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RH (MEX:RH) Beneish M-Score : -2.23 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is RH 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 RH's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:RH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.24   Med: -2.41   Max: -0.7
Current: -2.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of RH was -0.70. The lowest was -4.24. And the median was -2.41.


RH Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

RH 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 -3.10 -2.20 -2.44 -2.06 -2.47

RH 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 -2.95 -2.47 -2.52 -2.31 -2.23

Competitive Comparison of RH's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, RH'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.


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

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

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



RH 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 RH 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 * 1.1339+0.528 * 1.0608+0.404 * 1.0179+0.892 * 1.0368+0.115 * 1.0187
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0124+4.679 * 0.03028-0.327 * 0.9643
=-2.13

* 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 MXN2,184 Mil.
Revenue was 16260.128 + 15429.509 + 12404.991 + 12680.501 = MXN56,775 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7238.146 + 6969.543 + 5392.936 + 5512.719 = MXN25,113 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN25,595 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN89,425 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN51,419 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN2,382 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN19,257 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN17,953 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN74,744 Mil.
Net Income was 664.401 + 538.435 + -61.858 + 195.482 = MXN1,336 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.541 + 12.33 + -19.88 + 58.193 = MXN50 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -629.727 + 207.846 + 957.814 + -1957.365 = MXN-1,421 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN1,858 Mil.
Revenue was 13561.865 + 13382.648 + 13295.676 + 14521.436 = MXN54,762 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6146.144 + 6354.174 + 6251.466 + 6944.094 = MXN25,696 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN23,232 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN76,556 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN42,887 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN2,025 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN18,346 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN16,879 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN65,414 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)
=(2183.923 / 56775.129) / (1857.798 / 54761.625)
=0.038466 / 0.033925
=1.1339

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)
=(25695.878 / 54761.625) / (25113.344 / 56775.129)
=0.469231 / 0.44233
=1.0608

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 - (25595.141 + 51419.462) / 89424.616) / (1 - (23232.045 + 42886.526) / 76555.895)
=0.138776 / 0.136336
=1.0179

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
=56775.129 / 54761.625
=1.0368

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))
=(2025.488 / (2025.488 + 42886.526)) / (2381.729 / (2381.729 + 51419.462))
=0.045099 / 0.044269
=1.0187

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)
=(19256.638 / 56775.129) / (18346.457 / 54761.625)
=0.339174 / 0.335024
=1.0124

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)
=((74743.744 + 17953.483) / 89424.616) / ((65413.601 + 16879.086) / 76555.895)
=1.036596 / 1.074936
=0.9643

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
=(1336.46 - 50.102 - -1421.432) / 89424.616
=0.03028

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.

RH has a M-score of -2.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


RH Business Description

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Address
15 Koch Road, Suite K, Corte Madera, CA, USA, 94925
RH is a luxury furniture and lifestyle retailer operating in the $134 billion domestic furniture and home furnishing industry. The firm offers merchandise across many categories including furniture, lighting, textiles, bath, decor, and children and is growing the presence of its hospitality business with 19 restaurant locations. RH innovates, curates, and integrates products, categories, services, and businesses across channels and brand extensions (RH Modern and Waterworks, for example). RH is fully integrated across channels and is positioned to broaden its addressable market over the next decade by expanding abroad, with its World of RH digital platform (highlighting offerings outside of home furnishings), and with offerings in bespoke furniture, architecture, media, and more.

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