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Sally Beauty Holdings (Sally Beauty Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -2.54 (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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SBH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.66   Max: -2.26
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sally Beauty Holdings was -2.26. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.66.


Sally Beauty Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sally Beauty Holdings'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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Sally Beauty Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.42 -3.39 -2.52 -2.26 -2.51

Sally Beauty Holdings 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 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 -2.33 -2.28 -2.35 -2.51 -2.54

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Sally Beauty Holdings'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.


Sally Beauty Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sally Beauty Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sally Beauty Holdings 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 Sally Beauty Holdings 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 * 1.0661+0.528 * 0.9923+0.404 * 0.9994+0.892 * 0.9763+0.115 * 0.9679
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0264+4.679 * -0.024168-0.327 * 0.9282
=-2.54

* 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 $78 Mil.
Revenue was 931.302 + 921.356 + 931.008 + 918.712 = $3,702 Mil.
Gross Profit was 467.176 + 466.562 + 474.705 + 468.339 = $1,877 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,263 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,731 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $837 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $105 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,563 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $573 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,504 Mil.
Net Income was 38.39 + 42.581 + 50.821 + 40.861 = $173 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.085 + 0.872 + -0.397 + -7.274 = $-7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 51.02 + 116.54 + 53.123 + 24.697 = $245 Mil.
Total Receivables was $75 Mil.
Revenue was 957.055 + 962.46 + 961.467 + 911.387 = $3,792 Mil.
Gross Profit was 488.574 + 463.496 + 490.208 + 465.332 = $1,908 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,219 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,669 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $832 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $101 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,559 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $677 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,509 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)
=(78.489 / 3702.378) / (75.412 / 3792.369)
=0.0212 / 0.019885
=1.0661

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)
=(1907.61 / 3792.369) / (1876.782 / 3702.378)
=0.503013 / 0.506913
=0.9923

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 - (1262.864 + 836.538) / 2731.386) / (1 - (1219.201 + 831.538) / 2668.546)
=0.231379 / 0.231514
=0.9994

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
=3702.378 / 3792.369
=0.9763

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))
=(100.793 / (100.793 + 831.538)) / (105.187 / (105.187 + 836.538))
=0.108109 / 0.111696
=0.9679

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)
=(1562.504 / 3702.378) / (1559.278 / 3792.369)
=0.422027 / 0.411162
=1.0264

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)
=((1504.227 + 573.069) / 2731.386) / ((1509.343 + 677.266) / 2668.546)
=0.760528 / 0.819401
=0.9282

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
=(172.653 - -6.714 - 245.38) / 2731.386
=-0.024168

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.

Sally Beauty Holdings has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sally Beauty Holdings (Sally Beauty Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3001 Colorado Boulevard, Denton, TX, USA, 76210
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc is a professional beauty-products retailer based in the United States. Sally Beauty operates throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, France, Ireland, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands. The company operates through two business segments: Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. Product offerings include hair color and care, hair dryers and hair-styling appliances, nail care, skin care, and others.
Executives
Denise Paulonis director, officer: President & CEO 8000 BENT BRANCH DRIVE, IRVING TX 75063
Lawrence Molloy director 19601 N 27TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Rachel Rothe Bishop director 2021 SPRING ROAD, SUITE 600, OAKBROOK IL 60523
Jeffrey N Boyer director 100 PIER 1 PLACE, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Susan R Mulder director 3001 COLORADO BLVD., DENTON TX 76210
Scott C Sherman officer: SVP & CHRO 3001 COLORADO BLVD., DENTON TX 76210
Robert R Mcmaster director, other: Chairman of the Board 907-B EAST MAIN STREET, HUMBLE TX 77338-4662
Platz Marlo Michelle Cormier officer: SVP, CFO 2180 RUTHERFORD ROAD, CARLSBAD CA 92008
John A Miller director 3001 COLORADO BLVD, DENTON TX 76210
Marshall E Eisenberg director TWO NORTH LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60602
Edward W Rabin director 200 WEST MADISON STE.3900, CHICAGO IL 60606
Pamela K Kohn officer: See Remarks 3001 COLORADO BLVD, DENTON TX 76210
Mark Gregory Spinks officer: See Remarks 3001 COLORADO BLVD., DENTON TX 76210
Linda Heasley director 4 BATTERYMARCH PARK, QUINCY MA 02169
John M Henrich officer: See Remarks 3001 COLORADO BLVD, DENTON TX 76210