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Ralph Lauren (BSP:R1LC34) Beneish M-Score : -2.75 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Ralph Lauren 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 -2.75 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:R1LC34' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.28   Med: -2.66   Max: -1.61
Current: -2.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ralph Lauren was -1.61. The lowest was -3.28. And the median was -2.66.


Ralph Lauren Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ralph Lauren'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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Ralph Lauren Beneish M-Score Chart

Ralph Lauren Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.74 -3.06 -2.14 -2.45 -2.24

Ralph Lauren Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.21 -2.24 -2.53 -2.63 -2.75

Competitive Comparison of Ralph Lauren's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Ralph Lauren'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.


Ralph Lauren's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

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

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



Ralph Lauren 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 Ralph Lauren 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 * 0.8681+0.528 * 0.9915+0.404 * 1.0239+0.892 * 0.9949+0.115 * 0.9123
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.013+4.679 * -0.042845-0.327 * 0.9744
=-2.81

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$2,584 Mil.
Revenue was 9476.213 + 8064.897 + 7263.562 + 8025.411 = R$32,830 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6301.143 + 5284.903 + 5009.018 + 4951.295 = R$21,546 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$17,832 Mil.
Total Assets was R$34,321 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$9,560 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,145 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$17,816 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$8,223 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$12,145 Mil.
Net Income was 1355.285 + 725.495 + 641.174 + 168.238 = R$2,890 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 6.37 + -47.412 + -155.318 + -154.695 = R$-351 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2964.869 + 360.031 + 1313.897 + 72.92 = R$4,712 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$2,992 Mil.
Revenue was 9611.146 + 8284.364 + 7524.102 + 7577.564 = R$32,997 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6245.698 + 5364.727 + 5054.767 + 4807.7 = R$21,473 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$19,048 Mil.
Total Assets was R$36,927 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$10,598 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,146 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$17,677 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$9,177 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$13,313 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)
=(2584.155 / 32830.083) / (2991.976 / 32997.176)
=0.078713 / 0.090674
=0.8681

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)
=(21472.892 / 32997.176) / (21546.359 / 32830.083)
=0.650749 / 0.656299
=0.9915

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 - (17832.332 + 9559.51) / 34320.649) / (1 - (19047.621 + 10598.331) / 36927.091)
=0.201884 / 0.197176
=1.0239

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
=32830.083 / 32997.176
=0.9949

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))
=(1146.219 / (1146.219 + 10598.331)) / (1145.186 / (1145.186 + 9559.51))
=0.097596 / 0.10698
=0.9123

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)
=(17816.303 / 32830.083) / (17677.124 / 32997.176)
=0.542682 / 0.535716
=1.013

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)
=((12144.644 + 8222.844) / 34320.649) / ((13313.35 + 9177.352) / 36927.091)
=0.593447 / 0.609057
=0.9744

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
=(2890.192 - -351.055 - 4711.717) / 34320.649
=-0.042845

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.

Ralph Lauren has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ralph Lauren (BSP:R1LC34) Business Description

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650 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Founded by designer Ralph Lauren in 1967 in New York City, Ralph Lauren Corp. designs, markets, and distributes lifestyle products in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its products include apparel, footwear, eyewear, jewelry, handbags, home goods, and fragrances. The company's brands include Ralph Lauren Collection, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Lauren Ralph Lauren. Distribution channels for Ralph Lauren include wholesale (department stores and specialty stores), retail (company-owned retail stores and e-commerce), and licensing.

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