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Kohl's (MEX:KSS) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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What is Kohl's 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:KSS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.86   Med: -2.9   Max: 1.16
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kohl's was 1.16. The lowest was -3.86. And the median was -2.90.


Kohl's Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kohl's'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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Kohl's Beneish M-Score Chart

Kohl's Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.93 1.16 -3.37 -2.50 -2.98

Kohl's 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 -2.81 -2.98 -2.81 -2.75 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of Kohl's's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, Kohl's'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.


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

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

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



Kohl's 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 Kohl's 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+0.528 * 0.9086+0.404 * 1.2126+0.892 * 0.9622+0.115 * 1.0672
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0141+4.679 * -0.032658-0.327 * 0.992
=-2.62

* 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 MXN0 Mil.
Revenue was 74316.494 + 69405.87 + 57711.124 + 102301.447 = MXN303,735 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31509.392 + 29830.39 + 24896.668 + 36001.315 = MXN122,238 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN92,485 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN301,553 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN199,753 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN13,602 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN97,716 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN87,998 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN130,324 Mil.
Net Income was 440.691 + 1227.435 + -460.733 + 3194.773 = MXN4,402 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = MXN0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3906.123 + 4723.765 + -119.449 + 13552.022 = MXN14,250 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN0 Mil.
Revenue was 73186.862 + 65117.778 + 64233.363 + 113145.162 = MXN315,683 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30780.365 + 27635.35 + 27412.95 + 29606.85 = MXN115,436 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN85,210 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN279,226 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN186,903 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN13,645 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN100,146 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN75,028 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN128,754 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)
=(0 / 303734.935) / (0 / 315683.165)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(115435.515 / 315683.165) / (122237.765 / 303734.935)
=0.365669 / 0.402449
=0.9086

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 - (92484.974 + 199753.121) / 301552.695) / (1 - (85210.16 + 186902.709) / 279225.751)
=0.030889 / 0.025474
=1.2126

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
=303734.935 / 315683.165
=0.9622

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))
=(13644.818 / (13644.818 + 186902.709)) / (13602.127 / (13602.127 + 199753.121))
=0.068038 / 0.063753
=1.0672

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)
=(97715.932 / 303734.935) / (100145.514 / 315683.165)
=0.321714 / 0.317234
=1.0141

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)
=((130324.288 + 87997.94) / 301552.695) / ((128753.996 + 75028.268) / 279225.751)
=0.723994 / 0.729812
=0.992

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
=(4402.166 - 0 - 14250.215) / 301552.695
=-0.032658

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.

Kohl's has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Kohl's Business Description

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Address
N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive, Menomonee Falls, WI, USA, 53051
Kohl's operates about 1,178 department stores in 49 states that sell moderately priced private-label and national brand clothing, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, and home furnishings. Most of these stores are in strip centers. Kohl's also operates a large digital sales business. Women's apparel is Kohl's largest category, having generated 26% of its 2023 sales. The retailer, headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, opened its first department store in 1962.

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