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Sugarmade (Sugarmade) Beneish M-Score : -4.28 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Sugarmade 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 -4.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SGMD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -41.01   Med: -4.64   Max: 21.55
Current: -4.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sugarmade was 21.55. The lowest was -41.01. And the median was -4.64.


Sugarmade Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Sugarmade Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.97 -27.02 0.55 -4.51 -

Sugarmade Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23
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 0.11 -4.51 -4.14 -4.28 -

Competitive Comparison of Sugarmade's Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Sugarmade'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.


Sugarmade's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Sugarmade's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sugarmade 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 Sugarmade 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 * 0.113+0.528 * 0.9385+0.404 * 1.0961+0.892 * 1.0864+0.115 * 0.5767
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8347+4.679 * -0.197627-0.327 * 1.3796
=-4.28

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.11 Mil.
Revenue was 0.499 + 0.71 + 1.026 + 1.285 = $3.52 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.242 + 0.247 + 0.469 + 0.79 = $1.75 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.17 Mil.
Total Assets was $16.69 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.66 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.01 Mil.
Net Income was -4.221 + 3.071 + -1.692 + -4.929 = $-7.77 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.01 + 3.827 + -0.582 + -2.795 = $-2.56 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.316 + -0.315 + -0.626 + -0.656 = $-1.91 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.90 Mil.
Revenue was 0.539 + 1.169 + 1.127 + 0.405 = $3.24 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.077 + 0.782 + 0.476 + 0.175 = $1.51 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.19 Mil.
Total Assets was $18.19 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.22 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.75 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9.81 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.18 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)
=(0.111 / 3.52) / (0.904 / 3.24)
=0.031534 / 0.279012
=0.113

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)
=(1.51 / 3.24) / (1.748 / 3.52)
=0.466049 / 0.496591
=0.9385

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 - (1.172 + 3.664) / 16.688) / (1 - (2.185 + 4.22) / 18.192)
=0.710211 / 0.647922
=1.0961

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
=3.52 / 3.24
=1.0864

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))
=(0.133 / (0.133 + 4.22)) / (0.205 / (0.205 + 3.664))
=0.030554 / 0.052985
=0.5767

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)
=(5.217 / 3.52) / (5.753 / 3.24)
=1.482102 / 1.775617
=0.8347

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)
=((6.007 + 14.224) / 16.688) / ((6.175 + 9.811) / 18.192)
=1.212308 / 0.878738
=1.3796

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
=(-7.771 - -2.56 - -1.913) / 16.688
=-0.197627

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.

Sugarmade has a M-score of -4.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sugarmade (Sugarmade) Business Description

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Address
20529 East Walnut Drive North, Walnut, CA, USA, 91789
Sugarmade Inc is engaged in the marketing and distribution of environmentally friendly non-tree-based paper products. It offers products such as double poly paper cups for cold beverages; disposable, clear, plastic cold cups, paper coffee cups, yogurt cups, ice cream cups, cup lids, cup sleeves, food containers, soup containers, plastic spoons, and many other similar products for this market sector. The company operates under through Carry Out Supplies Subsidiary brand. In addition, it is also involved in the manufacturing and distribution of products and technologies that support the legal cultivation and processing of cannabis and other agricultural products.
Executives
Khoi Dang director 17785 CENTER COURT DRIVE, SUITE 750, CERRITOS CA 90703
Chenlong Tan director, 10 percent owner, other: Investor 2399 BATEMAN AVE., IRWINDALE CA 91010
Allan James Huang 10 percent owner, other: INVESTOR 750 ROYAL OAKS DR., #108, MONROVIA CA 91016
Jimmy Chan director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Director 167 N. SUNSET AVE., CITY OF INDUSTRY CA 91744
Er Wang director 949 S. HOPE ST., APT. 201, LOS ANGELES CA 90015
Waylon Huang director 1510 JELLICK AVE., ROWLAND HEIGHTS CA 91748
Kevin M Kearney director 2051 COFFEE LANE, SABASTOPOL CA 95472
Stephan Pinto director 3000 DANVILLE BLVD F421, ALAMO CA 94507
Edward Roffman director 2330 MARINSHIP WAY #300, SAUSALITO CA 94965
Sanford Salzberg director C/O SUGARMADE, INC., 2280 LINCOLN AVENUE, SUITE 200, SAN JOSE CA 95125
C James Jensen director C/O ASPEN GROUP, INC., 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Leung Clifton Kuok Wai director, 10 percent owner C/O SUGARMADE, INC., 2280 LINCOLN AVE, #200, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Diversified Opportunities, Inc. 10 percent owner 750 ROYAL OAKS DR. STE. 108, MONROVIA CA 91016
Jonathan Shultz other: 10% owner until 5/9/2011 6440 LUSK BOULEVARD, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Scott Lantz director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO C/O SUGARMADE, INC., 2280 LINCOLN AVE, #200, SAN JOSE CA 95125

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