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B&M European Value Retail (B&M European Value Retail) Beneish M-Score : -3.29 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is B&M European Value Retail 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 -3.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for B&M European Value Retail's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BMRRY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.37   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.99
Current: -3.29

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of B&M European Value Retail was -1.99. The lowest was -3.37. And the median was -2.61.


B&M European Value Retail Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for B&M European Value Retail'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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B&M European Value Retail Beneish M-Score Chart

B&M European Value Retail Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.23 -2.86 -3.37 -2.14 -3.29

B&M European Value Retail Semi-Annual Data
Sep13 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23
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 -3.37 - -2.14 - -3.29

Competitive Comparison of B&M European Value Retail's Beneish M-Score

For the Discount Stores subindustry, B&M European Value Retail'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.


B&M European Value Retail's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, B&M European Value Retail's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where B&M European Value Retail's Beneish M-Score falls into.



B&M European Value Retail 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 B&M European Value Retail 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 * 0.6564+0.528 * 1.0373+0.404 * 1.0133+0.892 * 0.9822+0.115 * 0.9505
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0388+4.679 * -0.120992-0.327 * 1.0057
=-3.37

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $25 Mil.
Revenue was $6,047 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,186 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,294 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,353 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,743 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $294 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,535 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,000 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,424 Mil.
Net Income was $422 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $949 Mil.
Total Receivables was $40 Mil.
Revenue was $6,157 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,308 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,480 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,793 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,883 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $299 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,505 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $995 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,754 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)
=(25.485 / 6047.33) / (39.526 / 6156.785)
=0.004214 / 0.00642
=0.6564

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)
=(2308.3 / 6156.785) / (2185.68 / 6047.33)
=0.37492 / 0.361429
=1.0373

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 - (1293.689 + 1742.718) / 4353.155) / (1 - (1479.578 + 1882.74) / 4793.149)
=0.302481 / 0.298516
=1.0133

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
=6047.33 / 6156.785
=0.9822

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))
=(299.078 / (299.078 + 1882.74)) / (293.689 / (293.689 + 1742.718))
=0.137077 / 0.144219
=0.9505

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)
=(1535.194 / 6047.33) / (1504.611 / 6156.785)
=0.253863 / 0.244383
=1.0388

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)
=((2423.544 + 1000) / 4353.155) / ((2753.623 + 994.73) / 4793.149)
=0.786451 / 0.782023
=1.0057

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
=(422.33 - 0 - 949.029) / 4353.155
=-0.120992

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.

B&M European Value Retail has a M-score of -3.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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B&M European Value Retail (B&M European Value Retail) Business Description

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Address
68-70, Boulevard de la Petrusse, Luxembourg, LUX, L-2320
B&M European Value Retail SA is principally engaged in operating discount retail stores. The company provides a broad range of merchandise, including food, alcohol, housewares, home textiles, small electrical goods, DIY products, garden-related products, grocery, fast-moving consumer goods, and more. Among its stores are B&M stores in the United Kingdom and France, and UK Heron. The B&M stores in the United Kingdom account for the majority of the company's total revenue.

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