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Twinlab Consolidated Holdings (Twinlab Consolidated Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -12.97 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Twinlab Consolidated Holdings 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 -12.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TLCC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.97   Med: -3.77   Max: -1.59
Current: -12.97

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Twinlab Consolidated Holdings was -1.59. The lowest was -12.97. And the median was -3.77.


Twinlab Consolidated Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Twinlab Consolidated Holdings'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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Twinlab Consolidated Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Twinlab Consolidated Holdings 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 -5.65 -3.19 -4.63 -4.83 -10.54

Twinlab Consolidated Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -6.90 -7.89 -12.58 -10.54 -12.97

Competitive Comparison of Twinlab Consolidated Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Twinlab Consolidated Holdings'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.


Twinlab Consolidated Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



Twinlab Consolidated Holdings 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 Twinlab Consolidated Holdings 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 * 0.7964+0.528 * 1.2641+0.404 * 2.0437+0.892 * 0.562+0.115 * 0.7459
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0672+4.679 * -2.151463-0.327 * 2.1209
=-12.97

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1.07 Mil.
Revenue was 2.769 + 3.144 + 3.676 + 4.879 = $14.47 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.841 + 1.014 + 1.331 + 0.774 = $3.96 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.03 Mil.
Total Assets was $8.20 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $147.36 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.96 Mil.
Net Income was -2.096 + -6.563 + -2.35 + -3.991 = $-15.00 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0.027 + -0.016 + -0.043 = $-0.03 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.02 + 1.68 + 0.208 + 0.766 = $2.67 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.39 Mil.
Revenue was 3.739 + 2.937 + 4.597 + 14.473 = $25.75 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.479 + 1.781 + 1.886 + 3.762 = $8.91 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11.42 Mil.
Total Assets was $16.89 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.05 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $141.27 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.74 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)
=(1.071 / 14.468) / (2.393 / 25.746)
=0.074025 / 0.092946
=0.7964

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)
=(8.908 / 25.746) / (3.96 / 14.468)
=0.345995 / 0.273707
=1.2641

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 - (5.034 + 1.756) / 8.2) / (1 - (11.418 + 4.05) / 16.889)
=0.171951 / 0.084138
=2.0437

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
=14.468 / 25.746
=0.562

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))
=(0.999 / (0.999 + 4.05)) / (0.634 / (0.634 + 1.756))
=0.197861 / 0.265272
=0.7459

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)
=(6.767 / 14.468) / (11.284 / 25.746)
=0.467722 / 0.438282
=1.0672

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)
=((1.96 + 147.361) / 8.2) / ((3.741 + 141.269) / 16.889)
=18.209878 / 8.586062
=2.1209

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
=(-15 - -0.032 - 2.674) / 8.2
=-2.151463

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.

Twinlab Consolidated Holdings has a M-score of -12.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Twinlab Consolidated Holdings (Twinlab Consolidated Holdings) Business Description

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Address
4800 T-Rex Avenue, Suite 225, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33431
Twinlab Consolidated Holdings Inc, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of nutritional supplements and other natural products. It offers a wide range of products such as vitamins, minerals, specialty supplements and sports nutrition products. It also manufactures and sells diet and energy products. The company markets its products under five primary brand names: Twinlab (vitamins and minerals), Twinlab Fuel, MetaboLife, Trigosamine and Alvita Teas. Twinlab sold its products primarily through health and natural food stores and national and regional drug store chains, supermarkets, and mass-market retailers.
Executives
Kyle Casey officer: Interim CFO C/O TWINLAB CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS, INC., 4800 T-REX AVENUE, SUITE 305, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Carla Goffstein officer: CFO (Interim) C/O TWINLAB CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS, INC., 4800 T-REX AVENUE, #305, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Brent Baker officer: President - Sports Nutrition 4800 T-REX AVE, SUITE 305, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Alan S Gever officer: CFO & COO 115 WEST CENTURY ROAD, SUITE 260, PARAMUS NJ 07652
Mary Marbach officer: Chief Legal Officer 5400 BROKEN SOUND BLVD., NW - SUITE 500, BOCA RATON FL 33487
David A Still director C/O FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, ONE FISHERS ROAD, PITTSFORD NY 14534
Naomi Whittel director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O STAR SCIENTIFIC, INC., 4470 COX ROAD, SUITE 110, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Mark Bugge director 10753 MACATAWA DRIVE, HOLLAND MI 49424
Ralph Iannelli director 1486 EAST VALLEY ROAD, SANTA BARBARA CA 93108
William Eric Stevens officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O RESERVEAGE, ONE BOCA PLACE, 2255 GLADES ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Golisano Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 1 FISHERS ROAD, PITTSFORD NY 14534
B Thomas Golisano 10 percent owner
Great Harbor Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 3133 ORCHARD VISTA DRIVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49546
Mark Andrew Walsh officer: See Remarks TWINLAB CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS, INC., 632 BROADWAY SUITE 201, NEW YORK NY 10012
Seth Ellis director PENTA MEZZANINE FUND, 20 N. ORANGE AVENUE, ORLANDO FL 32801

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