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CO2 Gro (TSXV:GROW) Beneish M-Score : -4.58 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is CO2 Gro 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 -4.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for CO2 Gro's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:GROW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -15.66   Med: -3   Max: 41.31
Current: -4.58

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CO2 Gro was 41.31. The lowest was -15.66. And the median was -3.00.


CO2 Gro Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CO2 Gro'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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CO2 Gro Beneish M-Score Chart

CO2 Gro Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 6.39 -13.03 -3.87

CO2 Gro Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 -3.12 -2.88 -3.87 -4.08 -4.58

Competitive Comparison of CO2 Gro's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, CO2 Gro'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.


CO2 Gro's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, CO2 Gro's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CO2 Gro's Beneish M-Score falls into.



CO2 Gro 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 CO2 Gro 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 * 1.1334+0.528 * -1.0362+0.404 * 2.3263+0.892 * 3.0275+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2812+4.679 * -0.635724-0.327 * 2.9744
=-4.58

* 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 (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$0.18 Mil.
Revenue was 0.283 + 0.015 + 0.086 + 0.167 = C$0.55 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.172 + -0.01 + 0.056 + 0.118 = C$0.34 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$0.53 Mil.
Total Assets was C$0.71 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$0.65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.37 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -0.131 + -0.295 + -0.552 + -0.234 = C$-1.21 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.003 + 0.003 + -0.085 + 0.081 = C$0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + -0.231 + -0.188 + -0.343 = C$-0.76 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$0.05 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0.032 + 0.028 + 0.122 = C$0.18 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.057 + -0.047 + -0.083 + 0.072 = C$-0.12 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$1.71 Mil.
Total Assets was C$1.92 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.03 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$0.76 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.34 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 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)
=(0.175 / 0.551) / (0.051 / 0.182)
=0.317604 / 0.28022
=1.1334

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)
=(-0.115 / 0.182) / (0.336 / 0.551)
=-0.631868 / 0.6098
=-1.0362

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 - (0.532 + 0) / 0.711) / (1 - (1.714 + 0) / 1.922)
=0.251758 / 0.108221
=2.3263

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
=0.551 / 0.182
=3.0275

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))
=(0.027 / (0.027 + 0)) / (0.021 / (0.021 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

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)
=(0.647 / 0.551) / (0.76 / 0.182)
=1.174229 / 4.175824
=0.2812

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 + 0.373) / 0.711) / ((0 + 0.339) / 1.922)
=0.524613 / 0.176379
=2.9744

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
=(-1.212 - 0.002 - -0.762) / 0.711
=-0.635724

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.

CO2 Gro has a M-score of -4.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CO2 Gro (TSXV:GROW) Business Description

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Address
40 King Street West, Suite 5800, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 3S1
CO2 GRO Inc is engaged in commercializing its patent-licensed CO2 gas infusion technology and its patent-pending US PTO CO2 Delivery Solutions system, both of which form the company's saturated CO2 solutions plant platform. Saturated CO2 solution when misted onto plants provides growers that cannot gas with CO2 the opportunity to increase plant yields. The company's sole focus is working with its plant growers and agri-industrial partners in proving and adopting its CO2 technologies for specific growers' plant yield needs.
Executives
Stephen Mark Gledhill Senior Officer

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