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Parsley Box Group (STU:93H) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 25, 2025)


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What is Parsley Box Group 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.

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

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Parsley Box Group was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Parsley Box Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Parsley Box Group'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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Parsley Box Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Parsley Box Group Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Dec20 Dec21
Beneish M-Score
- - 0.20 -4.98

Parsley Box Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar18 Mar19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.20 - -4.98 -

Competitive Comparison of Parsley Box Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Parsley Box Group'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.


Parsley Box Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Parsley Box Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Parsley Box Group 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 Parsley Box Group 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 * 0.4382+0.528 * 1.0825+0.404 * 0.1207+0.892 * 1.1124+0.115 * 0.4558
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4609+4.679 * -0.335629-0.327 * 0.639
=-4.80

* 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 (Dec21) TTM:Last Year (Dec20) TTM:
Total Receivables was €0.16 Mil.
Revenue was €29.96 Mil.
Gross Profit was €7.71 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4.65 Mil.
Total Assets was €5.08 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.44 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.91 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €17.88 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €3.77 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.
Net Income was €-11.45 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €-9.75 Mil.
Total Receivables was €0.32 Mil.
Revenue was €26.93 Mil.
Gross Profit was €7.50 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3.24 Mil.
Total Assets was €4.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.05 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €11.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4.74 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.24 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)
=(0.155 / 29.958) / (0.318 / 26.932)
=0.005174 / 0.011808
=0.4382

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)
=(7.503 / 26.932) / (7.71 / 29.958)
=0.278591 / 0.25736
=1.0825

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 - (4.645 + 0.437) / 5.083) / (1 - (3.235 + 1.048) / 4.29)
=0.000197 / 0.001632
=0.1207

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
=29.958 / 26.932
=1.1124

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))
=(0.467 / (0.467 + 1.048)) / (0.913 / (0.913 + 0.437))
=0.308251 / 0.676296
=0.4558

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)
=(17.877 / 29.958) / (11.001 / 26.932)
=0.596735 / 0.408473
=1.4609

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 + 3.768) / 5.083) / ((0.235 + 4.742) / 4.29)
=0.741295 / 1.16014
=0.639

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
=(-11.453 - 0 - -9.747) / 5.083
=-0.335629

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.

Parsley Box Group has a M-score of -4.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Parsley Box Group Business Description

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Address
15 Lauriston Place, Level 6 Quartermile 1, Edinburgh, GBR, EH3 9EN
Parsley Box Group PLC delivers ready meals, that do not need to be stored in a fridge or freezer, direct to the underserved Baby Boomer+ consumer, broadly defined as those aged 60 and over. Its core product range comprises over 60 single portions sized meals spanning various cuisines, with a wider product range that includes wines, spirits, cakes, desserts and gifting options such as chocolates.

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