBC) Beneish M-Score: -1.65 (As of Jul. 04, 2026)


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What is Once Upon a Farm PBC Beneish M-Score?

Once Upon a Farm PBC OFRM -2.29% 13 Beneish M-Score is -1.65 as of Jul. 04, 2026. GuruFocus rates OFRM with a GF Score™ of 13/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,847 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Once Upon a Farm PBC ranks worse than 85.38% on this metric.

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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.65 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Once Upon a Farm PBC's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

OFRM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.65   Med: -1.44   Max: -1.23
Current: -1.65

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Once Upon a Farm PBC was -1.23. The lowest was -1.65. And the median was -1.44.


Once Upon a Farm PBC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Once Upon a Farm PBC'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.

Once Upon a Farm PBC Beneish M-Score Chart

Once Upon a Farm PBC Annual Data
Trend Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
0.00 0.00 -1.23

Once Upon a Farm PBC Quarterly Data
Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.23 -1.65

OFRM vs WEST, MAMA, JBSS: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Once Upon a Farm PBC'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.


Once Upon a Farm PBC Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Once Upon a Farm PBC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Once Upon a Farm PBC's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Once Upon a Farm PBC 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 Once Upon a Farm PBC 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 * 1.0451+0.528 * 0.9833+0.404 * 0.4511+0.892 * 1.4884+0.115 * 1.2745
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.948+4.679 * 0.06465-0.327 * 0.2503
=-1.65

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was $34.6 Mil.
Revenue was 72.72 + 64.025 + 66.036 + 60.017 = $262.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 29.678 + 30.556 + 27.785 + 24.453 = $112.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $189.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $205.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $125.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $47.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was -15.811 + 22.51 + -11.255 + -9.038 = $-13.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.337 + 18.67 + -8.922 + -8.708 = $1.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -12.84 + -6.669 + -6.063 + -2.697 = $-28.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $22.2 Mil.
Revenue was 50.603 + 49.212 + 41.76 + 34.995 = $176.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 19.093 + 22.968 + 17.444 + 14.798 = $74.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $72.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $81.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $88.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $36.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $38.8 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)
=(34.563 / 262.798) / (22.22 / 176.57)
=0.131519 / 0.125842
=1.0451

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)
=(74.303 / 176.57) / (112.472 / 262.798)
=0.420813 / 0.427979
=0.9833

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 - (189.926 + 9.953) / 205.691) / (1 - (72.129 + 4.505) / 81.755)
=0.028256 / 0.062638
=0.4511

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
=262.798 / 176.57
=1.4884

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))
=(0.914 / (0.914 + 4.505)) / (1.518 / (1.518 + 9.953))
=0.168666 / 0.132334
=1.2745

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)
=(125.138 / 262.798) / (88.693 / 176.57)
=0.476176 / 0.502311
=0.948

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 + 47.252) / 205.691) / ((38.836 + 36.201) / 81.755)
=0.229723 / 0.917828
=0.2503

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
=(-13.594 - 1.377 - -28.269) / 205.691
=0.06465

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.

Once Upon a Farm PBC has a M-score of -1.65 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.65 mean?
Once Upon a Farm PBC (OFRM) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.65 as of Jul. 04, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Once Upon a Farm PBC and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Once Upon a Farm PBC ranks #1577 out of 1847 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 85.4%.
Is Once Upon a Farm PBC's Beneish M-Score too high?
Once Upon a Farm PBC's current Beneish M-Score is -1.65. Based on the distribution chart, Once Upon a Farm PBC ranks #1577 out of 1847 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Once Upon a Farm PBC has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Once Upon a Farm PBC's Beneish M-Score compare to WEST and MAMA?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Once Upon a Farm PBC ranks #1577 out of 1847 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Once Upon a Farm PBC in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Once Upon a Farm PBC and its competitors. Once Upon a Farm PBC's current Beneish M-Score is -1.65. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Once Upon a Farm PBC stock overvalued right now?
Once Upon a Farm PBC (OFRM) has a current Beneish M-Score of -1.65. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.65. Once Upon a Farm PBC's overall GF Score™ is 13/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Once Upon a Farm PBC (OFRM), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.65 as of Jul. 04, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Once Upon a Farm PBC Business Description

Address 950 Gilman Street, Suite 100, Berkeley, CA, USA, 94710
Once Upon a Farm PBC is a provider of baby food products. The company provides childhood nutrition with real, organic, farm-fresh food-made with no added sugar, no preservatives, and nothing artificial. Its products are available at retail customers, including Target, Whole Foods, Kroger, Walmart, Publix, and Wegmans. Its key products include Smoothies, Yogurt, Milk Shakes, Oat Bars, etc.
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