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Step One Clothing (ASX:STP) Beneish M-Score : -2.10 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Step One Clothing 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 -2.1 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ASX:STP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.1   Med: -2.1   Max: -2.1
Current: -2.1

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Step One Clothing was -2.10. The lowest was -2.10. And the median was -2.10.


Step One Clothing Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Step One Clothing'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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Step One Clothing Beneish M-Score Chart

Step One Clothing Annual Data
Trend Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.10

Step One Clothing Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - - -2.10 -

Competitive Comparison of Step One Clothing's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Step One Clothing'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.


Step One Clothing's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Step One Clothing 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 Step One Clothing 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+0.528 * 1.0157+0.404 * 1.1551+0.892 * 0.903+0.115 * 1.0794
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7922+4.679 * 0.046594-0.327 * 0.5917
=-2.10

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was A$0.62 Mil.
Revenue was A$65.18 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$52.60 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$62.89 Mil.
Total Assets was A$66.12 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$0.07 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.03 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$36.29 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$9.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.00 Mil.
Net Income was A$8.62 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$0.89 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$4.65 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$0.00 Mil.
Revenue was A$72.19 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$59.17 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$60.60 Mil.
Total Assets was A$63.24 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$0.02 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$50.73 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$14.58 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.00 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)
=(0.619 / 65.184) / (0 / 72.187)
=0.009496 / 0
=1

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)
=(59.173 / 72.187) / (52.604 / 65.184)
=0.819718 / 0.807008
=1.0157

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 - (62.887 + 0.074) / 66.124) / (1 - (60.604 + 0.019) / 63.242)
=0.047834 / 0.041412
=1.1551

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
=65.184 / 72.187
=0.903

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))
=(0.008 / (0.008 + 0.019)) / (0.028 / (0.028 + 0.074))
=0.296296 / 0.27451
=1.0794

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)
=(36.29 / 65.184) / (50.731 / 72.187)
=0.556732 / 0.702772
=0.7922

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)
=((0 + 9.021) / 66.124) / ((0 + 14.582) / 63.242)
=0.136426 / 0.230575
=0.5917

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
=(8.616 - 0.888 - 4.647) / 66.124
=0.046594

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.

Step One Clothing has a M-score of -2.10 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Step One Clothing (ASX:STP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
120 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, Level 2, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2010
Step One Clothing Ltd is a direct-to-consumer online retailer for men's undergarments. Its products comprise Boxer Brief, Trunks, and Boxer Breif+Fly. The Group is organized into one operating segment: online retail sales.

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