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Global Clean Energy Holdings (Global Clean Energy Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Global Clean Energy Holdings 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GCEH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -27.39   Med: -4.38   Max: 6.65
Current: -2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Global Clean Energy Holdings was 6.65. The lowest was -27.39. And the median was -4.38.


Global Clean Energy Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Clean Energy Holdings'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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Global Clean Energy Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Global Clean Energy Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
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Global Clean Energy Holdings 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 6.65 0.20 1.02 -3.49 -2.37

Competitive Comparison of Global Clean Energy Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, Global Clean Energy Holdings'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.


Global Clean Energy Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Global Clean Energy Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Global Clean Energy Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Global Clean Energy Holdings 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 Global Clean Energy Holdings 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 * 1.3467+0.528 * -0.9363+0.404 * 0.3635+0.892 * 1.8676+0.115 * 2.2863
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6104+4.679 * -0.003044-0.327 * 0.7021
=-2.37

* 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 $1.84 Mil.
Revenue was 1.397 + 1.877 + 0.232 + 1.333 = $4.84 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.045 + -1.088 + 0.128 + -0.13 = $-1.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11.86 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,310.31 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,273.35 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $49.12 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $229.36 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $423.06 Mil.
Net Income was -29.979 + -14.866 + -20.446 + -24.643 = $-89.93 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -12.362 + 6.171 + 2.101 + -1.519 = $-5.61 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -32.425 + -9.819 + -19.37 + -18.723 = $-80.34 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.73 Mil.
Revenue was 0.474 + 0.925 + 0.786 + 0.406 = $2.59 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.084 + 0.254 + 0.722 + -0.323 = $0.57 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16.89 Mil.
Total Assets was $708.07 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $653.87 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.43 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $43.09 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $85.56 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $416.58 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)
=(1.841 / 4.839) / (0.732 / 2.591)
=0.380451 / 0.282516
=1.3467

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)
=(0.569 / 2.591) / (-1.135 / 4.839)
=0.219606 / -0.234553
=-0.9363

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 - (11.859 + 1273.345) / 1310.306) / (1 - (16.89 + 653.865) / 708.068)
=0.019157 / 0.052697
=0.3635

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
=4.839 / 2.591
=1.8676

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))
=(2.426 / (2.426 + 653.865)) / (2.062 / (2.062 + 1273.345))
=0.003697 / 0.001617
=2.2863

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)
=(49.124 / 4.839) / (43.088 / 2.591)
=10.151684 / 16.629873
=0.6104

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)
=((423.055 + 229.361) / 1310.306) / ((416.578 + 85.56) / 708.068)
=0.497911 / 0.709166
=0.7021

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
=(-89.934 - -5.609 - -80.337) / 1310.306
=-0.003044

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.

Global Clean Energy Holdings has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Global Clean Energy Holdings (Global Clean Energy Holdings) Business Description

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Address
2790 Skypark Drive, Suite 105, Torrance, CA, USA, 90505
Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc is a United States-based renewable feedstocks and finished fuels company. The business model of the company is designed to control all aspects of the value chain, with business anchored in plant science and the other in renewable fuel production. The company contract directly with farmers to grow ultra-low carbon, nonfood, proprietary Camelina crop.
Executives
Nikhil Vasa officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Michael Zilkha 10 percent owner
Antonio D'amico officer: See Remarks 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Exxonmobil Renewables Llc director, 10 percent owner 22777 SPRINGWOODS VILLAGE PARKWAY, SPRING TX 77389
Amy K. Wood director 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Edward Nicholas Jones director 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Exxon Mobil Corp director, 10 percent owner 22777 SPRINGWOODS VILLAGE PARKWAY, SPRING TX 77389-1425
Michael Karst officer: Vice President 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Phyllis E. Currie director 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Susan L. Anhalt director 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Jerald S. Feitelson officer: VP, Chief Scientific Officer 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Ralph J Goehring officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BERRY PETROLEUM CO, 5201 TREUXTUN AVE STE 300, BAKERSFIELD CA 93309
Noah Verleun officer: EVP - Development % Regulatory 2709 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Jeffrey S Skoll 10 percent owner C/O EBAY INC, 2145 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Pacific Sequoia Holdings Llc 10 percent owner CAPRICORN INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, 250 UNIVERSITY AVE, SUITE 300, PALO ALTO CA 94301

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