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GraceKennedy (XJAM:GK) Beneish M-Score : -0.80 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is GraceKennedy 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.8 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XJAM:GK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.63   Max: -0.09
Current: -0.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GraceKennedy was -0.09. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.63.


GraceKennedy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GraceKennedy'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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GraceKennedy Beneish M-Score Chart

GraceKennedy 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 -2.66 -2.59 -2.68 -2.68 -0.80

GraceKennedy Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.68 - - - -0.80

Competitive Comparison of GraceKennedy's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, GraceKennedy'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.


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

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

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


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GraceKennedy 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 GraceKennedy 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 * 3.0885+0.528 * 0.9759+0.404 * 0.7007+0.892 * 1.0777+0.115 * 1.0281
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0271+4.679 * -0.040888-0.327 * 0.9562
=-0.80

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was JMD62,590 Mil.
Revenue was JMD167,043 Mil.
Gross Profit was JMD39,592 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD113,466 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD236,641 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD33,781 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD4,285 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD24,914 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD39,106 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD30,630 Mil.
Net Income was JMD8,414 Mil.
Gross Profit was JMD0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was JMD18,090 Mil.
Total Receivables was JMD18,805 Mil.
Revenue was JMD155,001 Mil.
Gross Profit was JMD35,853 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD70,720 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD219,485 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD30,435 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD3,983 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD22,508 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD37,288 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD30,357 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)
=(62590.233 / 167042.935) / (18804.786 / 155001.024)
=0.374695 / 0.12132
=3.0885

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)
=(35852.887 / 155001.024) / (39592.225 / 167042.935)
=0.231307 / 0.237018
=0.9759

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 - (113466.426 + 33781.349) / 236641.445) / (1 - (70719.76 + 30434.522) / 219484.699)
=0.37776 / 0.539128
=0.7007

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
=167042.935 / 155001.024
=1.0777

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))
=(3983.075 / (3983.075 + 30434.522)) / (4285.003 / (4285.003 + 33781.349))
=0.115728 / 0.112567
=1.0281

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)
=(24913.992 / 167042.935) / (22508.373 / 155001.024)
=0.149147 / 0.145214
=1.0271

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)
=((30630.108 + 39105.926) / 236641.445) / ((30357.098 + 37287.989) / 219484.699)
=0.294691 / 0.3082
=0.9562

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
=(8414.018 - 0 - 18089.716) / 236641.445
=-0.040888

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.

GraceKennedy has a M-score of -0.80 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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GraceKennedy Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
42-56 Harbour Street, Kingston, JAM
GraceKennedy Ltd engages in the food and financial services business. The company has four reportable segments namely Food Trading, Banking and Investments, Insurance and Money Services. The food Trading segment includes the processing and distribution of food products. It generates maximum revenue from the Food Trading segment. Geographically, it derives the majority revenue from Jamaica and also has a presence in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Other Caribbean countries, Other European countries, Africa and Other Countries.

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