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Super Retail Group (ASX:SUL) Beneish M-Score : -3.24 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Super Retail Group 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 -3.24 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ASX:SUL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.9   Med: -2.87   Max: -2.11
Current: -3.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Super Retail Group was -2.11. The lowest was -3.90. And the median was -2.87.


Super Retail Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Super Retail Group'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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Super Retail Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Super Retail Group Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.11 -3.90 -2.68 -2.13 -3.24

Super Retail Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 - -2.13 - -3.24 -

Competitive Comparison of Super Retail Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Super Retail Group'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.


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

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

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



Super Retail Group 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 Super Retail Group 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 * 0.8788+0.528 * 1.0117+0.404 * 0.9035+0.892 * 1.0709+0.115 * 0.9769
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9837+4.679 * -0.146186-0.327 * 0.9896
=-3.24

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was A$35 Mil.
Revenue was A$3,803 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$1,758 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$1,042 Mil.
Total Assets was A$3,103 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$1,215 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$329 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$1,335 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$803 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$859 Mil.
Net Income was A$263 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$716 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$37 Mil.
Revenue was A$3,551 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$1,661 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$879 Mil.
Total Assets was A$2,919 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$1,159 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$305 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$1,268 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$763 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$817 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)
=(35.1 / 3802.6) / (37.3 / 3550.9)
=0.009231 / 0.010504
=0.8788

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)
=(1660.6 / 3550.9) / (1757.7 / 3802.6)
=0.467656 / 0.462236
=1.0117

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 - (1041.7 + 1214.8) / 3102.9) / (1 - (878.5 + 1159.4) / 2919.3)
=0.272777 / 0.301922
=0.9035

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
=3802.6 / 3550.9
=1.0709

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))
=(305.2 / (305.2 + 1159.4)) / (329.4 / (329.4 + 1214.8))
=0.208385 / 0.213314
=0.9769

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)
=(1335.3 / 3802.6) / (1267.6 / 3550.9)
=0.351154 / 0.35698
=0.9837

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)
=((859.2 + 802.5) / 3102.9) / ((817.3 + 762.5) / 2919.3)
=0.535531 / 0.541157
=0.9896

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
=(263 - 0.2 - 716.4) / 3102.9
=-0.146186

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.

Super Retail Group has a M-score of -3.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Super Retail Group (ASX:SUL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6 Coulthards Avenue, P.O. Box 344, Strathpine, Moreton Bay, QLD, AUS, 4500
Super Retail operates in Australia and New Zealand selling auto parts, sporting goods, and outdoor leisure equipment. The group generates revenue of about AUD 3.5 billion. There are generally two to four larger players in each category in which the firm operates, with Super Retail the market leader in all three categories. The firm has been corporately active historically, adding to the sporting goods category in fiscal 2012 and acquiring outdoor specialist Macpac of New Zealand in 2018.

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