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Hennes & Mauritz AB (XTER:HMSB) Beneish M-Score : -3.09 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Hennes & Mauritz AB 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 -3.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XTER:HMSB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.66   Med: -2.76   Max: -2.38
Current: -3.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hennes & Mauritz AB was -2.38. The lowest was -3.66. And the median was -2.76.


Hennes & Mauritz AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hennes & Mauritz AB'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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Hennes & Mauritz AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Hennes & Mauritz AB Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.06 -3.66 -3.13 -2.95 -3.06

Hennes & Mauritz AB Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -3.08 -2.98 -3.11 -3.06 -3.09

Competitive Comparison of Hennes & Mauritz AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Hennes & Mauritz AB'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.


Hennes & Mauritz AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hennes & Mauritz AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hennes & Mauritz AB's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Hennes & Mauritz AB 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 Hennes & Mauritz AB 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 * 1.1098+0.528 * 0.9611+0.404 * 0.9337+0.892 * 0.9596+0.115 * 1.0328
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9702+4.679 * -0.131492-0.327 * 1.0003
=-3.07

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €1,460 Mil.
Revenue was 4771.561 + 5425.666 + 5156.712 + 5065.482 = €20,419 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2458.729 + 2914.791 + 2626.327 + 2667.255 = €10,667 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €6,656 Mil.
Total Assets was €15,449 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €7,126 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1,988 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €10,176 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5,533 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4,263 Mil.
Net Income was 107.489 + 137.439 + 281.813 + 289.074 = €816 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 352.695 + 797.352 + 1037.913 + 659.297 = €2,847 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,371 Mil.
Revenue was 4904.725 + 5721.858 + 5464.258 + 5188.611 = €21,279 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2313.816 + 2850.619 + 2678.39 + 2841.246 = €10,684 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €6,942 Mil.
Total Assets was €16,042 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €7,246 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2,107 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €10,930 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5,793 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4,375 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)
=(1459.501 / 20419.421) / (1370.538 / 21279.452)
=0.071476 / 0.064407
=1.1098

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)
=(10684.071 / 21279.452) / (10667.102 / 20419.421)
=0.502084 / 0.5224
=0.9611

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 - (6656.306 + 7126.002) / 15449.141) / (1 - (6941.894 + 7246.25) / 16041.807)
=0.107892 / 0.115552
=0.9337

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
=20419.421 / 21279.452
=0.9596

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))
=(2107.049 / (2107.049 + 7246.25)) / (1987.97 / (1987.97 + 7126.002))
=0.225273 / 0.218123
=1.0328

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)
=(10175.785 / 20419.421) / (10929.752 / 21279.452)
=0.498339 / 0.513629
=0.9702

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)
=((4262.568 + 5533.23) / 15449.141) / ((4375.119 + 5793.299) / 16041.807)
=0.634067 / 0.63387
=1.0003

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
=(815.815 - 0 - 2847.257) / 15449.141
=-0.131492

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.

Hennes & Mauritz AB has a M-score of -3.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hennes & Mauritz AB (XTER:HMSB) Business Description

Address
Master Samuelsgatan 46A, Stockholm, SWE, SE-106 38
Hennes & Mauritz is a global multibrand fashion conglomerate that was founded in 1947. Its flagship H&M brand accounts for most of revenue, but the newer brands (COS, &Other Stories, Monki, Weekday, and newly launched Arket) are growing a bit faster. H&M commands low-single-digit market share in a fragmented global apparel market. Just under 70% of revenue is generated in Europe and Africa, 14% in Asia and Oceania, and 23% in North and South America. The company operates around 4,400 stores globally of which 3,947 are H&M-brand stores.

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