Ripley (XSGO:RIPLEY) Beneish M-Score: -2.63 (As of Jul. 16, 2026)

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XSGO:RIPLEY Ripley Corp SA XSGO:RIPLEY
63 GF Score
Price CLP383.99
GF Value CLP310.23
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Ripley Beneish M-Score?

Ripley XSGO:RIPLEY +0.68% 63 Beneish M-Score is -2.63 as of Jul. 16, 2026. GuruFocus rates XSGO:RIPLEY with a GF Score™ of 63/100 and a GF Value™ of CLP310.23 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,083 Retail - Cyclical companies, Ripley ranks better than 55.03% 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:RIPLEY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.5   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.88
Current: -2.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ripley was -1.88. The lowest was -3.50. And the median was -2.45.


Ripley Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ripley'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.

Ripley Beneish M-Score Chart

Ripley 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 -2.24 -2.25 -2.56 -2.51 -2.49

Ripley 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 -2.44 -2.48 -2.39 -2.49 -2.63

XSGO:RIPLEY vs DDS, M: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, Ripley'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.


Ripley Beneish M-Score vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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


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Ripley 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 Ripley 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 * 1.058+0.528 * 0.9522+0.404 * 0.9734+0.892 * 1.0518+0.115 * 1.0007
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.07+4.679 * -0.043067-0.327 * 0.9861
=-2.63

* 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 CLP830,003 Mil.
Revenue was 506745.648 + 696898.293 + 494540.715 + 533160.275 = CLP2,231,345 Mil.
Gross Profit was 193200.183 + 259834.745 + 181670.882 + 196242.237 = CLP830,948 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP1,704,927 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP4,179,019 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP444,627 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP76,301 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP229,277 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP1,856,704 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP917,645 Mil.
Net Income was 9793.329 + 84259.555 + 3778.971 + 15800.721 = CLP113,633 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 79484.38 + 169262.05 + -7192.461 + 52057.802 = CLP293,612 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP745,847 Mil.
Revenue was 495206.071 + 644292.088 + 467805.526 + 514156.964 = CLP2,121,461 Mil.
Gross Profit was 180699.296 + 235787.16 + 164634.213 + 171128.59 = CLP752,249 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP1,484,836 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP3,891,412 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP465,193 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP79,895 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP203,734 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP1,772,645 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP847,100 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)
=(830002.652 / 2231344.931) / (745847.115 / 2121460.649)
=0.371974 / 0.351572
=1.058

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)
=(752249.259 / 2121460.649) / (830948.047 / 2231344.931)
=0.35459 / 0.372398
=0.9522

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 - (1704927.45 + 444627.141) / 4179018.986) / (1 - (1484835.936 + 465193.034) / 3891412.16)
=0.485632 / 0.498889
=0.9734

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
=2231344.931 / 2121460.649
=1.0518

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))
=(79895.493 / (79895.493 + 465193.034)) / (76301.272 / (76301.272 + 444627.141))
=0.146573 / 0.146472
=1.0007

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)
=(229276.966 / 2231344.931) / (203734.396 / 2121460.649)
=0.102753 / 0.096035
=1.07

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)
=((917644.986 + 1856703.873) / 4179018.986) / ((847100.481 + 1772645.472) / 3891412.16)
=0.663876 / 0.673212
=0.9861

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
=(113632.576 - 0 - 293611.771) / 4179018.986
=-0.043067

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.

Ripley has a M-score of -2.63 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 -2.63 mean?
Ripley (XSGO:RIPLEY) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.63 as of Jul. 16, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Ripley and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Ripley ranks #487 out of 1083 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 45%.
Is Ripley's Beneish M-Score too high?
Ripley's current Beneish M-Score is -2.63. Based on the distribution chart, Ripley ranks #487 out of 1083 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Ripley has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ripley's Beneish M-Score compare to DDS and M?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Ripley ranks #487 out of 1083 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Ripley in the upper 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 Ripley and its competitors. Ripley's current Beneish M-Score is -2.63. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ripley stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ripley (XSGO:RIPLEY) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CLP310.23, compared to a current price of CLP383.99 — trading 23.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.63. Ripley's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 with 6 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 Ripley (XSGO:RIPLEY), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.63 as of Jul. 16, 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 Ripley (XSGO:RIPLEY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ripley stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CLP383.99 is trading 23.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of CLP310.23. GuruFocus considers Ripley to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for XSGO:RIPLEY:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.63
  • GF Value™: CLP310.23 vs. price of CLP383.99 (23.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Ripley Business Description

Address Huerfanos 1052, Piso 4, Santiago, CHL
Ripley Corp SA is engaged in retail sale of clothing, accessories, and home products. Some of the products are cell phones, smartwatches, video game brands, musical instruments, projectors, computers, makeup, face treatment, sunglasses, and bags.
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