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PVH (PVH) Beneish M-Score

: -2.76 (As of Today)
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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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PVH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.63   Max: -2.05
Current: -2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PVH was -2.05. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.63.


PVH Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PVH'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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PVH Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.66 -2.98 -2.41 -2.05 -2.76

PVH Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.05 -2.30 -2.33 -2.44 -2.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, PVH'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.


PVH Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



PVH 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 PVH 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 * 0.8361+0.528 * 0.9757+0.404 * 1.0267+0.892 * 1.0214+0.115 * 0.9588
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.027+4.679 * -0.032829-0.327 * 0.9415
=-2.76

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $807 Mil.
Revenue was 2489.9 + 2362.9 + 2207 + 2157.9 = $9,218 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1501.2 + 1339.4 + 1272.3 + 1250.3 = $5,363 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,260 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,173 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,076 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $299 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,495 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,772 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,668 Mil.
Net Income was 271.8 + 161.6 + 94.2 + 136 = $664 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 24.8 + 14.2 + 9.5 + 12.5 = $61 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 657.7 + 115.5 + 271.6 + -75.4 = $969 Mil.
Total Receivables was $945 Mil.
Revenue was 2488.7 + 2280.8 + 2132 + 2122.7 = $9,024 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1390.5 + 1274.2 + 1219.5 + 1238.7 = $5,123 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,580 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,768 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,200 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $302 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,286 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,768 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,317 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)
=(807.2 / 9217.7) / (945.2 / 9024.2)
=0.087571 / 0.104741
=0.8361

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)
=(5122.9 / 9024.2) / (5363.2 / 9217.7)
=0.567685 / 0.581837
=0.9757

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 - (3259.7 + 2076.4) / 11172.9) / (1 - (3580.4 + 2199.7) / 11768.3)
=0.522407 / 0.508842
=1.0267

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
=9217.7 / 9024.2
=1.0214

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))
=(301.5 / (301.5 + 2199.7)) / (298.6 / (298.6 + 2076.4))
=0.120542 / 0.125726
=0.9588

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)
=(4495.4 / 9217.7) / (4285.5 / 9024.2)
=0.487692 / 0.47489
=1.027

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)
=((2667.5 + 2771.5) / 11172.9) / ((3317 + 2767.5) / 11768.3)
=0.486803 / 0.517025
=0.9415

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
=(663.6 - 61 - 969.4) / 11172.9
=-0.032829

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.

PVH has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


PVH (PVH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
285 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10017
PVH designs and markets branded apparel in more than 40 countries. Its key fashion categories include men's dress shirts, ties, sportswear, underwear, and jeans. Its two designer brands, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, now generate all its revenue after its recent disposition of its smaller brands. PVH operates e-commerce sites and about 1,500 stores, licenses its brands to third parties, and distributes its merchandise through department stores and other wholesale accounts. The firm traces its history to 1881 and is based in New York City.
Executives
Mark D Fischer officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. C/O PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORPORATION, 200 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Julie Fuller officer: Chief People Officer 200 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Martijn Hagman officer: CEO, PVH Europe C/O PVH CORP., 200 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Eva Serrano officer: Global Brand President, CK C/O PVH CORP, 285 MADISONAVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
James Holmes officer: EVP & Controller C/O PVH CORP., 200 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Zachary Coughlin officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 285 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Stefan Larsson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer TWO FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Ajay Bhalla director 2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Sourry Knox Judith Amanda director C/O 200 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Brent Callinicos director C/O 706 MISSION STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Edward R. Rosenfeld director C/O STEVEN MADDEN, LTD., 52-16 BARNETT AVENUE, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11104
Vincent James Marino director C/O OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED, 263 SHUMAN BLVD., NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Joseph B Fuller director TWO CANAL PARK, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141
George Cheeks director 200 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Allison Peterson director 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423