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Savers Value Village (Savers Value Village) Beneish M-Score : -2.98 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Savers Value Village 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 -2.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SVV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.31   Max: -1.64
Current: -2.98

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Savers Value Village was -1.64. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.31.


Savers Value Village Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Savers Value Village'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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Savers Value Village Beneish M-Score Chart

Savers Value Village Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.64 -2.98

Savers Value Village Quarterly Data
Mar19 Dec19 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 -1.64 -2.41 -2.90 -3.06 -2.98

Competitive Comparison of Savers Value Village's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Savers Value Village'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.


Savers Value Village's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Savers Value Village's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Savers Value Village 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 Savers Value Village 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 * 0.7999+0.528 * 0.9925+0.404 * 0.9079+0.892 * 1.0438+0.115 * 1.0529
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1367+4.679 * -0.067946-0.327 * 0.9406
=-2.98

* 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 $12 Mil.
Revenue was 382.765 + 392.698 + 379.102 + 345.684 = $1,500 Mil.
Gross Profit was 222.044 + 234.446 + 224.157 + 199.931 = $881 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $258 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,867 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $729 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $61 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $643 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $241 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,204 Mil.
Net Income was 43.872 + -15.612 + 35.05 + -10.195 = $53 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 7.614 + -7.894 + 7.65 + -2.538 = $5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 70.763 + 50.612 + 68.624 + -14.834 = $175 Mil.
Total Receivables was $14 Mil.
Revenue was 366.802 + 378.292 + 364.668 + 327.467 = $1,437 Mil.
Gross Profit was 210.248 + 225.669 + 217.874 + 183.512 = $837 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $192 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,708 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $628 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $56 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $542 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $273 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,133 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)
=(11.767 / 1500.249) / (14.092 / 1437.229)
=0.007843 / 0.009805
=0.7999

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)
=(837.303 / 1437.229) / (880.578 / 1500.249)
=0.582581 / 0.586955
=0.9925

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 - (257.924 + 728.78) / 1867.405) / (1 - (192.318 + 628.361) / 1707.815)
=0.471618 / 0.519457
=0.9079

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
=1500.249 / 1437.229
=1.0438

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))
=(55.753 / (55.753 + 628.361)) / (61.144 / (61.144 + 728.78))
=0.081497 / 0.077405
=1.0529

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)
=(642.999 / 1500.249) / (541.909 / 1437.229)
=0.428595 / 0.377051
=1.1367

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)
=((1204 + 241.452) / 1867.405) / ((1132.541 + 272.882) / 1707.815)
=0.774043 / 0.822936
=0.9406

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
=(53.115 - 4.832 - 175.165) / 1867.405
=-0.067946

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.

Savers Value Village has a M-score of -2.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Savers Value Village (Savers Value Village) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
11400 S.E. 6th Street, Suite 125, Bellevue, WA, USA, 98004
Savers Value Village Inc is a for-profit thrift operator in the United States and Canada. It purchases secondhand textiles (i.e., clothing, bedding, and bath items), shoes, accessories, housewares, books and other goods from its non-profit partners ("NPPs"), either directly from them or via on-site donations ("OSDs") at Community Donation Centers at its stores. The company then process, selects, price, merchandise and sell these items in its stores.
Executives
T. Charles Hunsinger officer: Chief Information Officer 11400 SE 6TH STREET, SUITE 125, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Susan C Ofarrell director C/O L CATTERTON, 599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Scott L Graves director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Scott Anson Estes officer: See Remarks 11400 SE 6TH STREET, SUITE 125, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Jubran N. Tanious officer: See Remarks 11400 SE 6TH STREET, SUITE 125, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Richard A. Medway officer: See Remarks 11400 SE 6TH STREET, SUITE 125, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Melinda L. Geisser officer: Chief People Services Officer 11400 SE 6TH STREET, SUITE 125, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Robyn A. Collver director 11400 SE 6TH STREET, SUITE 125, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Mark T. Walsh director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 11400 SE 6TH STREET, SUITE 125, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Aaron Marc Rosen director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Duane C. Woods director 4317 CLYDE ROAD, LANGLEY WA 98260
Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund V, L.p. 10 percent owner 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Jay Stasz officer: See Remarks OLLIE'S BARGAIN OUTLET, INC., 6295 ALLENTOWN BOULEVARD, HARRISBURG PA 17112
Assf Iv Aiv B, L.p. 10 percent owner 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Assf Iv Aiv B Holdings Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 2000 AVE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, C/O ARES MANAGEMENT, LOS ANGELES CA 90067