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PlayAGS (PlayAGS) Beneish M-Score : -3.08 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is PlayAGS 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 -3.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AGS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.54   Med: -2.85   Max: -1.94
Current: -3.08

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PlayAGS was -1.94. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -2.85.


PlayAGS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PlayAGS'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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PlayAGS Beneish M-Score Chart

PlayAGS Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.66 -3.50 -2.86 -2.74 -2.92

PlayAGS 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 -2.75 -2.69 -2.88 -2.92 -3.08

Competitive Comparison of PlayAGS's Beneish M-Score

For the Gambling subindustry, PlayAGS'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.


PlayAGS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, PlayAGS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



PlayAGS 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 PlayAGS 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 * 0.9515+0.528 * 1.0153+0.404 * 0.9715+0.892 * 1.1551+0.115 * 0.9619
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9584+4.679 * -0.150532-0.327 * 0.9792
=-3.08

* 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 $71.0 Mil.
Revenue was 95.973 + 94.151 + 89.378 + 89.832 = $369.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 68.243 + 64.908 + 62.592 + 64.823 = $260.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $158.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $666.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $86.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $83.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $74.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $46.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $540.2 Mil.
Net Income was 4.345 + 0.067 + -0.156 + 0.851 = $5.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.475 + -1.266 + 0.27 + -0.421 = $-2.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 26.325 + 26.444 + 29.883 + 25.705 = $108.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $64.6 Mil.
Revenue was 83.175 + 81.736 + 78.259 + 76.584 = $319.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 59.086 + 58.606 + 56.027 + 55.33 = $229.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $144.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $676.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $91.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $82.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $67.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $48.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $559.7 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)
=(70.998 / 369.334) / (64.599 / 319.754)
=0.192233 / 0.202027
=0.9515

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)
=(229.049 / 319.754) / (260.566 / 369.334)
=0.716329 / 0.705502
=1.0153

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 - (158.413 + 86.647) / 666.688) / (1 - (144.401 + 91.586) / 676.107)
=0.632422 / 0.650962
=0.9715

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
=369.334 / 319.754
=1.1551

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))
=(81.99 / (81.99 + 91.586)) / (83.604 / (83.604 + 86.647))
=0.472358 / 0.491063
=0.9619

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)
=(74.153 / 369.334) / (66.982 / 319.754)
=0.200775 / 0.20948
=0.9584

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)
=((540.174 + 46.807) / 666.688) / ((559.662 + 48.255) / 676.107)
=0.880443 / 0.899143
=0.9792

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
=(5.107 - -2.892 - 108.357) / 666.688
=-0.150532

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.

PlayAGS has a M-score of -3.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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PlayAGS (PlayAGS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6775 S. Edmond Street, Suite 300, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89118
PlayAGS Inc is a designer and supplier of gaming products and services for the gaming industry. The company mainly supplies electronic gaming machines (EGM), server-based systems and back-office systems which are used by casinos, and various gaming locations. Its operating segments are EGM, Table Products, and Interactive. The EGM segment offers a selection of video slot titles developed for the global marketplace as well as EGM cabinets. Its Table Products segments include live proprietary table games and side bets, as well as ancillary table products. The Interactive segment consists of delivering games through mobile apps such as Lucky Play Casino and Vegas Fever. It earns a majority of its revenue from the Electronic Gaming Machines segment and geographically from the United States.
Executives
Robert Barron Ziems officer: Chief Legal Officer, Secretary 6775 S. EDMOND ST., STE. 300, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Adam Chibib director 7501B NORTH CAPITAL OF TEXAS HGHWY, AUSTIN TX 78731
Anna Massion director 5475 S. DECATUR BLVD., STE #100, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Ap Gaming Voteco, Llc 10 percent owner 5475 S. DECATUR BLVD., LAS VEGAS NV 89118
David-jacques Farahi director 3800 S. VIRGINIA STREET, RENO NV 89502
David Lopez officer: Chief Executive Officer 7250 S. TENAYA WAY, SUITE 100, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Kimo Akiona officer: Treas, CFO & Chief Acctg. Off. 5475 S. DECATUR BLVD., STE #100, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Victor Gallo officer: GC, Secy. & Compliance Officer 5475 S. DECATUR BLVD., STE #100, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Geoff Freeman director 5475 S. DECATUR BLVD., SUITE 100, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Yvette Landau director
Eric Press director 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICA 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Marc J Rowan 10 percent owner APOLLO ADVISORS LP, 1301 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
David Sambur director, other: See Remarks 9 W. 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Sigmund Lee officer: Chief Tech. Officer 5475 S. DECATUR BLVD., STE #100, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Daniel Evan Cohen director, other: See Remarks C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 9 W. 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019