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Nuzee (NUZE) Beneish M-Score : -11.56 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Nuzee 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 -11.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NUZE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.56   Med: -4.19   Max: 17.71
Current: -11.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nuzee was 17.71. The lowest was -11.56. And the median was -4.19.


Nuzee Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Nuzee Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.60 -7.36 -3.01 -3.73 -11.56

Nuzee 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 - - - -11.56 -

Competitive Comparison of Nuzee's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Nuzee'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.


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

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

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



Nuzee 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 Nuzee 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 * 1.5795+0.528 * -13.1675+0.404 * 2.3985+0.892 * 1.0772+0.115 * 1.0354
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.434587-0.327 * 3.7684
=-11.56

* 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 $0.59 Mil.
Revenue was $3.35 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.01 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.38 Mil.
Total Assets was $4.44 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.71 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.56 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.16 Mil.
Net Income was $-8.75 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.11 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-6.93 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.35 Mil.
Revenue was $3.11 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.11 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10.16 Mil.
Total Assets was $11.71 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.17 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.62 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.60 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.30 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)
=(0.587 / 3.349) / (0.345 / 3.109)
=0.175276 / 0.110968
=1.5795

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)
=(-0.11 / 3.109) / (0.009 / 3.349)
=-0.035381 / 0.002687
=-13.1675

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 - (3.376 + 0.713) / 4.441) / (1 - (10.156 + 1.168) / 11.711)
=0.079261 / 0.033046
=2.3985

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
=3.349 / 3.109
=1.0772

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))
=(0.379 / (0.379 + 1.168)) / (0.221 / (0.221 + 0.713))
=0.24499 / 0.236617
=1.0354

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 / 3.349) / (10.617 / 3.109)
=0 / 3.414924
=0

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)
=((0.162 + 2.556) / 4.441) / ((0.302 + 1.6) / 11.711)
=0.612024 / 0.162411
=3.7684

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
=(-8.749 - 0.107 - -6.926) / 4.441
=-0.434587

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.

Nuzee has a M-score of -11.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Nuzee (NUZE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1350 East Alpha Road, Suite No 230, Richardson, TX, USA, 75074
Nuzee Inc is a coffee and technologies company. The company is a co-packer of single-serve pour-over coffee, coffee brew bags and Dripkits. The company's brand portfolio includes Coffee Blenders, Twin Peaks, Active Cup, Relax Cup, Think Cup, Nude Cup, Pine Ranch Coffee, and Dripkit. Its geographical segments are North America, which accounts for the majority of revenue; and South Korea.
Executives
Masateru Higashida director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks 10815 RANCHO BERNARDO ROAD, SUITE 250, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Randell Weaver officer: Chief Financial Officer
Shana Bowman officer: See Remarks 1350 EAST ARAPAHO ROAD, SUITE 230, RICHARDSON TX 75081
Marie Franklin officer: See Remarks 1350 E. ARAPAHO ROAD, SUITE 230, RICHARDSON TX 75081
Patrick J Shearer officer: Chief Financial Officer 1401 CAPITAL AVENUE, SUITE B, PLANO TX 75074
Jose L Ramirez officer: See Remarks 1401 CAPITAL AVENUE, SUITE B, PLANO TX 75074
Tomoko Toyota officer: Chief Marketing Officer 1401 CAPITAL AVENUE, SUITE B, PLANO TX 75074
Tracy Ging director 555 SW 7TH STREET #10, DES MOINES IA 50309
David Robson director FARMER BROS.CO., 1912 FARMER BROTHERS DR, NORTHLAKE TX 76262
Nobuki Kurita director TOYOSU 3-4-1-4306, KOTO-KU, TOKYO M0 135-0061
Shanoop Kothari officer: SVP and CFO 2865 SCOTT STREET, SUITE 107, VISTA CA 92081
Kevin J Conner director 110 SOUTH STATE STREET, SUITE 200, NEWTOWN PA 18940
James Chris Jones director 2865 SCOTT STREET, SUITE 107, VISTA CA 92081
Allen S. Morton director 2865 SCOTT STREET, SUITE 107, VISTA CA 92081
Travis Gorney officer: President 2865 SCOTT STREET, SUITE 101, VISTA CA 92081