| MFI Stock | | | CAD 23.34 0.72 3.18% |
This module uses fundamental data of Maple Leaf to approximate the value of its Beneish M Score. Maple Leaf M Score tells investors if the company management is likely to be manipulating earnings. The score is calculated using eight financial indicators that are adjusted by a specific multiplier. Please note, the M Score is a probabilistic model and cannot detect companies that manipulate their earnings with 100% accuracy. Check out
Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Maple Leaf Foods. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as
signals in board of governors.
At this time, Maple Leaf's
Net Debt To EBITDA is very stable compared to the past year. As of the 26th of November 2024,
Interest Debt Per Share is likely to grow to 18.12, while
Debt To Equity is likely to drop 1.05. At this time, Maple Leaf's
Intangibles To Total Assets are very stable compared to the past year. As of the 26th of November 2024,
Net Debt To EBITDA is likely to grow to 7.40, while
Price To Sales Ratio is likely to drop 0.41.
At this time, Maple Leaf's M Score is inapplicable. The earnings manipulation may begin if Maple Leaf's top management creates an artificial sense of financial success, forcing the stock price to be traded at a high price-earnings multiple than it should be. In general, excessive earnings management by Maple Leaf executives may lead to removing some of the operating profits from subsequent periods to inflate earnings in the following periods. This way, the manipulation of Maple Leaf's earnings can lead to misrepresentations of actual financial condition, taking the otherwise loyal stakeholders on to the path of questionable ethical practices and plain fraud.
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Beneish M Score - Inapplicable
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Maple Leaf Beneish M-Score Indicator Trends
The cure to earnings manipulation is the transparency of financial reporting. It will typically remove the temptation of the top executives to inflate earnings (i.e., to promote the idea of 'winning at any cost'). Because a healthy internal audit department can enhance transparency, the board should promote the auditors' access to all the record-keeping systems across the enterprise. For example, if Maple Leaf's auditors report directly to the board (not management), the managers will be reluctant to manipulate simply due to the fear of punishment. On the other hand, the auditors will be free to investigate the ledgers properly because they know that the board has their back.
Maple Leaf Foods Beneish M-Score Driver Matrix
One of the toughest challenges investors face today is learning how to quickly synthesize historical
financial statements and information provided by the company, SEC reporting, and various external parties in order to detect the potential manipulation of earnings. Understanding the correlation between Maple Leaf's different financial indicators related to revenue, expenses, operating profit, and net earnings helps investors identify and prioritize their investing strategies towards Maple Leaf in a much-optimized way. Analyzing correlations between earnings drivers directly associated with dollar figures is the most effective way to find Maple Leaf's degree of accounting gimmicks and manipulations.
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About Maple Leaf Beneish M Score
M-Score is one of many grading techniques for value stocks. It was developed by Professor M. Daniel Beneish of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and published in 1999 under the paper titled
The Detection of Earnings Manipulation. The Beneish score is a multi-factor model that utilizes financial identifiers to compile eight variables used to classify whether a company has manipulated its reported earnings. The variables are built from the officially filed
financial statements to create a final score call 'M Score.' The score helps to identify companies that are likely to manipulate their profits if they show deteriorating gross margins, operating expenses, and leverage against growing revenue.
Maple Leaf Earnings Manipulation Drivers
Although earnings manipulation is typically not the result of intentional misconduct by the c-level executives, it is still a widespread practice by the senior management of public companies such as Maple Leaf. It is usually done by a series of misrepresentations of various accounting rules and operating activities across multiple financial cycles. The best way to spot the manipulation is to examine the historical financial statement to find inconsistencies in earning reports to find trends in assets or liabilities that are not sustainable in the future.
About Maple Leaf Fundamental Analysis
The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Maple Leaf Foods's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Maple Leaf using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at
the intrinsic value of Maple Leaf Foods based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing
financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
Please read more on our
fundamental analysis page.
Pair Trading with Maple Leaf
One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Maple Leaf position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Maple Leaf will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Maple Leaf could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Maple Leaf when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Maple Leaf - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Maple Leaf Foods to buy it.
The correlation of Maple Leaf is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Maple Leaf moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Maple Leaf Foods moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Maple Leaf can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
Other Information on Investing in Maple Stock
Maple Leaf financial ratios help investors to determine whether Maple Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or
enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Maple with respect to the benefits of owning Maple Leaf security.