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Lassonde Industries (TSX:LAS.A) Beneish M-Score : -2.47 (As of Jun. 23, 2025)


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What is Lassonde Industries 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 -2.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSX:LAS.A' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.68   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lassonde Industries was -2.06. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.68.


Lassonde Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lassonde Industries'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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Lassonde Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Lassonde Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.85 -2.46 -2.20 -2.88 -2.63

Lassonde Industries Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.92 -2.80 -2.67 -2.63 -2.47

Competitive Comparison of Lassonde Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Lassonde Industries'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.


Lassonde Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

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

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


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Lassonde Industries 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 Lassonde Industries 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 * 1.0484+0.528 * 0.959+0.404 * 1.144+0.892 * 1.1682+0.115 * 0.9262
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0281+4.679 * -0.020503-0.327 * 1.3471
=-2.47

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$251 Mil.
Revenue was 699.654 + 738.113 + 668.267 + 624.668 = C$2,731 Mil.
Gross Profit was 183.174 + 192.942 + 179.83 + 175.738 = C$732 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$844 Mil.
Total Assets was C$2,374 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$691 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$92 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$549 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$631 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$440 Mil.
Net Income was 24.527 + 27.111 + 29.652 + 33.521 = C$115 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.717 + 2.514 + 0.084 + 0.094 = C$1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -60.099 + 75.714 + 87.492 + 59.411 = C$163 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$205 Mil.
Revenue was 569.843 + 604.775 + 583.428 + 579.435 = C$2,337 Mil.
Gross Profit was 149.576 + 152.516 + 146.26 + 152.317 = C$601 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$663 Mil.
Total Assets was C$1,721 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$527 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$457 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$386 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$190 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)
=(251.35 / 2730.702) / (205.217 / 2337.481)
=0.092046 / 0.087794
=1.0484

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)
=(600.669 / 2337.481) / (731.684 / 2730.702)
=0.256973 / 0.267947
=0.959

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 - (844.247 + 690.649) / 2374.441) / (1 - (662.621 + 526.604) / 1721.204)
=0.353576 / 0.309074
=1.144

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
=2730.702 / 2337.481
=1.1682

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))
=(64.183 / (64.183 + 526.604)) / (91.775 / (91.775 + 690.649))
=0.10864 / 0.117296
=0.9262

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)
=(548.806 / 2730.702) / (456.932 / 2337.481)
=0.200976 / 0.195481
=1.0281

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)
=((439.511 + 630.741) / 2374.441) / ((190.179 + 385.735) / 1721.204)
=0.450739 / 0.3346
=1.3471

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
=(114.811 - 0.975 - 162.518) / 2374.441
=-0.020503

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.

Lassonde Industries has a M-score of -2.47 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lassonde Industries Business Description

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755 Principale Street, Rougemont, QC, CAN, J0L 1M0
Lassonde Industries Inc isfood and beverages industry in North America. It develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of private label and national brand products, including ready-to-drink beverages, fruit-based snacks as well as frozen juice concentrates. It is also a producer of cranberry sauces and specialty food products such as pasta sauces, soups and fondue broths and sauces. The company operates through a single segment. Its single operating segment generates revenues from the sale of products including ready-to-drink beverages, fruit-based snacks, frozen juice concentrates and specialty food products as well as from rendering services related to the sale of these products. It earns the majority of the revenue in the United States.

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