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Inter Parfums (Inter Parfums) Beneish M-Score : -2.12 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Inter Parfums 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 -2.12 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IPAR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.55   Med: -2.41   Max: -2.02
Current: -2.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Inter Parfums was -2.02. The lowest was -2.55. And the median was -2.41.


Inter Parfums Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inter Parfums'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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Inter Parfums Beneish M-Score Chart

Inter Parfums Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.35 -2.49 -2.35 -2.02 -2.12

Inter Parfums Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 -2.02 -2.07 -2.07 -1.95 -2.12

Competitive Comparison of Inter Parfums's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Inter Parfums'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.


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

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

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



Inter Parfums 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 Inter Parfums 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 * 0.9281+0.528 * 1.0035+0.404 * 0.9742+0.892 * 1.2126+0.115 * 1.2882
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9843+4.679 * 0.03516-0.327 * 0.8762
=-2.12

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $255 Mil.
Revenue was 328.739 + 367.969 + 309.244 + 311.723 = $1,318 Mil.
Gross Profit was 212.71 + 235.007 + 188.404 + 202.957 = $839 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $839 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,369 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $198 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $588 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $325 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $152 Mil.
Net Income was 10.42 + 53.214 + 34.952 + 54.068 = $153 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.046 + 0.746 + 0.753 + -0.718 = $-1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 81.496 + 17.513 + 14.123 + -7.358 = $106 Mil.
Total Receivables was $227 Mil.
Revenue was 310.788 + 280.462 + 244.725 + 250.678 = $1,087 Mil.
Gross Profit was 200.082 + 181.9 + 153.782 + 158.658 = $694 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $788 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,309 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $195 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $492 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $345 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $176 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)
=(254.943 / 1317.675) / (226.544 / 1086.653)
=0.193479 / 0.208479
=0.9281

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)
=(694.422 / 1086.653) / (839.078 / 1317.675)
=0.639047 / 0.636787
=1.0035

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 - (839.026 + 197.835) / 1369.329) / (1 - (787.724 + 194.686) / 1308.542)
=0.242796 / 0.249233
=0.9742

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
=1317.675 / 1086.653
=1.2126

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))
=(22.539 / (22.539 + 194.686)) / (17.331 / (17.331 + 197.835))
=0.103759 / 0.080547
=1.2882

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)
=(587.696 / 1317.675) / (492.371 / 1086.653)
=0.44601 / 0.453108
=0.9843

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)
=((152.414 + 324.745) / 1369.329) / ((175.829 + 344.567) / 1308.542)
=0.348462 / 0.397691
=0.8762

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
=(152.654 - -1.265 - 105.774) / 1369.329
=0.03516

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.

Inter Parfums has a M-score of -2.12 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Inter Parfums (Inter Parfums) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
551 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10176
Inter Parfums Inc operates in the fragrance business and manufactures, markets, and distributes fragrances and fragrance related products. It sells its product under the brand names called JIMMY CHOO, bebe, Paul Smith, Abercrombie and Fitch, COACH, and others. The company operates in two operating segments namely European based operations, and United-States operations. The company sells its products to department stores, perfumeries, specialty stores, and domestic and international wholesalers and distributors.
Executives
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
Veronique Gabai-pinsky director C-O VERA WANG GROUP, 15 EAST 26TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10010
Gilbert Harrison director HARRISON GROUP, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 514, NEW YORK NY 10151
Pelayo Frederic Garcia officer: Dir ExportSales InterParfumsSA
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

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