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Dillard's (Dillard's) Beneish M-Score

: -2.51 (As of Today)
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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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DDS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.57   Med: -2.73   Max: 0.48
Current: -2.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dillard's was 0.48. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -2.73.


Dillard's Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dillard's'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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Dillard's Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.90 0.48 -3.57 -2.15 -2.51

Dillard's Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.15 -1.60 -2.93 -2.08 -2.51

Competitive Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, Dillard's'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.


Dillard's Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Dillard's 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 Dillard's 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 * 1.0821+0.528 * 1.0411+0.404 * 1.1362+0.892 * 0.9826+0.115 * 1.0144
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0426+4.679 * -0.038274-0.327 * 0.9491
=-2.51

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $61 Mil.
Revenue was 2158.861 + 1504.234 + 1597.418 + 1613.907 = $6,874 Mil.
Gross Profit was 812.386 + 669.697 + 638.583 + 722.646 = $2,843 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,208 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,449 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,117 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $181 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,739 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $828 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $553 Mil.
Net Income was 250.502 + 155.339 + 131.511 + 201.495 = $739 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4.651 + -0.644 + -4.538 + -2.905 = $-13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 436.483 + 49.257 + 116.902 + 280.948 = $884 Mil.
Total Receivables was $57 Mil.
Revenue was 2162.474 + 1573.072 + 1617.887 + 1642.782 = $6,996 Mil.
Gross Profit was 837.207 + 717.395 + 676.67 + 781.345 = $3,013 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,072 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,329 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,152 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $190 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,697 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $859 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $546 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)
=(60.547 / 6874.42) / (56.952 / 6996.215)
=0.008808 / 0.00814
=1.0821

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)
=(3012.617 / 6996.215) / (2843.312 / 6874.42)
=0.430607 / 0.413608
=1.0411

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 - (2208.21 + 1116.985) / 3448.906) / (1 - (2071.846 + 1152.2) / 3329.15)
=0.03587 / 0.031571
=1.1362

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
=6874.42 / 6996.215
=0.9826

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))
=(190.03 / (190.03 + 1152.2)) / (181.182 / (181.182 + 1116.985))
=0.141578 / 0.139568
=1.0144

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)
=(1738.984 / 6874.42) / (1697.486 / 6996.215)
=0.252964 / 0.242629
=1.0426

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)
=((553.189 + 827.756) / 3448.906) / ((545.518 + 858.961) / 3329.15)
=0.400401 / 0.421873
=0.9491

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
=(738.847 - -12.738 - 883.59) / 3448.906
=-0.038274

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.

Dillard's has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dillard's (Dillard's) Business Description

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Address
1600 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, AR, USA, 72201
Dillard's Inc is an American fashion apparel, cosmetics, and home furnishings retailer. Its stores offer a large variety of merchandise and feature products from both national and exclusive brand sources. The company also operates a general contracting construction company, CDI Contractors. CDI Contractors' business includes constructing and remodelling stores for Dillards. The merchandise selections include exclusive brand merchandise such as Antonio Melani, Gianni Bini, Daniel Cremieux, Roundtree & Yorke, and private-label merchandise, among others. The company operates in two business segments; Retail Operations and Construction. The Retail Operations segment generates maximum revenue for the company.
Executives
Watts J C Jr director
Tom W Bolin officer: Vice President 1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Chris B. Johnson officer: Principal Vice President 1600 CANTRELL RD., LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Tony J Bolte officer: Vice President 1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Mike Litchford officer: Vice President 1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Connor William E Ii director 1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Reynie Rutledge director 1600 CANTRLL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Warren A Stephens director 111 CENTER STREET, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Dean L. Worley officer: VP/General Counsel & Secretary 1600 CANTRELL RD., LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Jame I Freeman director, officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Rob C Holmes director 2000 MCKINNEY AVE, STE 700, DALLAS TX 75201
Dillard William T. Iii officer: Vice President 1600 CANTRELL RD., LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Drue Corbusier director, officer: Executive Vice President 1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Hastings H. Lee Iii director 1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Robert C Connor director

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