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Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED) Beneish M-Score : -3.52 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Canopy Growth 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 -3.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSX:WEED' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -67   Med: -2.36   Max: 202.59
Current: -3.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Canopy Growth was 202.59. The lowest was -67.00. And the median was -2.36.


Canopy Growth Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canopy Growth'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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Canopy Growth Beneish M-Score Chart

Canopy Growth Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.47 -3.60 -3.32 -2.84 -3.85

Canopy Growth Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -0.88 -67.00 -3.85 -4.31 -3.52

Competitive Comparison of Canopy Growth's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Canopy Growth'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.


Canopy Growth's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Canopy Growth's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Canopy Growth 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 Canopy Growth 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 * 0.6479+0.528 * -0.2321+0.404 * 0.8785+0.892 * 0.9383+0.115 * 1.2772
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7761+4.679 * -0.001277-0.327 * 1.0781
=-3.52

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$41.9 Mil.
Revenue was 62.991 + 66.212 + 72.788 + 78.505 = C$280.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.838 + 23.031 + 15.468 + 28.226 = C$88.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$391.7 Mil.
Total Assets was C$1,232.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$303.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$44.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$161.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$281.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$433.5 Mil.
Net Income was -128.293 + -127.138 + -92.337 + -216.797 = C$-564.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -91.203 + -82.599 + -44.573 + -184.356 = C$-402.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -53.852 + -51.78 + -22.059 + -32.569 = C$-160.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$68.9 Mil.
Revenue was 69.595 + 76.258 + 68.235 + 84.85 = C$298.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23.426 + 13.762 + -64.321 + 5.228 = C$-21.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$493.7 Mil.
Total Assets was C$1,668.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$346.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$68.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$221.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$196.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$701.3 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)
=(41.86 / 280.496) / (68.856 / 298.938)
=0.149236 / 0.230335
=0.6479

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)
=(-21.905 / 298.938) / (88.563 / 280.496)
=-0.073276 / 0.315737
=-0.2321

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 - (391.665 + 303.165) / 1232.348) / (1 - (493.695 + 346.227) / 1668.224)
=0.436174 / 0.496517
=0.8785

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
=280.496 / 298.938
=0.9383

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))
=(68.25 / (68.25 + 346.227)) / (44.872 / (44.872 + 303.165))
=0.164665 / 0.128929
=1.2772

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)
=(161.337 / 280.496) / (221.55 / 298.938)
=0.575185 / 0.741124
=0.7761

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)
=((433.485 + 281.284) / 1232.348) / ((701.257 + 196.252) / 1668.224)
=0.580006 / 0.538003
=1.0781

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
=(-564.565 - -402.731 - -160.26) / 1232.348
=-0.001277

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.

Canopy Growth has a M-score of -3.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Canopy Growth Business Description

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Address
1 Hershey Drive, Smiths Falls, ON, CAN, K7A 0A8
Canopy Growth, headquartered in Smiths Falls, Canada, cultivates and sells medicinal and recreational cannabis, and hemp, through a portfolio of brands that include Doja, 7ACRES, Tweed, and Deep Space. Its non-THC products include skincare products under Martha Stewart CBD and Storz & Bickel vaporizers. Canopy growth merged its US assets into a separately operated holding company, Canopy USA, which will not be consolidated into the Canadian company's financials.
Executives
Christelle Gedeon Senior Officer
Judy Eun Joo Hong Senior Officer
David Eric Klein Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder
Terry Yanofsky Director
Luc Mongeau Director
Willy Kruh Director
David Angelo Lazzarato Director
Judy A. Schmeling Director
Thomas Carlton Stewart Senior Officer
Rade Nikola Kovacevic Senior Officer
Phillip Shaer Senior Officer
Thomas Shipley Senior Officer
David Bigioni Senior Officer
Bruce Linton 10% Security Holder, Director, Senior Officer
Mark Anthony Nicholas Zekulin Senior Officer

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