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Performance Food Group Co (Performance Food Group Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Performance Food Group Co 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Performance Food Group Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PFGC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.55   Max: -2
Current: -2.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Performance Food Group Co was -2.00. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.55.


Performance Food Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Performance Food Group Co'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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Performance Food Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Performance Food Group Co Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 -2.58 -2.39 -2.00 -2.63

Performance Food Group Co 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 - - -2.63 - -

Competitive Comparison of Performance Food Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Performance Food Group Co'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.


Performance Food Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Performance Food Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Performance Food Group Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Performance Food Group Co 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 Performance Food Group Co 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 * 0.9267+0.528 * 0.9454+0.404 * 0.9523+0.892 * 1.125+0.115 * 1.0022
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.034491-0.327 * 0.9493
=-2.63

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2,441 Mil.
Revenue was $57,255 Mil.
Gross Profit was $6,255 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,072 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,499 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,968 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $497 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,553 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,536 Mil.
Net Income was $397 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $832 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,341 Mil.
Revenue was $50,894 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5,256 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,022 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,378 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,758 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $463 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,633 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,806 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)
=(2441 / 57254.7) / (2341.4 / 50894.1)
=0.042634 / 0.046005
=0.9267

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)
=(5256.4 / 50894.1) / (6254.9 / 57254.7)
=0.103281 / 0.109247
=0.9454

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 - (6071.5 + 2967.6) / 12499) / (1 - (6022 + 2757.9) / 12378)
=0.276814 / 0.290685
=0.9523

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
=57254.7 / 50894.1
=1.125

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))
=(462.8 / (462.8 + 2757.9)) / (496.7 / (496.7 + 2967.6))
=0.143695 / 0.143377
=1.0022

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 / 57254.7) / (0 / 50894.1)
=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)
=((4536.3 + 3553.1) / 12499) / ((4806.3 + 3633) / 12378)
=0.647204 / 0.681798
=0.9493

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
=(397.2 - -3.8 - 832.1) / 12499
=-0.034491

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.

Performance Food Group Co has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Performance Food Group Co (Performance Food Group Co) Business Description

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Address
12500 West Creek Parkway, Richmond, VA, USA, 23238
Performance Food Group Co is the third-largest U.S. food-service distributor behind Sysco and us Foods, with 9% market share. PFG's food-service business (52% of 2022 sales) provides customized food products and services (such as product selection and procurement) to independent and chain restaurants, and institutional customers. Acquisitions of Eby-Brown (2019) and Core-Mark (2021) enabled PFG to tap into the convenience store segment (41% of sales), offering convenience products, marketing programs, and technology solutions to convenience stores, drug stores, and other such channels. The firm's Vistar business (7% of sales) is a national distributor of candy, snacks, and beverages to vending and office coffee service distributors, theaters, and hospitality providers.
Executives
David V Singer director 13024 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PL, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Patrick T. Hagerty officer: See Remarks C/O PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY, 12500 WEST CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
George L Holm director, officer: See Remarks 3000 69TH STREET EAST, PALMETTO FL 34221
Donald S. Bulmer officer: See Remarks 12500 WEST CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Craig Howard Hoskins officer: See Remarks C/O PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY, 12500 WEST CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Hugh Patrick Hatcher officer: See Remarks 12500 WEST CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Christine R Vlahcevic officer: See Remarks 1021 EAST CARY STREET, PO BOX 2350, RICHMOND VA 23218-2350
Kimberly Grant director 150 WEST CHURCH AVENUE, MARYVILLE TN 37801
Scott E Mcpherson officer: See Remarks 395 OYSTER POINT BLVD, SUITE 415, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Matthew C Flanigan director LEGGETT & PLATT INC, NO 1 LEGGETT ROAD, CARTHAGE MO 64836
Laura Jean Flanagan director 395 OYSTER POINT BLVD, SUITE 415, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
James D Hope officer: See Remarks 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Warren M Thompson director 4951 LAKE BROOK DRIVE, SUITE 500, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Barbara Beck director 5301 N IRONWOOD RD, MILWAUKEE WI 53217
Erika T Davis officer: See Remarks