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KHC (The Kraft Heinz Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.60 (As of Oct. 08, 2024)


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What is The Kraft Heinz Co 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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KHC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.5
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of The Kraft Heinz Co was -1.50. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.45.


The Kraft Heinz Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Kraft Heinz Co'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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The Kraft Heinz Co Beneish M-Score Chart

The Kraft Heinz Co 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 -2.58 -2.58 -2.60 -2.31 -2.56

The Kraft Heinz Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -2.43 -2.50 -2.56 -2.61 -2.60

Competitive Comparison of The Kraft Heinz Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The Kraft Heinz Co'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.


The Kraft Heinz Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



The Kraft Heinz Co 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 The Kraft Heinz Co 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 * 0.9942+0.528 * 0.917+0.404 * 0.9992+0.892 * 0.9713+0.115 * 0.9484
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1005+4.679 * -0.00643-0.327 * 0.9874
=-2.60

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2,160 Mil.
Revenue was 6476 + 6411 + 6860 + 6570 = $26,317 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2294 + 2243 + 2317 + 2235 = $9,089 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,530 Mil.
Total Assets was $88,797 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,038 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $994 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,835 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,486 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19,265 Mil.
Net Income was 102 + 801 + 757 + 262 = $1,922 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -850 + -96 + -2 + -664 = $-1,612 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 942 + 771 + 1356 + 1036 = $4,105 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,237 Mil.
Revenue was 6721 + 6489 + 7381 + 6505 = $27,096 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2261 + 2113 + 2364 + 1843 = $8,581 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,994 Mil.
Total Assets was $90,956 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,866 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $913 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,588 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,385 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19,367 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)
=(2160 / 26317) / (2237 / 27096)
=0.082076 / 0.082558
=0.9942

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)
=(8581 / 27096) / (9089 / 26317)
=0.316689 / 0.345366
=0.917

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 - (7530 + 7038) / 88797) / (1 - (7994 + 6866) / 90956)
=0.83594 / 0.836624
=0.9992

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
=26317 / 27096
=0.9713

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))
=(913 / (913 + 6866)) / (994 / (994 + 7038))
=0.117367 / 0.123755
=0.9484

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)
=(3835 / 26317) / (3588 / 27096)
=0.145723 / 0.132418
=1.1005

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)
=((19265 + 7486) / 88797) / ((19367 + 8385) / 90956)
=0.30126 / 0.305115
=0.9874

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
=(1922 - -1612 - 4105) / 88797
=-0.00643

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 Kraft Heinz Co has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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The Kraft Heinz Co Business Description

Address
One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15222
In July 2015, Kraft merged with Heinz to create the third-largest food and beverage manufacturer in North America behind wide-moats PepsiCo and Nestle and the fifth-largest player in the world. Beyond its namesake brands, the combined firm's portfolio includes Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, and Philadelphia. While the retail channel drives around 85% of its total sales, the firm also operates a growing presence in the foodservice arena. Outside North America, Kraft Heinz's global reach counts a distribution network in Europe and emerging markets that drives about 25% of its consolidated sales base, as its products are sold in more than 190 countries and territories.
Executives
Lande Rashida La officer: SVP, Global Gen Csl & Corp Sec C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Vince Garlati officer: VP, Global Controller (PAO) C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Humberto P Alfonso director 1085 OCEAN AVENUE, MANTOLOKING NJ 08738
Flavio Torres officer: Head of Global Operations THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, 200 E. RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60601
Melissa Werneck officer: EVP & Global Chief People Ofcr C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Marcos Eloi officer: Chief Procurement Officer 200 E RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Diane J Gherson director IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY 10504
Miguel Patricio officer: Chief Executive Officer 200 E. RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Alicia R Knapp director C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
James Park director C/O FITBIT, INC., 405 HOWARD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Andre Maciel officer: EVP & Global CFO C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Kathy Krenger officer: SVP & Global Chief Comm. Ofcr C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
3g Global Food Holdings Lp 10 percent owner C/O 3G CAPITAL INC., 600 THIRD AVE., 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Bruno Keller officer: Zone President, Canada 200 E. RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Lori Dickerson Fouche director 200 E RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60616