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Jamaica Producers Group (XJAM:JP) Beneish M-Score : 52.07 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is Jamaica Producers Group 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 52.07 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XJAM:JP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.72   Med: -2.57   Max: 52.07
Current: 52.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jamaica Producers Group was 52.07. The lowest was -2.72. And the median was -2.57.


Jamaica Producers Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jamaica Producers Group'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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Jamaica Producers Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Jamaica Producers Group 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 -2.58 -2.68 -2.55 0.75 52.07

Jamaica Producers Group 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 0.75 -3.09 60.62 117.57 52.07

Competitive Comparison of Jamaica Producers Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Jamaica Producers Group'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.


Jamaica Producers Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Jamaica Producers Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Jamaica Producers Group 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 Jamaica Producers Group 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 * 62.6222+0.528 * 0.3044+0.404 * 1.0101+0.892 * 0.0162+0.115 * 5.489
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 10.4431+4.679 * 0.041165-0.327 * 0.9553
=52.07

* 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 JMD39.8 Mil.
Revenue was 30.714 + 32.993 + 24.968 + 27.333 = JMD116.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30.714 + 32.993 + 24.968 + 27.333 = JMD116.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD1,259.1 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD38,086.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD63.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD12.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD255.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD731.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD3.8 Mil.
Net Income was 775.58 + 261.107 + 336.935 + 239.272 = JMD1,612.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = JMD0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 240.126 + -15.606 + -128.732 + -50.738 = JMD45.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was JMD39.2 Mil.
Revenue was 29.281 + 27.25 + 28.411 + 7061.992 = JMD7,146.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 118.01 + 27.25 + 28.411 + 2002.014 = JMD2,175.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD1,584.8 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD37,248.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD66.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD466.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD1,506.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD752.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD0.0 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)
=(39.825 / 116.008) / (39.179 / 7146.934)
=0.343295 / 0.005482
=62.6222

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)
=(2175.685 / 7146.934) / (116.008 / 116.008)
=0.304422 / 1
=0.3044

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 - (1259.129 + 63.528) / 38086.73) / (1 - (1584.814 + 66.935) / 37248.005)
=0.965272 / 0.955655
=1.0101

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
=116.008 / 7146.934
=0.0162

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))
=(466.376 / (466.376 + 66.935)) / (12.039 / (12.039 + 63.528))
=0.874492 / 0.159316
=5.489

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)
=(255.359 / 116.008) / (1506.447 / 7146.934)
=2.201219 / 0.210782
=10.4431

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)
=((3.762 + 731.604) / 38086.73) / ((0 + 752.851) / 37248.005)
=0.019308 / 0.020212
=0.9553

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
=(1612.894 - 0 - 45.05) / 38086.73
=0.041165

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.

Jamaica Producers Group has a M-score of 52.07 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Jamaica Producers Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
60 Knutsford Boulevard, 10th Floor, Kingston, JAM, 5
Jamaica Producers Group Ltd is a company that is organized into three segments - JP Food and Drink, which comprises businesses that are engaged in agriculture, processing, distribution and retail of food and drink; JP Logistics and Infrastructure, which comprises businesses that are engaged in logistics, transportation, port operations, construction aggregates, and related industries; Corporate Services comprises interest and investment income. The JP Food and Drink segment generates maximum revenue for the company. Geographically the company is spread across Europe ,Caribbean and North America.

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