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FAT Brands (FAT Brands) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is FAT Brands 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 FAT Brands's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FAT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.64   Med: -1.47   Max: 2.56
Current: -2.64

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FAT Brands was 2.56. The lowest was -2.64. And the median was -1.47.


FAT Brands Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FAT Brands'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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FAT Brands Beneish M-Score Chart

FAT Brands Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.80 -2.01 2.56 -1.13 -2.64

FAT Brands 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 -1.13 -2.24 -2.90 -3.24 -2.64

Competitive Comparison of FAT Brands's Beneish M-Score

For the Restaurants subindustry, FAT Brands'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.


FAT Brands's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

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



FAT Brands 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 FAT Brands 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 * 0.7505+0.528 * 1.1026+0.404 * 0.8828+0.892 * 1.1798+0.115 * 1.4719
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.761+4.679 * -0.038262-0.327 * 1.0575
=-2.64

* 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 $21.1 Mil.
Revenue was 158.636 + 109.366 + 106.764 + 105.691 = $480.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 84.314 + 38.527 + 47.062 + 36.077 = $206.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $121.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,388.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $320.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $31.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $152.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $276.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,322.1 Mil.
Net Income was -26.237 + -24.656 + -7.091 + -32.126 = $-90.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.768 + -3.259 + 0.109 + -0.003 = $-1.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -12.572 + -1.824 + -9.497 + -11.715 = $-35.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $23.9 Mil.
Revenue was 103.814 + 103.222 + 102.785 + 97.403 = $407.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70.926 + 36.78 + 52.439 + 32.347 = $192.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $95.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,213.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $180.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $27.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $169.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $267.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,054.3 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)
=(21.146 / 480.457) / (23.88 / 407.224)
=0.044012 / 0.058641
=0.7505

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)
=(192.492 / 407.224) / (205.98 / 480.457)
=0.472693 / 0.428717
=1.1026

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 - (121.009 + 320.535) / 1388.238) / (1 - (95.701 + 180.314) / 1213.303)
=0.681939 / 0.772509
=0.8828

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
=480.457 / 407.224
=1.1798

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))
=(27.015 / (27.015 + 180.314)) / (31.131 / (31.131 + 320.535))
=0.1303 / 0.088524
=1.4719

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)
=(152.346 / 480.457) / (169.678 / 407.224)
=0.317086 / 0.41667
=0.761

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)
=((1322.052 + 276.602) / 1388.238) / ((1054.25 + 267.02) / 1213.303)
=1.151571 / 1.088986
=1.0575

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
=(-90.11 - -1.385 - -35.608) / 1388.238
=-0.038262

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.

FAT Brands has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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FAT Brands (FAT Brands) Business Description

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Address
9720 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA, USA, 90212
FAT Brands Inc is a multi-brand restaurant franchising company. It develops, markets, acquires and manages quick service, fast casual, casual dining and polished casual dining restaurant concepts around the world. The company operates as a franchisor of restaurants, where the company generally does not own or operate the restaurant locations but rather generates revenue by charging franchisees an initial franchise fee as well as ongoing royalties. For some of the company's brands, it also directly owns and operates restaurant locations. The primary sources of revenue are the sale of food and beverages at company restaurants and the collection of royalties, franchise fees and advertising revenue from sales of food and beverages at franchised restaurants.
Executives
Andrew Wiederhorn director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O WILSHIRE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC, 1776 SW MADISON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97205
John Stephen Allen director P.O. BOX 2732, GEARHART OR 97138
James G Ellis director C/O QUIKSILVER, INC., 15202 GRAHAM STREET, HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92649
Fog Cutter Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 9720 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 500, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Matthew Green director
Peter R Feinstein director
John Cameron Metz director 13153 FABERGE PLACE, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33418
Kenneth Kepp director 27929 SW 95TH AVENUE, SUITE 1101, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Mark Elenowitz director 400 PROFESSIONAL DRIVE, SUITE 310, GAITHERSBURG MD 20879
Tyler Berchtold Child director P.O. BOX 254, ROSS CA 94957
Vidal Paba Maria Carmen director CARRER CAVALLERS NUMBER 56-58, 4TH FLOOR 1ST DOOR, BARCELONA U3 08034
Mason Alan Wiederhorn director 9720 WILSHIRE BLVD., PH, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Lynne Leigh Collier director 8523 FOREST HILLS BLVD, DALLAS TX 75218
John Squire Junger director 16600 PARK LANE CIRCLE, LOS ANGELES CA 90049
Taylor Andrew Wiederhorn officer: Chief Development Officer 9720 WILSHIRE BLVD,, SUITE 500, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212