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Trees (CANN) Beneish M-Score : 0.50 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Trees 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.5 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

CANN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.53   Med: -2.9   Max: 0.5
Current: 0.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Trees was 0.50. The lowest was -13.53. And the median was -2.90.


Trees Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Trees 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 -11.36 -2.03 -2.72 -3.08 0.50

Trees 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 -3.08 -3.27 -0.98 -3.30 0.50

Competitive Comparison of Trees's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Trees'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.


Trees's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Trees's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Trees 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 Trees 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 * 5.2239+0.528 * 0.9991+0.404 * 1.1413+0.892 * 1.3492+0.115 * 0.3609
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9298+4.679 * -0.241407-0.327 * 1.2454
=0.50

* 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 $0.29 Mil.
Revenue was 3.817 + 4.112 + 5.098 + 5.111 = $18.14 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.983 + 1.669 + 1.867 + 2.053 = $6.57 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.35 Mil.
Total Assets was $23.25 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.36 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.68 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.67 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.37 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15.73 Mil.
Net Income was -2.344 + -0.815 + -2.036 + -1.887 = $-7.08 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.025 + 0.308 + 0.371 + 0.001 = $-0.35 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.022 + -0.264 + -0.38 + -0.503 = $-1.13 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.04 Mil.
Revenue was 3.458 + 3.177 + 3.236 + 3.573 = $13.44 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.738 + 1.141 + 1.49 + 1.498 = $4.87 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.95 Mil.
Total Assets was $31.70 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.14 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19.15 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)
=(0.289 / 18.138) / (0.041 / 13.444)
=0.015933 / 0.00305
=5.2239

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)
=(4.867 / 13.444) / (6.572 / 18.138)
=0.36202 / 0.362333
=0.9991

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 - (2.354 + 3.362) / 23.247) / (1 - (4.951 + 5.801) / 31.695)
=0.754119 / 0.660767
=1.1413

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
=18.138 / 13.444
=1.3492

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))
=(1.106 / (1.106 + 5.801)) / (2.682 / (2.682 + 3.362))
=0.160127 / 0.443746
=0.3609

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)
=(9.673 / 18.138) / (7.711 / 13.444)
=0.5333 / 0.573564
=0.9298

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)
=((15.734 + 7.365) / 23.247) / ((19.148 + 6.14) / 31.695)
=0.993634 / 0.797855
=1.2454

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
=(-7.082 - -0.345 - -1.125) / 23.247
=-0.241407

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.

Trees has a M-score of 0.50 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


Trees (CANN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
215 Union Boulevard, Suite 415, Lakewood, CO, USA, 80228
Trees Corp is a vertically-integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the United States. It has two segments Retail and Cultivation. It is pursuing a roll-up plan of licensed assets in mature markets while maintaining loyal, local customer bases. TREES owns and operates a light-deprivation greenhouse and a campus of indoor cultivation facilities in Boulder, dispensaries in Englewood, Longmont and Berthoud, Colorado and three dispensaries in Portland, Oregon.
Executives
Carl J Williams director 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NORTH TOWER, ATLANTA GA 30189
Richard C. Travia director 6565 E. EVANS AVENUE, DENVER CO 80224
Allyson Feiler Downing director 3556 W 62ND AVENUE, DENVER CO 80221
Timothy Earl Brown director, 10 percent owner 2301 W 30TH AVENUE, DENVER CO 80211
Diane Jones officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 6565 E. EVANS AVENUE, DENVER CO 80224
Seth Oster director C/O GENERAL CANNABIS CORP, 6565 EAST EVANS AVENUE, DENVER CO 80224
Mark D. Green director C/O GENERAL CANNABIS CORP, 6565 EAST EVANS AVENUE, DENVER CO 80224
Peter Boockvar director C/O MILLER TABAK + CO.,, 331 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
John Barker Dalton director, 10 percent owner 6565 E. EVANS AVENUE, DENVER CO 80224
Adam Hershey 10 percent owner 140 RIVERSIDE BOULEVARD, APT 2302, NEW YORK NY 10069
Hershey Strategic Capital, Lp 10 percent owner C/O HERSHEY STRATEGIC CAPITAL GP, LLC, 6 POMPANO ROAD, RUMSON NJ 07760
Hershey Management I, Llc. 10 percent owner 888 7TH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Hershey Strategic Capital Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 888 7TH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Shore Ventures Iii, Lp 10 percent owner C/O HERSHEY MANAGEMENT IV, LLC, 6 POMPANO ROAD, RUMSON NJ 07760
Hershey Management Iv, Llc 10 percent owner 6 POMPANO ROAD, RUMSON NJ 07760