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Movado Group (Movado Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Movado 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MOV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.49   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Movado Group was -2.17. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.49.


Movado Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Movado 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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Movado Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Movado Group 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 -2.48 -2.42 -2.63 -2.17 -2.52

Movado Group Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.17 -2.13 -2.55 -2.57 -2.52

Competitive Comparison of Movado Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, Movado 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.


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

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

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



Movado 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 Movado 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 * 1.2309+0.528 * 1.0479+0.404 * 1.0427+0.892 * 0.8945+0.115 * 1.1344
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1256+4.679 * -0.046888-0.327 * 0.9097
=-2.52

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $115.8 Mil.
Revenue was 179.62 + 187.686 + 160.39 + 144.905 = $672.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 96.777 + 102.328 + 89.286 + 82.003 = $370.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $543.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $769.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $102.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $9.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $315.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $113.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $76.4 Mil.
Net Income was 12.145 + 17.389 + 8.049 + 9.128 = $46.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.8 + 1.632 + 1.537 + 1.025 = $6.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 69.41 + -1.858 + 30.723 + -21.497 = $76.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $105.2 Mil.
Revenue was 194.273 + 211.397 + 182.804 + 163.424 = $751.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 109.256 + 121.027 + 106.927 + 96.685 = $433.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $567.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $787.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $99.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $10.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $313.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $142.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $70.9 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)
=(115.826 / 672.601) / (105.19 / 751.898)
=0.172206 / 0.139899
=1.2309

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)
=(433.895 / 751.898) / (370.394 / 672.601)
=0.577066 / 0.550689
=1.0479

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 - (543.878 + 102.097) / 769.082) / (1 - (567.189 + 99.596) / 787.705)
=0.16007 / 0.153509
=1.0427

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
=672.601 / 751.898
=0.8945

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))
=(10.809 / (10.809 + 99.596)) / (9.644 / (9.644 + 102.097))
=0.097903 / 0.086307
=1.1344

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)
=(315.689 / 672.601) / (313.541 / 751.898)
=0.469356 / 0.416999
=1.1256

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)
=((76.396 + 113.075) / 769.082) / ((70.91 + 142.42) / 787.705)
=0.24636 / 0.270825
=0.9097

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
=(46.711 - 5.994 - 76.778) / 769.082
=-0.046888

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.

Movado Group has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Movado Group (Movado Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
650 From Road, Suite 375, Paramus, NJ, USA, 07652-3556
Movado Group Inc designs, develop, sources, markets, and distributes fine watches in the United States and internationally. It operates through the Watch and Accessory Brands and Company Stores segment. The Watch and Accessory Brands segment includes the designing, manufacturing, and distribution of watches of quality owned brands and licensed brands. Its Company Stores segment includes the company's retail outlet locations in the United States and Canada. It generates maximum revenue from the Watch and Accessory Brands segment. Geographically, it derives the majority of revenue from its international location.
Executives
Sallie A Demarsilis officer: Chief Financial Officer 142 WEST 57TH ST, NEW YORK NY 10019
Linda Feeney officer: SVP, Principal Acct. Officer 650 FROM ROAD, SUITE 375, PARAMUS NJ 07652
Michelle Kennedy officer: SVP, Human Resources 650 FROM ROAD, STE. 375, PARAMUS NJ 07652
Vivian Delia officer: SENIOR VP HUMAN RESOURCES C/O MOVADO GROUP INC., 650 FROM ROAD, SUITE 375, PARAMUS NJ 07652
Ann Kirschner director 650 FROM ROAD, SUITE 375, PARAMUS NJ 07652
Richard D Isserman director C/O MOVADO GROUP, INC., 650 FROM ROAD, PARAMUS NJ 07652
Maya Peterson director C/O MOVADO GROUP INC., 650 FROM ROAD, SUITE 375, PARAMUS NJ 07652
Efraim Grinberg director, 10 percent owner, officer: President - CEO C/O MOVADO GROUP INC, 650 FROM RD, PARAMUS NJ 07652
Alexander Grinberg 10 percent owner 125 CHUBB AVE, LYNDHURST NJ 07071
Behzad Soltani officer: EVP,Commercial President & CTO 650 FROM ROAD, STE 375, PARAMUS NJ 07652-3556
Alan H Howard director
Sussis Mitchell Cole officer: Senior VP and General Counsel 6 YORKSHIRE DRIVE, MENDHAM NJ 07945
Stephen I Sadove director
Maurice S Reznik director C/O MAIDENFORM BRANDS, INC., 154 AVENUE E, BAYONNE NJ 07002
Richard Cote director, officer: Executive V.P. - COO