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The Dixie Group (The Dixie Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.90 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is The Dixie Group 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 -2.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DXYN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.33   Med: -2.73   Max: -1.81
Current: -2.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of The Dixie Group was -1.81. The lowest was -3.33. And the median was -2.73.


The Dixie Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Dixie Group'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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The Dixie Group Beneish M-Score Chart

The Dixie Group 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 -2.82 -2.73 -1.83 -3.20 -2.94

The Dixie Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -3.05 -3.13 -3.24 -2.94 -2.90

Competitive Comparison of The Dixie Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, The Dixie Group'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.


The Dixie Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Dixie Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Dixie Group 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 The Dixie Group 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 * 1.0037+0.528 * 0.7337+0.404 * 1.2396+0.892 * 0.9366+0.115 * 1.0217
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0388+4.679 * -0.067925-0.327 * 0.9916
=-2.90

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $28.2 Mil.
Revenue was 65.254 + 66.674 + 68.576 + 74.009 = $274.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.809 + 18.031 + 18.235 + 19.78 = $71.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $114.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $199.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $65.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $74.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $47.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $105.7 Mil.
Net Income was -2.494 + 3.16 + -2.394 + -1.726 = $-3.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.263 + 7.19 + 0.344 + -0.445 = $6.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.396 + -1.255 + 0.68 + 7.253 = $3.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $30.0 Mil.
Revenue was 67.084 + 70.536 + 71.762 + 83.698 = $293.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17.833 + 9.856 + 12.537 + 16.056 = $56.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $127.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $207.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $63.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $76.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $43.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $117.4 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)
=(28.225 / 274.513) / (30.024 / 293.08)
=0.102818 / 0.102443
=1.0037

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)
=(56.282 / 293.08) / (71.855 / 274.513)
=0.192036 / 0.261754
=0.7337

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 - (114.384 + 65.847) / 199.661) / (1 - (127.783 + 63.708) / 207.805)
=0.097315 / 0.078506
=1.2396

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
=274.513 / 293.08
=0.9366

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))
=(7.179 / (7.179 + 63.708)) / (7.245 / (7.245 + 65.847))
=0.101274 / 0.099122
=1.0217

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)
=(74.25 / 274.513) / (76.309 / 293.08)
=0.270479 / 0.260369
=1.0388

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)
=((105.691 + 47.936) / 199.661) / ((117.437 + 43.807) / 207.805)
=0.769439 / 0.775939
=0.9916

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
=(-3.454 - 6.826 - 3.282) / 199.661
=-0.067925

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.

The Dixie Group has a M-score of -2.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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The Dixie Group (The Dixie Group) Business Description

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Address
475 Reed Road, Dalton, GA, USA, 30720
The Dixie Group Inc is carpet and rug mills company. Its businesses consist principally of marketing, manufacturing and selling finished carpet, rugs, and luxury vinyl tile in the domestic floor covering market. The company has one reportable segment, Floor covering. The company sells floor covering products in both residential and commercial applications. Additionally, the company provides manufacturing support to its carpet businesses through its separate processing operations. Its business is primarily concentrated in areas of the soft floor covering market segment. The company provides its products under the brand of Fabrica, Masland Residential, Dixie Home, Atlas Carpet Mills, Masland Contract, and Hospitality.
Executives
Lowry F Kline director PO BOX 2007, DALTON GA 30722
Allen L Danzey officer: Chief Financial Officer PO BOX 2007, DALTON GA 30722-2007
Frierson Daniel K Jr officer: President, Masland Residential PO BOX 2007, DALTON GA 30722
Jon A Faulkner officer: VP Planning & Development PO BOX 2007, DALTON GA 30722
Daniel K Frierson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board & CEO PO BOX 2007, DALTON GA 30722
W Derek Davis officer: VP - Human Resources PO BOX 2007, DALTON GA 30722
Murrey John W Iii director 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Thomas Martin Nuckols officer: Executive Vice President 475 REED ROAD, DALTON GA 30720
Blue William F Jr director PO BOX 2007, DALTON GA 30722
David E Hobbs officer: VP - Pres Masland Contract 716 BILL MYLES DRIVE, SARALAND AL 36571
Paul B Comiskey officer: Vice Pres/President Dixie Home PO BOX 2007, DALTON GA 30722
D Eugene Lasater officer: Controller 2208 S. HAMILTON STREET, DALTON GA 30721
Starr T Klein officer: Secretary PO BOX 25107, CHATTANOOGA TN 37422-5107
Michael L. Owens director PO BOX 2007, DALTON GA 30722
Vinson Lee Martin officer: VP-President Masland Contract 716 BILL MYLES DRIVE, SARALAND AL 36571

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