SSI Group (PHS:SSI) Beneish M-Score: -1.93 (As of Jun. 28, 2026)


PHS:SSI SSI Group Inc PHS:SSI
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GF Value ₱3.49
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What is SSI Group Beneish M-Score?

SSI Group PHS:SSI +4.00% 89 Beneish M-Score is -1.93 as of Jun. 28, 2026. GuruFocus rates PHS:SSI with a GF Score™ of 89/100 and a GF Value™ of ₱3.49 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,084 Retail - Cyclical companies, SSI Group ranks worse than 80.17% on this metric.

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 -1.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PHS:SSI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.12   Med: -2.75   Max: -1.52
Current: -1.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SSI Group was -1.52. The lowest was -6.12. And the median was -2.75.


SSI Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for SSI 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.

SSI Group Beneish M-Score Chart

SSI Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.16 -3.17 -2.52 -2.20 -2.64

SSI Group Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.90 -2.35 -1.98 -2.64 -1.93

PHS:SSI vs TJX, ROST, BURL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, SSI 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.


SSI Group Beneish M-Score vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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


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SSI 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 SSI 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 * 1.7823+0.528 * 1.0368+0.404 * 0.9727+0.892 * 1.0444+0.115 * 0.9526
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.099+4.679 * -0.033961-0.327 * 1.1101
=-1.93

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₱983 Mil.
Revenue was 7662.269 + 10506.39 + 6902.5 + 6611.502 = ₱31,683 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3236.022 + 4797.432 + 3123.143 + 2914.31 = ₱14,071 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱18,080 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱28,365 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱7,262 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱2,167 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱8,031 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱8,293 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱1,392 Mil.
Net Income was 152.909 + 676.893 + 188.081 + 83.367 = ₱1,101 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₱0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -163.145 + 2767.442 + -277.631 + -262.135 = ₱2,065 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₱528 Mil.
Revenue was 6881.409 + 9773.222 + 6967.135 + 6714.865 = ₱30,337 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3056.586 + 4838.625 + 3013.054 + 3060.095 = ₱13,968 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱16,485 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱26,013 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱6,678 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱1,872 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱6,997 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱6,665 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱1,336 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)
=(983.07 / 31682.661) / (528.153 / 30336.631)
=0.031029 / 0.01741
=1.7823

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)
=(13968.36 / 30336.631) / (14070.907 / 31682.661)
=0.460445 / 0.44412
=1.0368

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 - (18079.588 + 7261.52) / 28364.554) / (1 - (16484.555 + 6678.095) / 26013.202)
=0.106592 / 0.109581
=0.9727

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
=31682.661 / 30336.631
=1.0444

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))
=(1871.539 / (1871.539 + 6678.095)) / (2166.55 / (2166.55 + 7261.52))
=0.218903 / 0.229798
=0.9526

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)
=(8030.957 / 31682.661) / (6997.038 / 30336.631)
=0.253481 / 0.230647
=1.099

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)
=((1391.977 + 8292.818) / 28364.554) / ((1336.427 + 6664.767) / 26013.202)
=0.34144 / 0.307582
=1.1101

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
=(1101.25 - 0 - 2064.531) / 28364.554
=-0.033961

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.

SSI Group has a M-score of -1.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.93 mean?
SSI Group (PHS:SSI) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.93 as of Jun. 28, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on SSI Group and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, SSI Group ranks #869 out of 1084 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 80.2%.
Is SSI Group's Beneish M-Score too high?
SSI Group's current Beneish M-Score is -1.93. Based on the distribution chart, SSI Group ranks #869 out of 1084 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, SSI Group has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SSI Group's Beneish M-Score compare to TJX and ROST?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, SSI Group ranks #869 out of 1084 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places SSI Group in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Retail - Cyclical industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on SSI Group and its competitors. SSI Group's current Beneish M-Score is -1.93. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SSI Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SSI Group (PHS:SSI) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₱3.49, compared to a current price of ₱2.34 — trading 33% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.93. SSI Group's overall GF Score™ is 89/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For SSI Group (PHS:SSI), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.93 as of Jun. 28, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is SSI Group (PHS:SSI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SSI Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₱2.34 is trading 33% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₱3.49. GuruFocus considers SSI Group to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for PHS:SSI:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.93
  • GF Value™: ₱3.49 vs. price of ₱2.34 (33% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 89/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the PHS:SSI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


SSI Group Business Description

Address 403 Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, 6th Floor, Midland Buendia Building, Makati City, PHL, 1200
SSI Group Inc together with its subsidiaries, operates specialty retail stores in the Philippines. The company operates a retail network consists of 628 stores located within approximately 110 malls across the Philippines, including Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The company provides a broad range of categories and brands, from luxury and bridge apparel to casual wear and fast fashion, as well as footwear, accessories, luggage, food, home and decor, and beauty and personal care.
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