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BNED (Barnes & Noble Education) Beneish M-Score : -2.05 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Barnes & Noble Education 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 -2.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BNED' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.74   Med: -2.55   Max: -1
Current: -2.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Barnes & Noble Education was -1.00. The lowest was -3.74. And the median was -2.55.


Barnes & Noble Education Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Barnes & Noble Education'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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Barnes & Noble Education Beneish M-Score Chart

Barnes & Noble Education Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.40 -2.89 -3.74 -2.53

Barnes & Noble Education Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 -2.94 -2.79 -2.53 -2.41 -2.05

Competitive Comparison of Barnes & Noble Education's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Barnes & Noble Education'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.


Barnes & Noble Education's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Barnes & Noble Education's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Barnes & Noble Education 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 Barnes & Noble Education 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 * 1.2407+0.528 * 0.9668+0.404 * 0.9993+0.892 * 1.0024+0.115 * 0.8446
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8663+4.679 * 0.038237-0.327 * 0.8879
=-2.05

* 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 (Oct24) TTM:Last Year (Oct23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $276 Mil.
Revenue was 602.122 + 263.431 + 235.922 + 456.673 = $1,558 Mil.
Gross Profit was 137.643 + 47.206 + 69.864 + 100.036 = $355 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $686 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,052 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $255 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $288 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $524 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $307 Mil.
Net Income was 49.735 + -99.479 + -27.364 + -9.639 = $-87 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.15 + -58.851 + -8.457 + -9.211 = $-76 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 47.41 + -143.992 + 81.749 + -35.772 = $-51 Mil.
Total Receivables was $222 Mil.
Revenue was 610.379 + 264.161 + 241.847 + 438.054 = $1,554 Mil.
Gross Profit was 136.242 + 50.634 + 58.282 + 97.011 = $342 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $716 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,145 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $308 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $41 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $332 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $624 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $394 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)
=(275.847 / 1558.148) / (221.805 / 1554.441)
=0.177035 / 0.142691
=1.2407

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)
=(342.169 / 1554.441) / (354.749 / 1558.148)
=0.220124 / 0.227673
=0.9668

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 - (686.032 + 255.197) / 1052.05) / (1 - (716.355 + 307.934) / 1144.979)
=0.105338 / 0.105408
=0.9993

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
=1558.148 / 1554.441
=1.0024

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))
=(41.465 / (41.465 + 307.934)) / (41.719 / (41.719 + 255.197))
=0.118675 / 0.140508
=0.8446

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)
=(288.1 / 1558.148) / (331.753 / 1554.441)
=0.184899 / 0.213423
=0.8663

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)
=((307.299 + 523.561) / 1052.05) / ((394.058 + 624.396) / 1144.979)
=0.789753 / 0.889496
=0.8879

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
=(-86.747 - -76.369 - -50.605) / 1052.05
=0.038237

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.

Barnes & Noble Education has a M-score of -2.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Barnes & Noble Education Business Description

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Address
120 Mountain View Boulevard, Basking Ridge, NJ, USA, 07920
Barnes & Noble Education Inc is an operator of bookstores in college and university campuses across the United States. The company is also engaged in providing digital education services. It operates in three reportable segments that include Retail offers existing and prospective clients the flexibility of physical, virtual, or custom store solutions, and wholesale is comprised of the wholesale and virtual retail fulfillment, and support operations of the MBS subsidiary, also Corporate Services represent unallocated shared-service costs which include corporate level expenses and other governance functions, including executive functions, such as accounting, legal, treasury, information technology, and human resources. It earns majority of the revenue from Retail segment.
Executives
Jonathan Shar officer: EVP, Retail & Client Solutions C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC., 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD., BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
Rory Wallace 10 percent owner 767 3RD AVE, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kevin Watson officer: EVP, CFO 1111 STEWART AVENUE, BETHPAGE NY 11714
Raphael Wallander director 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, BUILDING E, AUSTIN TX 78704
Steven G Panagos director C/O SPIRIT MTA REIT, 2727 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75201
Michael Huseby director 12405 POWERSCOURT DR, C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, ST LOUIS MO 63131
Denise Warren director 209 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Mario R. Dell'aera director C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC., 120 MOUNTAINVIEW BLVD., BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
Kathryn Eberle Walker director 1621 NORTH KENT STREET, SUITE 1200, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Zachary Levenick other: See Explanation of Responses 840 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91105
David G Golden director C/O BLACKBAUD, INC., 2000 DANIEL ISLAND DRIVE, CHARLESTON SC 29492
Miller Michael Connolly officer: CLO & VP Corp Affairs C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC, 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD, BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
Nenke David W. B. officer: Pres, DSS C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC., 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD., BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
David A Wilson director
David Gordon Henderson officer: Pres, MBS; EVP, Strat Services C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC., 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD., BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920