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S Foods (TSE:2292) Beneish M-Score : -2.27 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is S Foods 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 -2.27 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:2292' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: -2.41   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of S Foods was -2.08. The lowest was -2.81. And the median was -2.41.


S Foods Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for S 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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S Foods Beneish M-Score Chart

S Foods Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -2.81 -2.36 -2.41 -2.27

S Foods Quarterly Data
Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24
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 - -2.27 - - -

Competitive Comparison of S Foods's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, S 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.


S Foods's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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


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S 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 S 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 * 1.0728+0.528 * 1.0772+0.404 * 1.1105+0.892 * 1.0646+0.115 * 1.0561
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.00095-0.327 * 0.9986
=-2.27

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was 円40,216 Mil.
Revenue was 円425,011 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円51,876 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円136,114 Mil.
Total Assets was 円224,240 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円66,369 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,862 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円54,881 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円35,766 Mil.
Net Income was 円9,073 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円9,286 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円35,212 Mil.
Revenue was 円399,208 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円52,489 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円127,803 Mil.
Total Assets was 円204,778 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円59,084 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円4,590 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円55,572 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円27,321 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)
=(40216 / 425011) / (35212 / 399208)
=0.094623 / 0.088205
=1.0728

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)
=(52489 / 399208) / (51876 / 425011)
=0.131483 / 0.122058
=1.0772

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 - (136114 + 66369) / 224240) / (1 - (127803 + 59084) / 204778)
=0.097026 / 0.087368
=1.1105

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
=425011 / 399208
=1.0646

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))
=(4590 / (4590 + 59084)) / (4862 / (4862 + 66369))
=0.072086 / 0.068257
=1.0561

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 / 425011) / (0 / 399208)
=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)
=((35766 + 54881) / 224240) / ((27321 + 55572) / 204778)
=0.404241 / 0.404794
=0.9986

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
=(9073 - 0 - 9286) / 224240
=-0.00095

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.

S Foods has a M-score of -2.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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S Foods Business Description

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Address
1-22-13 Naruohama, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, JPN, 663-8142
S Foods Inc is a Japan-based company that makes and sells meat products. Operations are broken up into four segments. The meat manufacturing and wholesale segment is engaged in the fattening, processing, and wholesale of beef cattle and hogs. The meat retail segment sells meat to consumers. The dining segment operates restaurants. S Foods also sells water, leases real estate, and operates refrigerated warehouses.

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