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IPAR (Interparfums) Beneish M-Score : -2.23 (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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What is Interparfums 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 -2.23 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IPAR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.36   Max: -1.6
Current: -2.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Interparfums was -1.60. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.36.


Interparfums Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Interparfums'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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Interparfums Beneish M-Score Chart

Interparfums Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.49 -2.35 -2.02 -2.12 -

Interparfums Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.12 -2.03 -1.99 -2.23 -

Competitive Comparison of Interparfums's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Interparfums'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.


Interparfums's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Interparfums's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Interparfums 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 Interparfums 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 * 1.0898+0.528 * 0.995+0.404 * 0.9623+0.892 * 1.092+0.115 * 1.0615
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0562+4.679 * 0.016526-0.327 * 0.9016
=-2.23

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $360 Mil.
Revenue was 424.629 + 342 + 323.963 + 328.739 = $1,419 Mil.
Gross Profit was 271.16 + 220.757 + 202.385 + 212.71 = $907 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $956 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,481 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $192 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $649 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $340 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $156 Mil.
Net Income was 62.259 + 36.823 + 41.048 + 10.42 = $151 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.356 + -0.56 + 0.867 + -2.046 = $-5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 76.14 + 25.501 + -51.96 + 81.496 = $131 Mil.
Total Receivables was $302 Mil.
Revenue was 367.969 + 309.244 + 311.723 + 310.788 = $1,300 Mil.
Gross Profit was 235.007 + 188.404 + 202.957 + 200.082 = $826 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $877 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,394 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $192 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $563 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $363 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $154 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)
=(359.692 / 1419.331) / (302.228 / 1299.724)
=0.253424 / 0.232532
=1.0898

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)
=(826.45 / 1299.724) / (907.012 / 1419.331)
=0.635866 / 0.639042
=0.995

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 - (956.44 + 191.906) / 1480.6) / (1 - (876.854 + 192.361) / 1394.397)
=0.224405 / 0.233206
=0.9623

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
=1419.331 / 1299.724
=1.092

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))
=(24.384 / (24.384 + 192.361)) / (22.751 / (22.751 + 191.906))
=0.112501 / 0.105988
=1.0615

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)
=(649.337 / 1419.331) / (562.987 / 1299.724)
=0.457495 / 0.433159
=1.0562

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)
=((155.889 + 339.582) / 1480.6) / ((154.435 + 363.095) / 1394.397)
=0.334642 / 0.37115
=0.9016

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
=(150.55 - -5.095 - 131.177) / 1480.6
=0.016526

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.

Interparfums has a M-score of -2.23 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Interparfums Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
551 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10176
Interparfums Inc operates in the fragrance business and produces and distributes a wide array of prestige fragrance and fragrance-related products. It sells its product under the brand which includes Boucheron, Coach, Jimmy Choo, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Spade, Lacoste, Lanvin, Moncler, Montblanc, Rochas and Van Cleef & Arpels. The company operates in two operating segments namely European based operations, SA, and United States based operations.. The group sells its products to department stores, perfumeries, specialty stores, and domestic and international wholesalers and distributors.
Executives
Pelayo Frederic Garcia officer: Dir ExportSales InterParfumsSA
Gilbert Harrison director HARRISON GROUP, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 514, NEW YORK NY 10151
Veronique Gabai-pinsky director C-O VERA WANG GROUP, 15 EAST 26TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10010
Philippe Santi officer: Dir. of Finance INTER PARFUMS S A, 4 ROND POINT DES CHAMPS ELYSEES, PARIS I0 99999
Jean Madar director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO JEAN PHILIPPE FRAGRANCES INC, 551 FIFTH AVE 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10176
Gerard Kappauf director JUMEIRAH 1, 30TH C STREET, VILLA 76, DUBAI C0 500001
Russell Greenberg director, officer: Ex. VP and CFO INTER PARFUMS INC, 551 FIFTH AVE 15TH FLR, NEW YORK NY 10176
Philippe Benacin director, 10 percent owner, officer: President C/O INTER PARFUMS INC, 551 FIFTH AVE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10176
Michel D. Atwood director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 1113 YORK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Francois Heilbronn director M M FRIEDRICH HEILBRONN & FISZER, 24 AVE MATIGNON, PARIS I0 99999
Torres Robert Bensoussan director 48 BOULEVARD RASPAIL, PARIS I0 99999
Patrick Choel director UNIVERSITE-82, 7 RUE DE TALLEYRAND, PARIS I0 75007
Henry B. Clarke officer: President Specialty Retail Div INTER PARFUMS, INC., 551 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10176
Michel Dyens director MICHEL DYENS & CO, 17 AVENUE MONTAIGNE, PARIS I0 75008
Jean Levy director CHEZ AXCESS GROUPE, 8 RUE DE BERRI, PARIS I0 99999