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Cocoa Processing Co (XGHA:CPC) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Cocoa Processing 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.

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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cocoa Processing Co was -1.41. The lowest was -2.42. And the median was -1.92.


Cocoa Processing Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cocoa Processing 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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Cocoa Processing Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Cocoa Processing Co Annual Data
Trend Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep21 Sep22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.99 -2.40 10.34 -1.41 -

Cocoa Processing Co Semi-Annual Data
Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep21 Sep22
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.99 -2.40 10.34 -1.41 -

Competitive Comparison of Cocoa Processing Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Confectioners subindustry, Cocoa Processing 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.


Cocoa Processing Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cocoa Processing Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Cocoa Processing 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 Cocoa Processing 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Sep22) TTM:Last Year (Sep21) TTM:
Total Receivables was GHS70.6 Mil.
Revenue was GHS621.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was GHS-55.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was GHS381.4 Mil.
Total Assets was GHS2,015.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was GHS1,634.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was GHS86.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was GHS76.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was GHS1,372.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was GHS28.4 Mil.
Net Income was GHS-172.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was GHS0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was GHS-5.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was GHS127.4 Mil.
Revenue was GHS598.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was GHS-71.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was GHS571.2 Mil.
Total Assets was GHS2,288.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was GHS1,717.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was GHS85.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was GHS70.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was GHS2,189.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was GHS479.8 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)
=(70.55 / 621.853) / (127.402 / 598.189)
=0.113451 / 0.21298
=

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)
=(-71.394 / 598.189) / (-55.393 / 621.853)
=-0.11935 / -0.089077
=

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 - (381.405 + 1634.22) / 2015.61) / (1 - (571.178 + 1717.124) / 2288.302)
=-7.0E-6 / 0
=

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
=621.853 / 598.189
=

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))
=(85.464 / (85.464 + 1717.124)) / (86.107 / (86.107 + 1634.22))
=0.047412 / 0.050053
=

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)
=(76.842 / 621.853) / (70.15 / 598.189)
=0.123569 / 0.117271
=

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)
=((28.383 + 1372.867) / 2015.61) / ((479.809 + 2189.083) / 2288.302)
=0.695199 / 1.16632
=

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
=(-172.429 - 0 - -5.948) / 2015.61
=-0.082596

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.


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Cocoa Processing Co (XGHA:CPC) Business Description

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Address
Heavy Industrial Area, Private Mail Bag, Tema, GHA
Cocoa Processing Co Ltd manufactures chocolates, confectionery and semi-finished cocoa products such as cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, cocoa cake and cocoa powder from premium cocoa beans grown in Ghana.

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