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Parks! America (Parks! America) Beneish M-Score : 0.84 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Parks! America 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.84 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

PRKA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.83   Med: -2.67   Max: 173.57
Current: 0.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Parks! America was 173.57. The lowest was -3.83. And the median was -2.67.


Parks! America Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Parks! America'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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Parks! America Beneish M-Score Chart

Parks! America 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 -2.80 -2.74 -1.92 -1.56 5.66

Parks! America 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 -1.86 -2.18 173.57 5.66 0.84

Competitive Comparison of Parks! America's Beneish M-Score

For the Leisure subindustry, Parks! America'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.


Parks! America's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Parks! America's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Parks! America 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 Parks! America 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 * 5.2562+0.528 * 1.0037+0.404 * 0.6195+0.892 * 0.8891+0.115 * 0.9196
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2153+4.679 * -0.066904-0.327 * 0.9426
=0.84

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.01 Mil.
Revenue was 1.898 + 2.853 + 2.85 + 1.875 = $9.48 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.602 + 2.498 + 2.476 + 1.593 = $8.17 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.68 Mil.
Total Assets was $19.64 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14.90 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.89 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.31 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.46 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.26 Mil.
Net Income was -0.369 + 0.003 + 0.512 + -0.846 = $-0.70 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.021 + -0.276 + 0.272 + -0.631 = $-0.61 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.081 + 1.446 + -0.232 + 0.095 = $1.23 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 1.861 + 3.066 + 3.644 + 2.087 = $10.66 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.589 + 2.706 + 3.183 + 1.744 = $9.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.53 Mil.
Total Assets was $20.41 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14.78 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.81 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.17 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.04 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)
=(0.014 / 9.476) / (0.003 / 10.658)
=0.001477 / 0.000281
=5.2562

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)
=(9.222 / 10.658) / (8.169 / 9.476)
=0.865266 / 0.862073
=1.0037

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 - (4.678 + 14.9) / 19.64) / (1 - (5.525 + 14.781) / 20.41)
=0.003157 / 0.005096
=0.6195

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
=9.476 / 10.658
=0.8891

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))
=(0.808 / (0.808 + 14.781)) / (0.89 / (0.89 + 14.9))
=0.051831 / 0.056365
=0.9196

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)
=(7.312 / 9.476) / (6.767 / 10.658)
=0.771634 / 0.634922
=1.2153

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)
=((3.262 + 1.463) / 19.64) / ((4.039 + 1.17) / 20.41)
=0.24058 / 0.255218
=0.9426

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
=(-0.7 - -0.614 - 1.228) / 19.64
=-0.066904

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.

Parks! America has a M-score of 0.84 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Parks! America (Parks! America) Business Description

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Address
1300 Oak Grove Road, Pine Mountain, GA, USA, 31822
Parks! America Inc through its subsidiaries involved in the business of acquiring, developing and operating local and regional theme parks and attractions in the United States. The company owns and operates Wild animal safari theme parks located in Pine mountain in the state of Georgia and Strafford in the state of Missouri in the United States. Its operating segment includes Georgia Park; Missouri Park and Texas Park. The company generates maximum revenue from the Georgia Park segment.
Executives
Focused Compounding Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 3838 OAK LAWN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, C/O FOCUSED COMPOUNDING CAPITAL MGMT, DALLAS TX 75219
Charles Kohnen director 5424 SPICE BUSH COURT, DAYTON OH 45429
Lisa Michelle Brady director 1007 DOCKWAY DRIVE, HURON OH 44839
Richard Ruffolo director C/O THE YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY, INC., 16 YANKEE CANDLE WAY, SOUTH DEERFIELD MA 01373
Focused Compounding Capital Management, Llc other: Investment Mgr of 10% Owner 1700 ALMA DRIVE, SUITE 460, PLANO TX 75075
Andrew Mitchel Kuhn other: Managing Member of IA 1700 ALMA DRIVE, SUITE 460, PLANO TX 75075
Geoffrey Harvey Gannon other: Managing Member of IA 1700 ALMA DRIVE, SUITE 460, PLANO TX 75075
Mark Alan Whitfield officer: Executive Vice President 1501 COPPERFIELD PARKWAY, APT 312, COLLEGE STATION TX 77845
Voorhis Dale Van director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 5684 PIONEER TRAIL, HIRAM OH 44234
Jeff Lococo director, officer: Secretary 4304 WALNUT CREEK LANE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Todd R White officer: Chief Financial Officer 16600 N THOMPSON PEAK PKWY, #1069, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
William S Jump director 485 OAK CREEK CLIFFS DRIVE, SEDONA AZ 86336
John Paul Gannon director 6040 KENTIGERN CT. SOUTH, DUBLIN OH 43017
Nicholas Aaron Parks 10 percent owner 5010 THORNBROOK RIDGE, COLUMBIA MO 65203
Jim Meikle director 208 S ACADEMY AVE, STE 130, EAGLE ID 83616