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Nordstrom (Nordstrom) Beneish M-Score : -2.31 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Nordstrom 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 -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JWN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.17   Med: -2.74   Max: -1.94
Current: -2.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nordstrom was -1.94. The lowest was -4.17. And the median was -2.74.


Nordstrom Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Nordstrom 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 -2.74 -1.94 -2.65 -2.73 -2.31

Nordstrom 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 -2.73 -2.68 -2.94 -2.55 -2.31

Competitive Comparison of Nordstrom's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, Nordstrom'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.


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

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

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



Nordstrom 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 Nordstrom 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 * 1.3321+0.528 * 0.9672+0.404 * 1.1182+0.892 * 0.9462+0.115 * 0.9691
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0171+4.679 * -0.024159-0.327 * 0.992
=-2.31

* 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 $334 Mil.
Revenue was 4420 + 3320 + 3772 + 3181 = $14,693 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1605 + 1240 + 1392 + 1153 = $5,390 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,136 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,444 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,536 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $770 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,855 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,072 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,989 Mil.
Net Income was 134 + 67 + 137 + -205 = $133 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 25 + 0 + -309 = $-284 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 514 + -358 + 449 + 16 = $621 Mil.
Total Receivables was $265 Mil.
Revenue was 4319 + 3546 + 4095 + 3569 = $15,529 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1511 + 1252 + 1509 + 1238 = $5,510 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,209 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,745 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,821 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $789 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5,045 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,990 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,382 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)
=(334 / 14693) / (265 / 15529)
=0.022732 / 0.017065
=1.3321

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)
=(5510 / 15529) / (5390 / 14693)
=0.35482 / 0.366841
=0.9672

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 - (3136 + 4536) / 8444) / (1 - (3209 + 4821) / 8745)
=0.091426 / 0.081761
=1.1182

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
=14693 / 15529
=0.9462

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))
=(789 / (789 + 4821)) / (770 / (770 + 4536))
=0.140642 / 0.145119
=0.9691

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)
=(4855 / 14693) / (5045 / 15529)
=0.330429 / 0.324876
=1.0171

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)
=((3989 + 3072) / 8444) / ((4382 + 2990) / 8745)
=0.836215 / 0.842996
=0.992

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
=(133 - -284 - 621) / 8444
=-0.024159

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.

Nordstrom has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nordstrom (Nordstrom) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1617 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA, 98101
Nordstrom is a fashion retailer that operates about 93 department stores and approximately 260 off-price Nordstrom Rack stores. The company also operates both full- and off-price e-commerce sites, two clearance stores, and seven Local locations. Nordstrom's largest merchandise categories are women's apparel (28% of 2022 sales), shoes (26% of 2022 sales), men's apparel (15% of 2022 sales), and women's accessories (13% of 2022 sales). Nordstrom, which traces its history to a shoe store opened in Seattle in 1901, continues to be partially owned and managed by members of the eponymous family.
Executives
Gemma Lionello officer: Executive Vice President C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Guy Persaud director C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Fanya Chandler officer: President, Nordstrom Stores C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Teri Bariquit officer: Executive Vice President C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Cathy R Smith officer: Chief Financial Officer TARGET CORPORATION, 1000 NICOLLET MALL, TPS-3155, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403
Jason Morris officer: CTIO C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATLE WA 98101
Eric D Sprunk director ONE BOWERMAN DRIVE, BEAVERTON OR 97005
Ken Worzel officer: Executive Vice President C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Atticus Nathaniel Tysen director C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Anne L Bramman officer: Chief Financial Officer 207 GOODE AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91203
Amie Thuener O'toole director C/O ALPHABET INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Peter E Nordstrom officer: Executive Vice President C/O NORDSTROM INC, 1617 SIXTH AVE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Bradley D Tilden director NORDSTROM, INC. ATTN: CORP. SEC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Farrell B. Redwine officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Geevy Sk Thomas officer: Executive Vice President C/O NORDSTROM INC, 5820 GLADES ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431