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Sweetgreen (Sweetgreen) Beneish M-Score : -3.17 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Sweetgreen 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 -3.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.36   Med: -5.02   Max: -3.16
Current: -3.17

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sweetgreen was -3.16. The lowest was -5.36. And the median was -5.02.


Sweetgreen Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Sweetgreen Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -5.36 -3.16

Sweetgreen Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -5.19 -5.02 -5.07 -3.16 -3.17

Competitive Comparison of Sweetgreen's Beneish M-Score

For the Restaurants subindustry, Sweetgreen'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.


Sweetgreen's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sweetgreen's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sweetgreen 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 Sweetgreen 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 * 0.8814+0.528 * 0.8034+0.404 * 0.9957+0.892 * 1.2523+0.115 * 0.8076
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6902+4.679 * -0.149227-0.327 * 1.0982
=-3.17

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $5.6 Mil.
Revenue was 157.85 + 153.026 + 153.428 + 152.525 = $616.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 28.537 + 24.781 + 29.113 + 31.089 = $113.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $263.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $842.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $510.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $62.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $148.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $87.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $272.1 Mil.
Net Income was -26.067 + -27.414 + -25.055 + -27.258 = $-105.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.787 + -3.152 + -3.045 + -4.092 = $-13.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.426 + 8.924 + 12.735 + 7.951 = $33.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5.1 Mil.
Revenue was 125.062 + 118.57 + 124.026 + 124.918 = $492.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.937 + 12.823 + 19.929 + 23.143 = $72.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $318.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $895.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $504.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $48.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $172.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $73.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $274.6 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)
=(5.59 / 616.829) / (5.064 / 492.576)
=0.009062 / 0.010281
=0.8814

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)
=(72.832 / 492.576) / (113.52 / 616.829)
=0.147859 / 0.184038
=0.8034

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 - (263.688 + 510.734) / 842.702) / (1 - (318.848 + 504.059) / 895.806)
=0.081025 / 0.081378
=0.9957

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
=616.829 / 492.576
=1.2523

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))
=(48.904 / (48.904 + 504.059)) / (62.808 / (62.808 + 510.734))
=0.08844 / 0.109509
=0.8076

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)
=(148.72 / 616.829) / (172.075 / 492.576)
=0.241104 / 0.349337
=0.6902

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)
=((272.053 + 87.332) / 842.702) / ((274.607 + 73.262) / 895.806)
=0.426467 / 0.388331
=1.0982

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
=(-105.794 - -13.076 - 33.036) / 842.702
=-0.149227

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.

Sweetgreen has a M-score of -3.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sweetgreen (Sweetgreen) Business Description

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Address
3102 36th Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90018
Sweetgreen Inc is a next-generation restaurant and lifestyle brand that serves healthy food at scale. It is creating plant-forward, seasonal, and earth-friendly meals from fresh ingredients and produce that prioritizes organic, regenerative, and local sourcing.
Executives
Jonathan Neman director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SWEETGREEN, INC., 3101 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90018
Nicolas Jammet director, officer: Chief Concept Officer C/O SWEETGREEN, INC., 3101 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90018
Nathaniel Ru director, officer: Chief Brand Officer C/O SWEETGREEN, INC., 3101 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90018
Adrienne Gemperle officer: Chief People Officer C/O SWEETGREEN, INC., 3101 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90018
James Mcphail officer: Chief Development Officer C/O SWEETGREEN, INC., 3101 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90018
Mitch Reback officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SWEETGREEN, INC., 3101 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90018
Wouleta Ayele officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O SWEETGREEN, INC., 3101 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90018
Daniel Shlossman officer: SVP, Digital and Growth C/O SWEETGREEN, INC., 3101 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90018
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