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Ingredion (Ingredion) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Ingredion 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

INGR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.1
Current: -2.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ingredion was -2.10. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.61.


Ingredion Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Ingredion 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 -2.57 -2.69 -2.24 -2.10 -2.85

Ingredion 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 -2.10 - - - -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Ingredion's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Ingredion'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.


Ingredion's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



Ingredion 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 Ingredion 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 * 0.8827+0.528 * 0.8772+0.404 * 1.0044+0.892 * 1.0269+0.115 * 0.9694
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.052211-0.327 * 0.9148
=-2.85

* 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 $1,279 Mil.
Revenue was $8,160 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,749 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,399 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,642 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,370 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $219 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,772 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,897 Mil.
Net Income was $643 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-15 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1,057 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,411 Mil.
Revenue was $7,946 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,494 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,309 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,561 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,407 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $215 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,882 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,086 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)
=(1279 / 8160) / (1411 / 7946)
=0.15674 / 0.177574
=0.8827

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)
=(1494 / 7946) / (1749 / 8160)
=0.188019 / 0.214338
=0.8772

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 - (3399 + 2370) / 7642) / (1 - (3309 + 2407) / 7561)
=0.245093 / 0.244015
=1.0044

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
=8160 / 7946
=1.0269

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))
=(215 / (215 + 2407)) / (219 / (219 + 2370))
=0.081998 / 0.084589
=0.9694

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 / 8160) / (0 / 7946)
=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)
=((1897 + 1772) / 7642) / ((2086 + 1882) / 7561)
=0.48011 / 0.524798
=0.9148

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
=(643 - -15 - 1057) / 7642
=-0.052211

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.

Ingredion has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ingredion (Ingredion) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, IL, USA, 60154
Ingredion is an ingredients provider for the food, beverage, brewing, and animal nutrition industries. The company processes corn, tapioca, potatoes, stevia, grains, fruits, gums, and vegetables into value-added ingredients. The company has two main product lines: specialty and core ingredients. Specialty ingredients includes starch-based texturizers, natural alternative sweeteners such as stevia, and plant proteins for alternative dairy and snacks. Core ingredients includes sweeteners, such as high-fructose corn syrup, and commodity starches, such as those used for sustainable packaging.
Executives
David Eric Seip officer: SVP, Global Ops & CSCO 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Jorge A. Uribe director 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Jinghuai Xu officer: SVP, Chief Innovation Officer 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Larry Fernandes officer: Sr VP and Chief Commercial Off 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
James D Gray officer: Executive VP and CFO 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Davida Marie Gable officer: VP, Controller & Global SS 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Patricia Verduin director ONE CONAGRA DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68102
Robert A. Ritchie officer: SVP, Food & Industrial Ingred. 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Valdirene Bastos-licht officer: Sr. VP and Pres, Asia-Pacific 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Perez Y Landazuri Pierre officer: SVP and President, EMEA 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Jorgen Kokke officer: VP and GM, Asia-Pacific 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
James P. Zallie officer: Exec. VP & Pres, Global Ingred 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Charles V. Magro director C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, CRP 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Nancy Wolfe officer: SVP and Chief HR Officer 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60015
Jaeger De Foras Tanya Martina officer: Chief Legal Officer, Corp. Sec 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154

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