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Aritzia (Aritzia) Beneish M-Score : -3.10 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Aritzia 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 -3.1 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ATZAF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.53   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.71
Current: -3.1

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aritzia was -1.71. The lowest was -4.53. And the median was -2.67.


Aritzia Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Aritzia Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.90 -2.69 -2.64 -1.71 -3.10

Aritzia Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -1.71 -2.34 -1.90 -2.33 -3.10

Competitive Comparison of Aritzia's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Aritzia'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.


Aritzia's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Aritzia 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 Aritzia 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 * 0.999+0.528 * 1.0811+0.404 * 0.9882+0.892 * 1.0352+0.115 * 0.9482
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1116+4.679 * -0.14274-0.327 * 0.9701
=-3.09

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $19 Mil.
Revenue was 505.163 + 476.781 + 396.343 + 342.284 = $1,721 Mil.
Gross Profit was 193.516 + 197.663 + 138.63 + 133.129 = $663 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $419 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,442 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $788 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $124 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $546 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $299 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $517 Mil.
Net Income was 17.931 + 31.439 + -4.444 + 12.924 = $58 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.517 + 0.685 + -5.908 + 7.299 = $1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 73.843 + 175.88 + -6.521 + 19.86 = $263 Mil.
Total Receivables was $18 Mil.
Revenue was 473.898 + 464.156 + 406.846 + 317.218 = $1,662 Mil.
Gross Profit was 179.991 + 201.132 + 170.53 + 140.677 = $692 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $455 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,365 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $686 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $102 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $475 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $310 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $487 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)
=(18.91 / 1720.571) / (18.287 / 1662.118)
=0.010991 / 0.011002
=0.999

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)
=(692.33 / 1662.118) / (662.938 / 1720.571)
=0.416535 / 0.385301
=1.0811

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 - (419.422 + 787.893) / 1441.58) / (1 - (454.77 + 685.795) / 1365.054)
=0.162506 / 0.164454
=0.9882

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
=1720.571 / 1662.118
=1.0352

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))
=(101.525 / (101.525 + 685.795)) / (124.011 / (124.011 + 787.893))
=0.12895 / 0.135991
=0.9482

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)
=(546.428 / 1720.571) / (474.868 / 1662.118)
=0.317585 / 0.285701
=1.1116

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)
=((517.455 + 298.839) / 1441.58) / ((486.614 + 310.168) / 1365.054)
=0.56625 / 0.5837
=0.9701

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
=(57.85 - 0.559 - 263.062) / 1441.58
=-0.14274

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.

Aritzia has a M-score of -3.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aritzia (Aritzia) Business Description

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Address
611 Alexander Street, Suite 118, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6A 1E1
Aritzia Inc is an integrated design house of exclusive fashion brands. It designs apparel and accessories for its collection of exclusive brands and sells them under the Aritzia banner. The category of products offered by the firm is blouses, T-shirts, pants, dresses, sweaters, jackets and coats, skirts, shorts, jumpsuits, and accessories. The Company reports as a single segment and includes all sales channels accessed by the Company's clients, including sales through the Company's eCommerce website and sales at the Company's boutiques. Its geographical segments include Canada and the United States. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Retail, followed by eCommerce.