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Ethan Allen Interiors (Ethan Allen Interiors) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Ethan Allen Interiors 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ETD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.62   Med: -2.63   Max: -1.57
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ethan Allen Interiors was -1.57. The lowest was -3.62. And the median was -2.63.


Ethan Allen Interiors Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ethan Allen Interiors'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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Ethan Allen Interiors Beneish M-Score Chart

Ethan Allen Interiors Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -3.62 -2.87 -1.57 -2.75

Ethan Allen Interiors Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.08 -2.75 -2.08 -2.78 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of Ethan Allen Interiors's Beneish M-Score

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Ethan Allen Interiors'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.


Ethan Allen Interiors's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ethan Allen Interiors's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ethan Allen Interiors 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 Ethan Allen Interiors 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 * 0.6334+0.528 * 0.9808+0.404 * 1.7165+0.892 * 0.7976+0.115 * 0.9564
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1314+4.679 * -0.013617-0.327 * 0.9122
=-2.78

* 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 $8.0 Mil.
Revenue was 146.421 + 167.276 + 163.892 + 187.375 = $665.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 89.824 + 100.636 + 100.141 + 115.183 = $405.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $326.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $742.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $333.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $16.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $319.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $156.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $101.0 Mil.
Net Income was 12.953 + 17.411 + 14.939 + 25.405 = $70.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.754 + 0.235 + -1.492 + 1.058 = $0.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 23.664 + 13.59 + 16.7 + 26.306 = $80.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $15.8 Mil.
Revenue was 186.316 + 203.161 + 214.53 + 229.683 = $833.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 111.551 + 124.02 + 129.616 + 133.785 = $499.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $351.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $741.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $341.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $353.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $174.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $107.1 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)
=(7.991 / 664.964) / (15.817 / 833.69)
=0.012017 / 0.018972
=0.6334

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)
=(498.972 / 833.69) / (405.784 / 664.964)
=0.59851 / 0.610235
=0.9808

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 - (326.31 + 333.036) / 742.216) / (1 - (351.949 + 341.155) / 741.323)
=0.111652 / 0.065045
=1.7165

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
=664.964 / 833.69
=0.7976

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))
=(15.62 / (15.62 + 341.155)) / (15.977 / (15.977 + 333.036))
=0.043781 / 0.045778
=0.9564

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)
=(319.286 / 664.964) / (353.802 / 833.69)
=0.480155 / 0.424381
=1.1314

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)
=((100.974 + 156.109) / 742.216) / ((107.119 + 174.356) / 741.323)
=0.346372 / 0.379693
=0.9122

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
=(70.708 - 0.555 - 80.26) / 742.216
=-0.013617

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.

Ethan Allen Interiors has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ethan Allen Interiors (Ethan Allen Interiors) Business Description

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Address
25 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, USA, 06811 - 5286
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. is a U.S.-based company that manufactures and retails home furnishings & accessories. The firm conducts activities through its wholly owned subsidiary, Ethan Allen Global, Inc., which operates through its own subsidiaries. The company does business across North America, Europe, Asia, & the Middle East. The vast majority of the firm's products are produced in its U.S. plants. The company's activities are divided between its Wholesale unit which includes case goods, upholstered products, and home accents, & its Retail segment. The majority of revenue within Wholesale is generated by upholstered products, & the majority of revenue for the overall company is derived from the Retail segment. Geographically, the majority of the company's revenue is produced in the U.S.
Executives
Rebecca L Thompson officer: SVP, Merchandising 25 LAKE AVENUE EXT., DANBURY CT 06811
Ashley Fothergill officer: SVP, Merchandising 25 LAKE AVENUE EXT., DANBURY CT 06811
Casar Perez Maria Eugenia director 25 LAKE AVENUE EXT., DANBURY CT 06811
David M. Sable director 77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15203-2329
Cynthia Ekberg Tsai director 800 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10021
John Bernard Clark director 25 LAKE AVENUE EXT., DANBURY CT 06811
James B. Carlson director ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06811
Daniel M. Grow officer: VP, Business Development ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06811
Whitely Corey officer: Executive VP Operations C/O ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC, ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06811
M Farooq Kathwari director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President & CEO C/O ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC, ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06811
Rodney A. Hutton officer: Chief Marketing Officer 25 LAKE AVENUE EXT., DANBURY CT 06811-5286
Matthew J Mcnulty officer: VP, Corporate Controller 601 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Domenick J. Esposito director ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06811
Bedford John S Ii officer: VP, Corporate Controller ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06811
Mary Garrett director ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06811