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Kisses From Italy (Kisses From Italy) Beneish M-Score : -21.76 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Kisses From Italy 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 -21.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KITL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -264.16   Med: -76.68   Max: 4.09
Current: -21.76

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kisses From Italy was 4.09. The lowest was -264.16. And the median was -76.68.


Kisses From Italy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kisses From Italy'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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Kisses From Italy Beneish M-Score Chart

Kisses From Italy Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -132.97 -264.16 -94.52 4.09

Kisses From Italy Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 3.03 4.09 -1.49 -3.17 -21.76

Competitive Comparison of Kisses From Italy's Beneish M-Score

For the Restaurants subindustry, Kisses From Italy'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.


Kisses From Italy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

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



Kisses From Italy 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 Kisses From Italy 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 * 1.2586+0.528 * 0.9429+0.404 * 24.2083+0.892 * 0.737+0.115 * 0.0837
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 3.5704+4.679 * -5.974603-0.327 * 1.376
=-21.76

* 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 $0.06 Mil.
Revenue was 0.027 + 0.061 + 0.115 + 0.08 = $0.28 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.018 + 0.032 + 0.057 + 0.029 = $0.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.18 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.63 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.40 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.04 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.67 Mil.
Net Income was -2.248 + -1.359 + -0.95 + -0.009 = $-4.57 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0.14 + -0.234 + 0.07 = $-0.02 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.192 + -0.226 + -0.29 + -0.07 = $-0.78 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.07 Mil.
Revenue was 0.102 + 0.112 + 0.098 + 0.072 = $0.38 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.045 + 0.051 + 0.053 + 0.025 = $0.17 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.54 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.04 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.25 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.39 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.28 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)
=(0.064 / 0.283) / (0.069 / 0.384)
=0.226148 / 0.179688
=1.2586

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)
=(0.174 / 0.384) / (0.136 / 0.283)
=0.453125 / 0.480565
=0.9429

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 - (0.184 + 0.402) / 0.63) / (1 - (0.536 + 0.501) / 1.04)
=0.069841 / 0.002885
=24.2083

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
=0.283 / 0.384
=0.737

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))
=(0.004 / (0.004 + 0.501)) / (0.042 / (0.042 + 0.402))
=0.007921 / 0.094595
=0.0837

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)
=(3.276 / 0.283) / (1.245 / 0.384)
=11.575972 / 3.242188
=3.5704

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)
=((0.668 + 0.729) / 0.63) / ((1.284 + 0.392) / 1.04)
=2.21746 / 1.611538
=1.376

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
=(-4.566 - -0.024 - -0.778) / 0.63
=-5.974603

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.

Kisses From Italy has a M-score of -21.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kisses From Italy (Kisses From Italy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2000, Miami, FL, USA, 33130
Kisses From Italy Inc in Florida is engaged in developing a fast-casual food dining chain restaurant business. It offers deli paninis including fresh cheese Panini, prosciutto, salami, calicollo, bresaola, and turkey paninis. The company also offers espresso, cappuccino, and other coffee drinks, soft drinks, bottled water, and juices, as well as various flavors of granite. In addition to its company operated restaurants, it is engaged in franchising restaurant concept so that it can build market share and brand awareness.
Executives
Denis Senecal director 866 DU RIVAGE, SAINT-ANTOINE-SUR-RICHELIEU A8 JOL 1RO
Turi Michele Di director, officer: CO-CEO/President 3100 BOUL. DES GOUVERNEURS, LAVAL A8 H7E 5J3
Claudio Ferri director, officer: CO-CEO/CFO 12280 53RD AVENUE, MONTREAL A8 H1E 0A5
Leonardo Fraccalvieri director, officer: Chief Operating Officer VIA DEPRETIS 9, SANNICANDRO DI BARI L6 70028