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The Honest Co (The Honest Co) Beneish M-Score : -3.72 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is The Honest Co 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 -3.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HNST' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.72   Med: -2.28   Max: -1.45
Current: -3.72

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of The Honest Co was -1.45. The lowest was -3.72. And the median was -2.28.


The Honest Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Honest Co'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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The Honest Co Beneish M-Score Chart

The Honest Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.28 -1.45 -3.72

The Honest Co Quarterly Data
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 -1.45 -1.46 -2.32 -3.23 -3.72

Competitive Comparison of The Honest Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, The Honest Co'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.


The Honest Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



The Honest Co 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 The Honest Co 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 * 0.9269+0.528 * 1.0082+0.404 * 1.1105+0.892 * 1.0979+0.115 * 0.8527
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8833+4.679 * -0.279743-0.327 * 1.0021
=-3.72

* 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 $43.1 Mil.
Revenue was 90.264 + 86.169 + 84.544 + 83.388 = $344.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30.227 + 27.205 + 22.898 + 20.202 = $100.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $157.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $201.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $37.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $131.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $56.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21.7 Mil.
Net Income was 1.143 + -8.098 + -13.416 + -18.867 = $-39.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.07 + -0.401 + -0.366 + -1.352 = $-2.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 9.922 + 5.673 + 6.519 + -2.761 = $19.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $42.3 Mil.
Revenue was 81.859 + 84.58 + 78.493 + 68.719 = $313.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.507 + 25.617 + 23.564 + 20.627 = $92.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $189.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $240.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $44.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $135.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $63.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $29.8 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)
=(43.084 / 344.365) / (42.334 / 313.651)
=0.125111 / 0.134972
=0.9269

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)
=(92.315 / 313.651) / (100.532 / 344.365)
=0.294324 / 0.291934
=1.0082

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 - (157.772 + 37.169) / 201.621) / (1 - (189.147 + 44.274) / 240.599)
=0.033131 / 0.029834
=1.1105

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
=344.365 / 313.651
=1.0979

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))
=(2.753 / (2.753 + 44.274)) / (2.74 / (2.74 + 37.169))
=0.058541 / 0.068656
=0.8527

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)
=(131.022 / 344.365) / (135.097 / 313.651)
=0.380474 / 0.430724
=0.8833

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)
=((21.738 + 56.71) / 201.621) / ((29.842 + 63.58) / 240.599)
=0.389086 / 0.388289
=1.0021

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
=(-39.238 - -2.189 - 19.353) / 201.621
=-0.279743

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.

The Honest Co has a M-score of -3.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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The Honest Co (The Honest Co) Business Description

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Address
12130 Millennium Drive, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90094
The Honest Co Inc is a digitally-native consumer products company to make purpose-driven consumer products designed for all people. It is an omnichannel brand, ensuring its products are available wherever its consumers shop through company's Retail and Digital channels. It has three product categories namely; Diapers and Wipes, Skin and Personal Care, and Household and Wellness, out of which the majority of its revenue is generated from the sale of diapers and wipes. The company operates only in the United States.
Executives
Stephen Winchell officer: EVP, Operations and R&D 12130 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, SUITE 500, LOS ANGELES CA 90094
Brendan Sheehey officer: General Counsel 12130 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, #500, LOS ANGELES CA 90094
Jessica Warren director, officer: Chief Creative Officer 12130 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, #500, LOS ANGELES CA 90094
Institutional Venture Management Xiii, Llc 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 2, SUITE 250, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Kelly J. Kennedy officer: EVP and CFO C/O ANNIE'S, INC., 1610 FIFTH STREET, BERKELEY CA 94710
Rick Rexing officer: Chief Revenue Officer 12130 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, #500, LOS ANGELES CA 90094
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Carla Vernon officer: Chief Executive Officer 12130 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, SUITE 500, LOS ANGELES CA 90094
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Janis Hoyt officer: Chief People Officer 12130 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, #500, LOS ANGELES CA 90094
Nikolaos A Vlahos director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Katherine Barton officer: Chief Growth Officer 12130 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, SUITE 500, LOS ANGELES CA 90094
Peter C. Gerstberger officer: Chief Digital & Strat. Officer 12130 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, SUITE 500, LOS ANGELES CA 90094
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