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Paulic Meunerie (XPAR:ALPAU) Beneish M-Score : -3.02 (As of Apr. 22, 2025)


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What is Paulic Meunerie 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 -3.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XPAR:ALPAU' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -2.58   Max: -2.17
Current: -3.02

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Paulic Meunerie was -2.17. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -2.58.


Paulic Meunerie Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paulic Meunerie'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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Paulic Meunerie Beneish M-Score Chart

Paulic Meunerie Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.62 -2.17 -2.24 -2.53 -3.02

Paulic Meunerie Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 - -2.53 - -3.02 -

Competitive Comparison of Paulic Meunerie's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Paulic Meunerie'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.


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

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

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


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Paulic Meunerie 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 Paulic Meunerie 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 * 0.5737+0.528 * 0.7929+0.404 * 1.0741+0.892 * 1.1691+0.115 * 0.861
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.082866-0.327 * 0.9607
=-3.02

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €1.09 Mil.
Revenue was €21.83 Mil.
Gross Profit was €6.12 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4.57 Mil.
Total Assets was €19.45 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €11.90 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5.97 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5.99 Mil.
Net Income was €-0.07 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €1.54 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1.62 Mil.
Revenue was €18.67 Mil.
Gross Profit was €4.15 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €5.57 Mil.
Total Assets was €21.02 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €12.45 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.16 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4.98 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €8.47 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)
=(1.088 / 21.828) / (1.622 / 18.67)
=0.049844 / 0.086877
=0.5737

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)
=(4.147 / 18.67) / (6.115 / 21.828)
=0.222121 / 0.280145
=0.7929

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 - (4.574 + 11.898) / 19.453) / (1 - (5.567 + 12.454) / 21.02)
=0.153241 / 0.142674
=1.0741

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
=21.828 / 18.67
=1.1691

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))
=(1.006 / (1.006 + 12.454)) / (1.131 / (1.131 + 11.898))
=0.07474 / 0.086806
=0.861

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)
=(0 / 21.828) / (0.162 / 18.67)
=0 / 0.008677
=0

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)
=((5.986 + 5.972) / 19.453) / ((8.47 + 4.98) / 21.02)
=0.614712 / 0.639867
=0.9607

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
=(-0.068 - 0 - 1.544) / 19.453
=-0.082866

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.

Paulic Meunerie has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Paulic Meunerie Business Description

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Address
Moulin du Gouret, Saint Gerand, FRA, FR-56920
Paulic Meunerie SA is a producer of wheat and buckwheat flour in Brittany. The company markets a catalog of wheat and buckwheat flour that includes flour benefiting from quality labels (Label Rouge andAB-Agriculture Biologique), and produces flour and bran, from wheat grains purified by an ozonation treatment called Oxygreen.