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David Jones (ASX:DJS) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 19, 2025)


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What is David Jones 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of David Jones was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


David Jones Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for David Jones'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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David Jones Beneish M-Score Chart

David Jones Annual Data
Trend Jul04 Jul05 Jul06 Jul07 Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11 Jul12 Jul13
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.55 -2.91 -2.89 -3.19 -2.87

David Jones Semi-Annual Data
Jul04 Jan05 Jul05 Jan06 Jul06 Jan07 Jul07 Jan08 Jul08 Jan09 Jul09 Jan10 Jul10 Jan11 Jul11 Jan12 Jul12 Jan13 Jul13 Jan14
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 - -3.19 - -2.87 -

Competitive Comparison of David Jones's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, David Jones'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.


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

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

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


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David Jones 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 David Jones 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 * 1.1794+0.528 * 0.9918+0.404 * 1.0775+0.892 * 0.9878+0.115 * 0.9392
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0355+4.679 * -0.119071-0.327 * 0.9979
=-2.87

* 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 (Jul13) TTM:Last Year (Jul12) TTM:
Total Receivables was A$19 Mil.
Revenue was A$1,845 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$697 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$295 Mil.
Total Assets was A$1,238 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$835 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$381 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$302 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$128 Mil.
Net Income was A$95 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$63 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$180 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$16 Mil.
Revenue was A$1,868 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$700 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$323 Mil.
Total Assets was A$1,241 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$817 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$52 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$372 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$306 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$125 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)
=(19.092 / 1845.012) / (16.389 / 1867.845)
=0.010348 / 0.008774
=1.1794

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)
=(699.858 / 1867.845) / (697.044 / 1845.012)
=0.374687 / 0.377799
=0.9918

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 - (294.705 + 835.373) / 1237.785) / (1 - (323.249 + 817.432) / 1240.897)
=0.087016 / 0.080761
=1.0775

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
=1845.012 / 1867.845
=0.9878

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))
=(51.949 / (51.949 + 817.432)) / (56.762 / (56.762 + 835.373))
=0.059754 / 0.063625
=0.9392

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)
=(380.57 / 1845.012) / (372.067 / 1867.845)
=0.20627 / 0.199196
=1.0355

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)
=((127.5 + 301.83) / 1237.785) / ((125 + 306.298) / 1240.897)
=0.346853 / 0.34757
=0.9979

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
=(95.184 - 62.532 - 180.036) / 1237.785
=-0.119071

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.

David Jones has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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David Jones Business Description

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David Jones Limited is engaged in the business of department store retailing and providing financial services. It operates in two segments: Department Stores and Financial Services. The company operates department stores and rack stores in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia. The company also has a financial services alliance with American Express Australia Limited, which is relating to the assignment of store card and credit reserve receivables, and the launch of a general purpose credit card. Its Services include: Corporate Services, Insurance Card, Gift Registry, Bridal at David Jones, David Jones Celebration Card Statement, Style Advisors, Personal Shopping, Shopping Online, Gift Card, Interior Decorating, Flowers, Food hall, The Rose Clinic, Bra Fitting etc.

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