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WOOF (Petco Health and Wellness Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Petco Health and Wellness Co 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WOOF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.73   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.85

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Petco Health and Wellness Co was -2.27. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.73.


Petco Health and Wellness Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Petco Health and Wellness Co'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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Petco Health and Wellness Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Petco Health and Wellness Co Annual Data
Trend Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.34 -2.73 -2.94 -2.83

Petco Health and Wellness Co 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 -2.92 -3.11 -2.86 -2.83 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Petco Health and Wellness Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Petco Health and Wellness Co'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.


Petco Health and Wellness Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Petco Health and Wellness Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Petco Health and Wellness Co 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 Petco Health and Wellness Co 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 * 0.8782+0.528 * 0.9815+0.404 * 1.0164+0.892 * 0.9763+0.115 * 0.9506
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0003+4.679 * -0.047859-0.327 * 1.0161
=-2.85

* 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 $36 Mil.
Revenue was 1493.399 + 1552.13 + 1511.437 + 1523.755 = $6,081 Mil.
Gross Profit was 569.968 + 589.26 + 575.757 + 580.725 = $2,316 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $920 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,121 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,004 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $200 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,276 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,083 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,614 Mil.
Net Income was -11.661 + -13.837 + -16.673 + -24.823 = $-67 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + -1 + 8.465 + 0 = $7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -15.454 + 95.993 + 20.724 + 69.37 = $171 Mil.
Total Receivables was $42 Mil.
Revenue was 1529.14 + 1674.476 + 1494.166 + 1530.734 = $6,229 Mil.
Gross Profit was 578.66 + 606.348 + 550.001 + 593.004 = $2,328 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $904 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,259 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,136 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $201 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,330 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,069 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,668 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)
=(36.079 / 6080.721) / (42.081 / 6228.516)
=0.005933 / 0.006756
=0.8782

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)
=(2328.013 / 6228.516) / (2315.71 / 6080.721)
=0.373767 / 0.380828
=0.9815

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 - (920.43 + 2004.485) / 5121.136) / (1 - (904.055 + 2136.104) / 5259.042)
=0.428854 / 0.421918
=1.0164

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
=6080.721 / 6228.516
=0.9763

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))
=(201.114 / (201.114 + 2136.104)) / (199.505 / (199.505 + 2004.485))
=0.086048 / 0.09052
=0.9506

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)
=(2275.518 / 6080.721) / (2330.202 / 6228.516)
=0.374218 / 0.374118
=1.0003

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)
=((2614.057 + 1083.477) / 5121.136) / ((2667.622 + 1069.439) / 5259.042)
=0.722014 / 0.710597
=1.0161

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
=(-66.994 - 7.465 - 170.633) / 5121.136
=-0.047859

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.

Petco Health and Wellness Co has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Petco Health and Wellness Co Business Description

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Address
10850 Via Frontera, San Diego, CA, USA, 92127
Petco Health and Wellness Co Inc is a pet specialty retailer focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents, and its own partners with pet care centers in approximately 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The Company also offers an expanded range of consumables, supplies, and services through its website and mobile app.
Executives
Cameron Breitner director C/O ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92612
Gary S Briggs director 117 ADAMS STREET, C/O ETSY, BROOKLYN NY 11201
Giovanni Insana officer: See Remarks 10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Iris Yen director 10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
David Lubek director 10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Ron Coughlin director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Justin Tichy officer: Chief Stores Officer 10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Jason Heffelfinger officer: Chief Services Officer 10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Amy College officer: Chief Merchandising Officer 10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Michael Nuzzo officer: EVP, CFO & COO 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Brian Larose officer: Chief Financial Officer 10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Katherine Nauman officer: Chief Marketing Officer 10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
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