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National Beverage (STU:20V) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is National Beverage 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:20V' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.04
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of National Beverage was -2.04. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.61.


National Beverage Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Beverage'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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National Beverage Beneish M-Score Chart

National Beverage Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.46 -3.06 -2.63 -2.14 -2.44

National Beverage 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 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 -2.30 -2.44 -2.74 -2.64 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of National Beverage's Beneish M-Score

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, National Beverage'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.


National Beverage's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, National Beverage's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



National Beverage 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 National Beverage 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 * 1.0769+0.528 * 0.9367+0.404 * 0.7077+0.892 * 0.9624+0.115 * 1.1715
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9853+4.679 * -0.026784-0.327 * 0.8408
=-2.65

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €93 Mil.
Revenue was 247.92 + 284.17 + 293.113 + 261.469 = €1,087 Mil.
Gross Profit was 89.074 + 102.142 + 103.491 + 93.453 = €388 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €449 Mil.
Total Assets was €661 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €193 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €31 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €191 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €122 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €41 Mil.
Net Income was 36.345 + 41.467 + 44.866 + 33.108 = €156 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.153 + 2.572 + 1.865 + -2.304 = €2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 32.503 + 30.224 + 63.409 + 45.064 = €171 Mil.
Total Receivables was €90 Mil.
Revenue was 249.152 + 304.127 + 312.709 + 263.188 = €1,129 Mil.
Gross Profit was 88.088 + 101.496 + 97.711 + 90.517 = €378 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €301 Mil.
Total Assets was €488 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €169 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €32 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €201 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €116 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €27 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)
=(93.389 / 1086.672) / (90.113 / 1129.176)
=0.08594 / 0.079804
=1.0769

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)
=(377.812 / 1129.176) / (388.16 / 1086.672)
=0.334591 / 0.357201
=0.9367

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 - (449.036 + 193.454) / 660.85) / (1 - (300.596 + 168.722) / 488.494)
=0.027782 / 0.039255
=0.7077

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
=1086.672 / 1129.176
=0.9624

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))
=(32.251 / (32.251 + 168.722)) / (30.705 / (30.705 + 193.454))
=0.160474 / 0.136979
=1.1715

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)
=(190.911 / 1086.672) / (201.341 / 1129.176)
=0.175684 / 0.178308
=0.9853

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)
=((40.916 + 122.183) / 660.85) / ((26.9 + 116.484) / 488.494)
=0.246802 / 0.293523
=0.8408

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
=(155.786 - 2.286 - 171.2) / 660.85
=-0.026784

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.

National Beverage has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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National Beverage (STU:20V) Business Description

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Address
8100 SW Tenth Street, Suite 4000, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33324
National Beverage Corp is a non-alcoholic beverage company in the U.S. Its portfolio skews toward functional drinks (that is those purporting to offer health benefits) and is anchored by the popular LaCroix sparkling water trademark. Other offerings include Rip It energy drinks, Everfresh juices, and soda brands like Shasta and Faygo. The firm controls the majority of its production and distribution apparatus, with very little outsourcing. In terms of go-to-market, it uses warehouse distribution for big-box retailers, direct-store delivery for convenience stores and other small outlets, and food-service distributors for the food-service channel (schools, hospitals, restaurants). It is controlled by chairman and CEO Nick Caporella, who owns over 73% of the common stock.

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