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Premier Investments (ASX:PMV) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Premier Investments 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ASX:PMV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.36   Med: -2.55   Max: -1.87
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Premier Investments was -1.87. The lowest was -3.36. And the median was -2.55.


Premier Investments Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Premier Investments'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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Premier Investments Beneish M-Score Chart

Premier Investments Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.59 -3.30 -3.36 -2.53 -2.57

Premier Investments Semi-Annual Data
Jan14 Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 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 - -2.53 - -2.57 -

Competitive Comparison of Premier Investments's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Premier Investments'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.


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

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

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



Premier Investments 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 Premier Investments 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 * 1.0477+0.528 * 1.0409+0.404 * 0.9483+0.892 * 1.0975+0.115 * 1.4448
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.011+4.679 * -0.048513-0.327 * 1.1472
=-2.57

* 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 (Jul23) TTM:Last Year (Jul22) TTM:
Total Receivables was A$13 Mil.
Revenue was A$1,644 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$1,022 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$687 Mil.
Total Assets was A$2,518 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$518 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$160 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$453 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$336 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$346 Mil.
Net Income was A$271 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$34 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$359 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$11 Mil.
Revenue was A$1,498 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$970 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$717 Mil.
Total Assets was A$2,305 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$321 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$166 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$408 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$394 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$150 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)
=(12.678 / 1643.502) / (11.026 / 1497.52)
=0.007714 / 0.007363
=1.0477

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)
=(969.799 / 1497.52) / (1022.491 / 1643.502)
=0.647603 / 0.622142
=1.0409

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 - (687.315 + 518.234) / 2518.129) / (1 - (717.077 + 320.871) / 2304.734)
=0.521252 / 0.549645
=0.9483

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
=1643.502 / 1497.52
=1.0975

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))
=(166.176 / (166.176 + 320.871)) / (160.222 / (160.222 + 518.234))
=0.341191 / 0.236157
=1.4448

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)
=(452.848 / 1643.502) / (408.139 / 1497.52)
=0.275538 / 0.272543
=1.011

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)
=((346.287 + 335.996) / 2518.129) / ((149.991 + 394.352) / 2304.734)
=0.270948 / 0.236185
=1.1472

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
=(271.078 - 34.185 - 359.055) / 2518.129
=-0.048513

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.

Premier Investments has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Premier Investments (ASX:PMV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
417 St Kilda Road, Level 7, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3004
Premier Investments is an Australian company that operates six speciality retail fashion chains in the speciality retail fashion markets in Australia and New Zealand. It also operates the unique Smiggle brand, retailing children's stationery in Australia and overseas markets. Premier Investments has a separate business division that focuses on investment in listed securities and money market deposits.

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