Pan Jamaica Group (XJAM:PJAM) Beneish M-Score: -2.51 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


XJAM:PJAM Pan Jamaica Group Ltd XJAM:PJAM
98 GF Score
Price JMD44.09
GF Value JMD62.71
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Pan Jamaica Group Beneish M-Score?

Pan Jamaica Group XJAM:PJAM -5.22% 98 Beneish M-Score is -2.51 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates XJAM:PJAM with a GF Score™ of 98/100 and a GF Value™ of JMD62.71 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 109 Beverages - Non-Alcoholic companies, Pan Jamaica Group ranks worse than 53.21% on this metric.

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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XJAM:PJAM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.97   Med: -1.78   Max: 9.99
Current: -2.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pan Jamaica Group was 9.99. The lowest was -3.97. And the median was -1.78.


Pan Jamaica Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Pan Jamaica 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.

Pan Jamaica Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Pan Jamaica Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.59 -3.17 8.21 -2.59 -2.43

Pan Jamaica Group Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.55 -2.28 -1.40 -2.43 -2.51

XJAM:PJAM vs KO, PEP, MNST: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Pan Jamaica 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.


Pan Jamaica Group Beneish M-Score vs Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

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

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


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Pan Jamaica 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 Pan Jamaica 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 * 0.8885+0.528 * 1.0281+0.404 * 0.9996+0.892 * 1.1699+0.115 * 0.9725
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9543+4.679 * -0.022212-0.327 * 0.9702
=-2.51

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was JMD8,844 Mil.
Revenue was 11130.129 + 12082.037 + 11782.047 + 11667.312 = JMD46,662 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3213.036 + 2993.546 + 3505.005 + 3746.038 = JMD13,458 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD21,235 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD151,680 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD54,157 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD3,208 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD9,869 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD7,779 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD25,115 Mil.
Net Income was 487.258 + 871.867 + 1708.661 + 2014.729 = JMD5,083 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = JMD0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 981.659 + 2291.927 + 3331.941 + 1846.052 = JMD8,452 Mil.
Total Receivables was JMD8,508 Mil.
Revenue was 9759.275 + 10783.535 + 9847.902 + 9493.269 = JMD39,884 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3000.664 + 3275.228 + 2806.823 + 2742.897 = JMD11,826 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD19,197 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD145,221 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD52,954 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD3,045 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD8,839 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD6,994 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD25,465 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)
=(8844.444 / 46661.525) / (8508.311 / 39883.981)
=0.189545 / 0.213327
=0.8885

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)
=(11825.612 / 39883.981) / (13457.625 / 46661.525)
=0.2965 / 0.288409
=1.0281

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 - (21235.266 + 54157.101) / 151679.738) / (1 - (19196.885 + 52953.938) / 145220.77)
=0.50295 / 0.503165
=0.9996

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
=46661.525 / 39883.981
=1.1699

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))
=(3045.323 / (3045.323 + 52953.938)) / (3207.691 / (3207.691 + 54157.101))
=0.054381 / 0.055917
=0.9725

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)
=(9868.569 / 46661.525) / (8838.876 / 39883.981)
=0.211493 / 0.221615
=0.9543

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)
=((25114.881 + 7779.261) / 151679.738) / ((25465.404 + 6994.151) / 145220.77)
=0.216866 / 0.223519
=0.9702

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
=(5082.515 - 0 - 8451.579) / 151679.738
=-0.022212

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.

Pan Jamaica Group has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.51 mean?
Pan Jamaica Group (XJAM:PJAM) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.51 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Pan Jamaica Group and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Pan Jamaica Group ranks #58 out of 109 companies in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, placing it in the top 53.2%.
Is Pan Jamaica Group's Beneish M-Score too high?
Pan Jamaica Group's current Beneish M-Score is -2.51. Based on the distribution chart, Pan Jamaica Group ranks #58 out of 109 companies in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Pan Jamaica Group has a GF Score™ of 98/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pan Jamaica Group's Beneish M-Score compare to KO and PEP?
According to the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry distribution chart, Pan Jamaica Group ranks #58 out of 109 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Pan Jamaica Group in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Beverages - Non-Alcoholic company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Pan Jamaica Group and its competitors. Pan Jamaica Group's current Beneish M-Score is -2.51. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pan Jamaica Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pan Jamaica Group (XJAM:PJAM) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is JMD62.71, compared to a current price of JMD44.09 — trading 29.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.51. Pan Jamaica Group's overall GF Score™ is 98/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Pan Jamaica Group (XJAM:PJAM), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.51 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Pan Jamaica Group (XJAM:PJAM) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pan Jamaica Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of JMD44.09 is trading 29.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of JMD62.71. GuruFocus considers Pan Jamaica Group to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XJAM:PJAM:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.51
  • GF Value™: JMD62.71 vs. price of JMD44.09 (29.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 98/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XJAM:PJAM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Pan Jamaica Group Business Description

Address 60 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston, JAM, 5
Pan Jamaica Group Ltd is a Caribbean-based multinational holding company. It acquires, holds, and operates businesses in the Caribbean, Europe and the Americas. The company's business is divided into five segments: i) The Property and Infrastructure segment focuses on the development and management of real estate and related infrastructure. ii) The Financial Services segment provides products and services to institutional and individual investors. iii) The Global Services segment includes logistics-related operations. iv) The Specialty Foods segment is engaged in agriculture, processing, distribution and/or retail of food and drink. v) Corporate services, which comprises interest and investment income. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Specialty Foods segment.
98GF Score

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