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Dollarama (TSX:DOL) Beneish M-Score : -2.31 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)


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What is Dollarama 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 -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSX:DOL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.28   Med: -2.65   Max: -1.04
Current: -2.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dollarama was -1.04. The lowest was -3.28. And the median was -2.65.


Dollarama Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dollarama'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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Dollarama Beneish M-Score Chart

Dollarama Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.24 -2.84 -1.70 -2.96 -2.12

Dollarama 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 -3.28 -2.67 -2.44 -2.12 -2.31

Competitive Comparison of Dollarama's Beneish M-Score

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollarama'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.


Dollarama's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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


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Dollarama 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 Dollarama 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 * 1.3462+0.528 * 0.9873+0.404 * 1.4313+0.892 * 1.092+0.115 * 0.9644
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0003+4.679 * -0.092843-0.327 * 0.8694
=-2.31

* 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 C$42 Mil.
Revenue was 1521.21 + 1881.345 + 1562.644 + 1563.384 = C$6,529 Mil.
Gross Profit was 672.31 + 880.559 + 698.716 + 707.195 = C$2,959 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$1,249 Mil.
Total Assets was C$6,568 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$3,197 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$412 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$946 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$952 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$4,180 Mil.
Net Income was 273.756 + 390.954 + 275.806 + 285.942 = C$1,226 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 50.66 + 58.034 + 27.083 + 22.698 = C$158 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 315.616 + 569.518 + 370.353 + 422.304 = C$1,678 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$29 Mil.
Revenue was 1405.772 + 1639.171 + 1477.692 + 1455.936 = C$5,979 Mil.
Gross Profit was 607.276 + 758.614 + 670.23 + 638.855 = C$2,675 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$1,243 Mil.
Total Assets was C$5,489 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$3,007 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$373 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$866 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$593 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$4,340 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)
=(42.274 / 6528.583) / (28.759 / 5978.571)
=0.006475 / 0.00481
=1.3462

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)
=(2674.975 / 5978.571) / (2958.78 / 6528.583)
=0.447427 / 0.453204
=0.9873

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 - (1249.132 + 3197.025) / 6568.184) / (1 - (1242.585 + 3007.464) / 5489.033)
=0.323077 / 0.22572
=1.4313

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
=6528.583 / 5978.571
=1.092

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))
=(372.512 / (372.512 + 3007.464)) / (412.485 / (412.485 + 3197.025))
=0.110211 / 0.114277
=0.9644

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)
=(946.459 / 6528.583) / (866.439 / 5978.571)
=0.144972 / 0.144924
=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)
=((4179.528 + 952.452) / 6568.184) / ((4339.73 + 593.414) / 5489.033)
=0.781339 / 0.898727
=0.8694

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
=(1226.458 - 158.475 - 1677.791) / 6568.184
=-0.092843

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.

Dollarama has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dollarama Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5805 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, QC, CAN, H4P 0A1
Dollarama is Canada's largest dollar store chain that sells a broad range of everyday consumables and household items at low fixed price points currently capped at CAD 5. General merchandise and consumables make up 90% of total sales, and the rest is from festivity-related seasonal items. The retailer operates more than 1,600 stores across Canada, mostly in convenient locations in metropolitan areas, midsize cities, and small towns. It also holds a 60% stake in South American value retailer Dollarcity, which operates 550 stores across Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Peru.
Executives
Mark Di Pesa Senior Officer
John Huw Thomas Director
Stephen Gunn Director
Paul Roche Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Geoffrey Peter Robillard Senior Officer
Nicolas Hien Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer
John Assaly Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Gregory David Director
Jean-philippe Towner Senior Officer
Joshua Bekenstein Director
Johanne Choinière Senior Officer
Nicholas George Nomicos Director
Josée Kouri Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer
Michael Ross Senior Officer
Lawrence Rossy Director, Senior Officer