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NetBrands (NetBrands) Beneish M-Score : -106.15 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is NetBrands 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 -106.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NBND' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -315.31   Med: -7.11   Max: 17.81
Current: -106.15

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NetBrands was 17.81. The lowest was -315.31. And the median was -7.11.


NetBrands Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

NetBrands Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 16.95 -210.54 -4.72 -6.22 -253.23

NetBrands 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 17.81 -8.00 -10.01 -253.23 -106.15

Competitive Comparison of NetBrands's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, NetBrands'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.


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

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

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



NetBrands 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 NetBrands 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 * 0.151+0.528 * 1.4625+0.404 * 19.3986+0.892 * 0.2007+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 3.0754+4.679 * -22-0.327 * 21.0421
=-106.15

* 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 $0.01 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0.061 + 0.072 + 0.194 = $0.33 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + -0.037 + 0.033 + 0.06 = $0.06 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.05 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.05 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.92 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.50 Mil.
Net Income was -0.44 + -0.181 + -0.423 + -0.426 = $-1.47 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.143 + -0.046 + -0.018 + -0.163 = $-0.37 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.17 Mil.
Revenue was 0.318 + 0.355 + 0.395 + 0.561 = $1.63 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.108 + 0.1 + 0.05 + 0.15 = $0.41 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.42 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.97 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.55 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.49 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.54 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.44 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)
=(0.005 / 0.327) / (0.165 / 1.629)
=0.015291 / 0.101289
=0.151

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)
=(0.408 / 1.629) / (0.056 / 0.327)
=0.25046 / 0.171254
=1.4625

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 - (0.048 + 0) / 0.05) / (1 - (0.422 + 0.546) / 0.97)
=0.04 / 0.002062
=19.3986

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
=0.327 / 1.629
=0.2007

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))
=(0.001 / (0.001 + 0.546)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
=0.001828 /
=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)
=(0.918 / 0.327) / (1.487 / 1.629)
=2.807339 / 0.91283
=3.0754

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)
=((0.5 + 1.64) / 0.05) / ((0.437 + 1.536) / 0.97)
=42.8 / 2.034021
=21.0421

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
=(-1.47 - 0 - -0.37) / 0.05
=-22

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.

NetBrands has a M-score of -106.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NetBrands (NetBrands) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4042 Austin Boulevard, Suite B Island Park, New York, NY, USA, 11558
NetBrands Corp operates as a global diversified holdings company through several divisions. One of its divisions markets and sells multi-line consumer packaged goods (CPG) with branded product lines on a global basis. Another division acquires e-commerce assets as well as private businesses in various verticals and scales them up.
Executives
Paul Adler director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, Secretary and CEO 4042 AUSTIN BOULEVARD SUITE B, ISLAND PARK NY 11558
David Natan director 11190 BISCAYNE BLVD, MIAMI FL 33181
Michael Cascione director 1309 SHELBOURNE AVE, MAMARONECK NY 10543
Sandra G. Williams director 122 SCHOOL ST., FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
James Curtis Donegan director 6080 S. CHESTER WAY, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
James M Cassidy other: frmer dir., officer: 5% sh 215 APOLENA AVENUE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92662
James K Mckillop other: frmer dir., officer: 5% sh 9454 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 612, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212