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Darling Ingredients (BSP:D2AR34) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of May. 08, 2024)


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What is Darling Ingredients 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 -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:D2AR34' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.77   Max: -1.17
Current: -2.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Darling Ingredients was -1.17. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.77.


Darling Ingredients Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Darling Ingredients'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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Darling Ingredients Beneish M-Score Chart

Darling Ingredients Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.84 -2.99 -2.55 -2.25 -2.64

Darling Ingredients Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.29 -2.40 -2.65 -2.64 -

Competitive Comparison of Darling Ingredients's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Darling Ingredients'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.


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

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

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



Darling Ingredients 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 Darling Ingredients 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 * 1.097+0.528 * 0.9649+0.404 * 1.0263+0.892 * 1.0068+0.115 * 0.9142
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1962+4.679 * -0.05752-0.327 * 1.0148
=-2.71

* 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 R$4,027 Mil.
Revenue was 7908.684 + 8026.395 + 8530.965 + 9329.498 = R$33,796 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2138.425 + 1908.664 + 1931.379 + 2209.483 = R$8,188 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$9,092 Mil.
Total Assets was R$54,197 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$15,389 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$2,495 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$2,699 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$4,891 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$22,153 Mil.
Net Income was 414.111 + 617.466 + 1224.991 + 967.763 = R$3,224 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -14.342 + 297.384 + 1101.887 + 491.697 = R$1,877 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1063.134 + 1365.985 + 1054.583 + 981.436 = R$4,465 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$3,646 Mil.
Revenue was 9274.303 + 9163.71 + 8329.654 + 6799.425 = R$33,567 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2039.385 + 1973.492 + 2113.376 + 1720.625 = R$7,847 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$8,592 Mil.
Total Assets was R$48,270 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$13,891 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$2,031 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$2,241 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$5,604 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$18,132 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)
=(4027.097 / 33795.542) / (3646.371 / 33567.092)
=0.119161 / 0.108629
=1.097

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)
=(7846.878 / 33567.092) / (8187.951 / 33795.542)
=0.233767 / 0.242279
=0.9649

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 - (9092.392 + 15388.919) / 54197.099) / (1 - (8592.474 + 13890.989) / 48270.112)
=0.548291 / 0.534216
=1.0263

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
=33795.542 / 33567.092
=1.0068

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))
=(2030.555 / (2030.555 + 13890.989)) / (2494.87 / (2494.87 + 15388.919))
=0.127535 / 0.139505
=0.9142

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)
=(2699.191 / 33795.542) / (2241.24 / 33567.092)
=0.079868 / 0.066769
=1.1962

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)
=((22153.333 + 4890.672) / 54197.099) / ((18131.627 + 5604.411) / 48270.112)
=0.498994 / 0.491734
=1.0148

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
=(3224.331 - 1876.626 - 4465.138) / 54197.099
=-0.05752

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.

Darling Ingredients has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Darling Ingredients (BSP:D2AR34) Business Description

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5601 N MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, TX, USA, 75038
Darling Ingredients Inc develops and manufactures sustainable ingredients for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, fuel, and fertilizer industries. It collects and transforms all aspects of animal by-product streams into ingredients, including gelatin, fats, proteins, pet food ingredients, fertilizers, and other specialty products. Also, the company recovers and converts used cooking oil and bakery remnants into feed and fuel ingredients. Darling has three primary business segments: feed ingredients (the majority of revenue), food ingredients, and fuel ingredients. It provides grease trap services for food businesses and sells various equipment for collecting and delivering cooking oil. The company derives the majority of its revenue from customers in North America.

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