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SFIX (Stitch Fix) Beneish M-Score : -2.62 (As of Jul. 01, 2025)


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What is Stitch Fix 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 -2.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SFIX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.9   Med: -3.07   Max: -1.76
Current: -2.62

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Stitch Fix was -1.76. The lowest was -5.90. And the median was -3.07.


Stitch Fix Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stitch Fix'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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Stitch Fix Beneish M-Score Chart

Stitch Fix Annual Data
Trend Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -3.12 -2.30 -4.48 -5.84 -4.11

Stitch Fix Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
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 -4.85 -4.11 -3.54 -1.76 -2.62

Competitive Comparison of Stitch Fix's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Stitch Fix'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.


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

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

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


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Stitch Fix 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 Stitch Fix 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 * 0.9885+0.404 * 2.7731+0.892 * 0.9225+0.115 * 1.1062
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.956+4.679 * -0.173026-0.327 * 0.9672
=-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 (Apr25) TTM:Last Year (Apr24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 325.016 + 312.11 + 318.818 + 319.55 = $1,275 Mil.
Gross Profit was 143.558 + 138.861 + 144.805 + 142.477 = $570 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $373 Mil.
Total Assets was $485 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $99 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $639 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $207 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $77 Mil.
Net Income was -7.378 + -6.529 + -6.256 + -36.498 = $-57 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.059 + -0.079 + -0.072 + 0.651 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 20.516 + -16.212 + 14.268 + 8.2 = $27 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 322.731 + 330.402 + 364.785 + 364.739 = $1,383 Mil.
Gross Profit was 146.978 + 143.48 + 159.103 + 160.872 = $610 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $385 Mil.
Total Assets was $537 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $147 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $725 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $220 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $105 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 / 1275.494) / (0 / 1382.657)
=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)
=(610.433 / 1382.657) / (569.701 / 1275.494)
=0.441493 / 0.446651
=0.9885

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 - (373.276 + 99.087) / 484.748) / (1 - (385.282 + 146.735) / 536.964)
=0.025549 / 0.009213
=2.7731

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
=1275.494 / 1382.657
=0.9225

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))
=(47.256 / (47.256 + 146.735)) / (27.983 / (27.983 + 99.087))
=0.243599 / 0.220217
=1.1062

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)
=(639.288 / 1275.494) / (724.915 / 1382.657)
=0.501208 / 0.524291
=0.956

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)
=((76.93 + 206.82) / 484.748) / ((105.115 + 219.849) / 536.964)
=0.585356 / 0.605188
=0.9672

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
=(-56.661 - 0.441 - 26.772) / 484.748
=-0.173026

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.

Stitch Fix has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Stitch Fix Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94104
Stitch Fix Inc offers personal style services for men and women. The company engages in delivering one-to-one personalization to clients through the combination of data science and human judgment. It provides a shipment service called A FIX where the stylist's hand selects items from several merchandise with analysis of client and merchandise data to provide a personalized shipment of apparel, shoes, and accessories suited to the client's needs. The company offers products across categories, brands, product types, and price points including Women's, Petite, Maternity, Men's, and Plus. It also offers various product types, including denim, dresses, blouses, skirts, shoes, jewelry, and handbags and sells merchandise across various ranges of price points.
Executives
Casey O'connor officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O STITCH FIX, INC., 1 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Katrina Lake director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 111 W. WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 2100, CHICAGO IL 60602
Matt Baer director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O STITCH FIX, INC., 1 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Sarah Barkema officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O STITCH FIX, INC., 1 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
David Aufderhaar officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O STITCH FIX, INC., 1 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Kofi Owusu Amoo-gottfried director C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
J William Gurley director, 10 percent owner 2480 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sachin Dhawan officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O BLACKHAWK NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC., 6220 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Working Capital Advisors (uk) Ltd. 10 percent owner QUERIPEL HOUSE, UNIT 2, 1 DUKE OF YORK SQUARE, LONDON X0 SW3 4LY
Kirsten A. Lynch director 390 INTERLOCKEN CRESCENT, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Mikkel Svane director C/O ZENDESK, INC., 989 MARKET STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Neal Mohan director C/O STITCH FIX, INC., 1 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Elizabeth Goodman Williams director C/O VIANT TECHNOLOGY INC., 2722 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Mike C. Smith officer: Chief Operating Officer STITCH FIX, INC., ONE MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Dan Jedda officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O STITCH FIX, INC., 1 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104