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Beyond Meat (Beyond Meat) Beneish M-Score : -4.65 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Beyond Meat 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 -4.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BYND' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.35   Med: -3.75   Max: -0.3
Current: -4.65

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Beyond Meat was -0.30. The lowest was -5.35. And the median was -3.75.


Beyond Meat Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beyond Meat'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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Beyond Meat Beneish M-Score Chart

Beyond Meat Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -0.30 -2.85 -5.35 -4.65

Beyond Meat Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -5.35 -5.48 -4.73 -1.78 -4.65

Competitive Comparison of Beyond Meat's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Beyond Meat'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.


Beyond Meat's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



Beyond Meat 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 Beyond Meat 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 * 1.132+0.528 * 0.2354+0.404 * 0.8255+0.892 * 0.8196+0.115 * 0.6359
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1224+4.679 * -0.313211-0.327 * 1.3955
=-4.65

* 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 $31.7 Mil.
Revenue was 73.679 + 75.312 + 102.149 + 92.236 = $343.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was -83.859 + -7.254 + 2.273 + 6.185 = $-82.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $372.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $774.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $386.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $48.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $220.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $74.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,213.5 Mil.
Net Income was -155.11 + -70.492 + -53.505 + -59.037 = $-338.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 6.719 + 0.247 + 1.947 + 3.334 = $12.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -28.543 + 9.054 + -46.159 + -42.177 = $-107.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $34.2 Mil.
Revenue was 79.938 + 82.5 + 147.04 + 109.455 = $418.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was -2.931 + -14.84 + -6.162 + 0.19 = $-23.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $606.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,062.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $430.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $32.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $239.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $75.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,189.9 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)
=(31.73 / 343.376) / (34.198 / 418.933)
=0.092406 / 0.081631
=1.132

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)
=(-23.743 / 418.933) / (-82.655 / 343.376)
=-0.056675 / -0.240713
=0.2354

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 - (372.844 + 386.141) / 774.45) / (1 - (606.459 + 430.069) / 1062.224)
=0.019969 / 0.024191
=0.8255

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
=343.376 / 418.933
=0.8196

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))
=(32.582 / (32.582 + 430.069)) / (48.094 / (48.094 + 386.141))
=0.070425 / 0.110756
=0.6359

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)
=(220.344 / 343.376) / (239.505 / 418.933)
=0.641699 / 0.571702
=1.1224

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)
=((1213.464 + 74.354) / 774.45) / ((1189.931 + 75.841) / 1062.224)
=1.662881 / 1.191624
=1.3955

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
=(-338.144 - 12.247 - -107.825) / 774.45
=-0.313211

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.

Beyond Meat has a M-score of -4.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Beyond Meat (Beyond Meat) Business Description

Address
119 Standard Street, El Segundo, CA, USA, 90245
Beyond Meat Inc is a provider of plant-based meats, such as burgers, sausage, ground beef, and chicken. Unlike other vegetarian products, Beyond Meat seeks to replicate the look, cook, and taste of meat targeted to omnivores and vegetarians alike and is sold in the meat case. The products are widely available across the U.S. and Canada and in 83 additional countries as well. International revenue represented 31% of 2021 sales. The firm's products are available in retail stores and the food service channel. In 2019, before the pandemic struck, sales were evenly split between these two channels, although the mix stood at 70% retail/30% food service in 2021. We think the recovery from the crisis and new deals with McDonald's and Yum Brands will return food-service sales to 50% in time.
Executives
Chad M Peffer officer: Interim Chief Growth Officer C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 888 N. DOUGLAS STREET, SUITE 100, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
C James Koch director C/O THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE, SUITE 850, BOSTON MA 02210
Akerho Oghoghomeh officer: See Remarks C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 119 STANDARD STREET, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Dariush Ajami officer: Chief Innovation Officer C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 1325 E. EL SEGUNDO BLVD., EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Lubi Kutua officer: CFO, Treasurer C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 119 STANDARD STREET, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Beth Moskowitz officer: Chief Creative Officer C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 119 STANDARD STREET, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Sharman Robert M Jr officer: See Remarks C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 119 STANDARD STREET, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Henry Dieu officer: See Remarks. C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 119 STANDARD STREET, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Brad Hiranaga officer: SEE REMARKS C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 119 STANDARD STREET, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Jay Colleen director C/O THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC., 6140 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, SUITE 590, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Diane Carhart director C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 1325 E. EL SEGUNDO BLVD., EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Teri L Witteman officer: General Counsel, Secretary 20333 S. NORMANDIE AVE, TORRANCE CA 90502
George Bernard Adcock officer: Chief Suppy Chain Officer C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 119 STANDARD ST., EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Douglas Wayne Ramsey officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 119 STANDARD STREET, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Jonathan P Nelson officer: Interim COO C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC., 119 STANDARD STREET, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245

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