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European Wax Center (European Wax Center) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is European Wax Center 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EWCZ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.3
Current: -2.72

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of European Wax Center was -2.30. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.52.


European Wax Center Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for European Wax Center'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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European Wax Center Beneish M-Score Chart

European Wax Center Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.30 -2.48 -2.49

European Wax Center Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.55 -2.34 -2.30 -2.49 -2.72

Competitive Comparison of European Wax Center's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, European Wax Center'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.


European Wax Center's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, European Wax Center's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



European Wax Center 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 European Wax Center 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 * 1.0657+0.528 * 0.9799+0.404 * 0.984+0.892 * 1.0528+0.115 * 0.9341
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9476+4.679 * -0.068386-0.327 * 1.0269
=-2.72

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $8.2 Mil.
Revenue was 51.874 + 56.325 + 55.717 + 59.09 = $223.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38.35 + 40.766 + 39.996 + 42.19 = $161.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $102.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $736.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $20.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $90.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $34.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $375.5 Mil.
Net Income was 2.821 + 2.486 + 2.941 + 4.012 = $12.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.101 + -0.351 + -0.036 + 0.792 = $0.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10.724 + 16.746 + 17.636 + 17.039 = $62.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $7.3 Mil.
Revenue was 49.892 + 53.523 + 55.044 + 53.358 = $211.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 35.435 + 37.464 + 38.731 + 38.494 = $150.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $92.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $750.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $20.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $90.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $31.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $375.4 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)
=(8.191 / 223.006) / (7.3 / 211.817)
=0.03673 / 0.034464
=1.0657

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)
=(150.124 / 211.817) / (161.302 / 223.006)
=0.708744 / 0.723308
=0.9799

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 - (102.845 + 5.912) / 736.861) / (1 - (92.481 + 7.798) / 750.046)
=0.852405 / 0.866303
=0.984

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
=223.006 / 211.817
=1.0528

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))
=(20.234 / (20.234 + 7.798)) / (20.107 / (20.107 + 5.912))
=0.721818 / 0.772781
=0.9341

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)
=(90.436 / 223.006) / (90.651 / 211.817)
=0.405532 / 0.427968
=0.9476

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)
=((375.543 + 34.882) / 736.861) / ((375.421 + 31.415) / 750.046)
=0.556991 / 0.542415
=1.0269

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
=(12.26 - 0.506 - 62.145) / 736.861
=-0.068386

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.

European Wax Center has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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European Wax Center (European Wax Center) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5830 Granite Parkway, 3rd Floor, Plano, TX, USA, 75024
European Wax Center Inc is a franchisor and operator of OOH waxing services. Its product sales consist of revenue earned from sales of proprietary wax.
Executives
Andrea Lyn Wasserman officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O EUROPEAN WAX CENTER, INC., 5830 GRANITE PARKWAY, 3RD FLOOR, PLANO TX 75024
Stacie Shirley officer: CFO TUESDAY MORNING CORPORATION, 6250 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS TX 75240
Julie Hauser-blanner officer: SVP Ops, Field Tr. & Ind. Eng. C/O EUROPEAN WAX CENTER, INC., 5830 GRANITE PARKWAY, 3RD FLOOR, PLANO TX 75024
Ewc Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 15511 FISHER ISLAND DRIVE, FISHER ISLAND FL 37495
General Atlantic Partners Aiv-1 A, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
Gapco Aiv Holdings, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., L.P., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
Ga Aiv-1 B Interholdco (ew), L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., L.P., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
General Atlantic Genpar (ew), L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., L.P., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
General Atlantic Partners Aiv (ew), L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., L.P., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
Gapco Aiv Interholdco (ew), L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., L.P., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
General Atlantic Partners Aiv-1 B, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
Gap Coinvestments V, Llc director, 10 percent owner 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
General Atlantic (spv) Gp, Llc director, 10 percent owner 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
General Atlantic, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
Gap Coinvestments Iii, Llc director, 10 percent owner 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055