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Cardinal Ethanol LLC (Cardinal Ethanol LLC) Beneish M-Score : -1.41 (As of May. 08, 2024)


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What is Cardinal Ethanol LLC 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 -1.41 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

CRDE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.49   Med: -2.61   Max: 214.61
Current: -1.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cardinal Ethanol LLC was 214.61. The lowest was -3.49. And the median was -2.61.


Cardinal Ethanol LLC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cardinal Ethanol LLC'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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Cardinal Ethanol LLC Beneish M-Score Chart

Cardinal Ethanol LLC Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 214.61 -3.49 -2.70 -3.34 -1.41

Cardinal Ethanol LLC Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Cardinal Ethanol LLC's Beneish M-Score

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Cardinal Ethanol LLC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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Cardinal Ethanol LLC 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 Cardinal Ethanol LLC 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 * 1.5071+0.528 * 1.0491+0.404 * 3.4476+0.892 * 0.9196+0.115 * 1.0812
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.061001-0.327 * 1.185
=-1.41

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $18.9 Mil.
Revenue was $502.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was $75.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $130.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $232.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $95.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $28.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $29.8 Mil.
Net Income was $69.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $83.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $13.6 Mil.
Revenue was $546.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was $86.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $102.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $189.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $85.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $27.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12.2 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)
=(18.885 / 502.735) / (13.626 / 546.691)
=0.037565 / 0.024925
=1.5071

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)
=(86.384 / 546.691) / (75.721 / 502.735)
=0.158012 / 0.150618
=1.0491

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 - (130.399 + 95.336) / 232.768) / (1 - (102.034 + 85.266) / 188.956)
=0.030215 / 0.008764
=3.4476

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
=502.735 / 546.691
=0.9196

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))
=(11.297 / (11.297 + 85.266)) / (11.567 / (11.567 + 95.336))
=0.116991 / 0.108201
=1.0812

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 / 502.735) / (0 / 546.691)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((29.849 + 28.028) / 232.768) / ((12.218 + 27.431) / 188.956)
=0.248647 / 0.209832
=1.185

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
=(69.819 - 0.61 - 83.408) / 232.768
=-0.061001

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.

Cardinal Ethanol LLC has a M-score of -1.41 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Cardinal Ethanol LLC (Cardinal Ethanol LLC) Business Description

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Address
1554 North County Road 600 East, Union City, IN, USA, 47390
Cardinal Ethanol LLC is a producer and seller of fuel-grade ethanol, distiller's grains, corn oil, and carbon dioxide throughout the continent of the United States. The company's prime selling products include ethanol, dried distillers grains, corn oil, and carbon dioxide. Its two operating segments are ethanol production through the Ethanol Division; and trading of agricultural grains through the Trading Division. The revenues from Ethanol Division come from primary sources: sales of fuel ethanol which is the key revenue driver. Revenues from the Trading Division are derived from procuring, transporting, and selling grain commodities. The majority of the revenue for the company is generated from its Ethanol Division.
Executives
Adam Kline director 938 E 58TH STREET, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46220
Chad Smith director 3665 GOULD DRIVE, CARMEL IN 46033
Gerald R Forsythe director 600 N BUFFALO GROVE RD, BUFFALO GROVE IL 60089
Danny Ray Huston director 616 W JACKSON STREET, PARKER CITY IN 47368
Casey Bruns officer: Commodity Manager 10158 STATE ROUTE 49, ANSONIA OH 45303
Daniel J. Sailer director 11320 ABBITT TRAIL, ZIONSVILLE IN 46077
Dersch David Matthew Jr director 113 BENNINGTON ROAD, GREER SC 29650
Roch Lewis M Iii director 21 GOSS ROAD, NORTH HAMPTON NH 03862
Robert Nathan Baker director 8124 E. GREENBRIAR COURT, WICHITA KS 67226
Gregory August Roy officer: Commodity Manager 23308 PAULDING ROAD, MONROEVILLE IN 46773
Jerry Phillip Zicht director 5653 NORTH US HWY 27, WINCHESTER IN 47394
Adam Zeedyk officer: Commodity Manager 9 PECK DRIVE, WINCHESTER IN 47394
William J Dartt officer: Chief Financial Officer 1520 ROSEDALE AVENUE, BUCYRUS OH 44820
Roch Lewis Marshall Ii director 2006 E. ROBINWOOD DRIVE, MUNCIE IN 47304
Barry J Hudson director 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305

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