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Charlies Holdings (Charlies Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -4.98 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Charlies Holdings 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 -4.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CHUC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -28.86   Med: -3.44   Max: 76.87
Current: -4.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Charlies Holdings was 76.87. The lowest was -28.86. And the median was -3.44.


Charlies Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Charlies 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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Charlies Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Charlies Holdings 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 76.87 -4.76 -1.44 -2.12 -4.98

Charlies 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 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 -2.12 -4.34 -5.45 -5.48 -4.98

Competitive Comparison of Charlies Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Tobacco subindustry, Charlies 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.


Charlies Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Charlies Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Charlies 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 Charlies 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 * 0.4048+0.528 * 1.016+0.404 * 1.2241+0.892 * 0.615+0.115 * 0.8058
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1941+4.679 * -0.32871-0.327 * 1.3415
=-4.98

* 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 $0.29 Mil.
Revenue was 5.544 + 2.706 + 3.97 + 4.03 = $16.25 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.965 + 1.097 + 2.091 + 0.891 = $6.04 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.09 Mil.
Total Assets was $5.77 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.58 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.08 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.75 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.12 Mil.
Net Income was -0.027 + -0.708 + 0.032 + -1.39 = $-2.09 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.012 + 0.155 + 0.185 + 0.258 = $0.59 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.047 + -0.86 + 0.365 + -0.241 = $-0.78 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.16 Mil.
Revenue was 4.526 + 6.427 + 7.397 + 8.074 = $26.42 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.75 + 2.756 + 2.839 + 3.64 = $9.99 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.85 Mil.
Total Assets was $7.06 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.78 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.58 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)
=(0.289 / 16.25) / (1.161 / 26.424)
=0.017785 / 0.043937
=0.4048

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)
=(9.985 / 26.424) / (6.044 / 16.25)
=0.377876 / 0.371938
=1.016

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 - (5.086 + 0.581) / 5.768) / (1 - (5.85 + 1.11) / 7.061)
=0.01751 / 0.014304
=1.2241

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
=16.25 / 26.424
=0.615

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))
=(0.692 / (0.692 + 1.11)) / (0.529 / (0.529 + 0.581))
=0.384018 / 0.476577
=0.8058

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)
=(8.077 / 16.25) / (10.999 / 26.424)
=0.497046 / 0.41625
=1.1941

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)
=((1.121 + 4.754) / 5.768) / ((0.578 + 4.783) / 7.061)
=1.018551 / 0.759241
=1.3415

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
=(-2.093 - 0.586 - -0.783) / 5.768
=-0.32871

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.

Charlies Holdings has a M-score of -4.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Charlies Holdings (Charlies Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1007 Brioso Drive, Cosa Mesa, CA, USA, 92627
Charlies Holdings Inc is engaged in the formulation, marketing, and distribution of e-cigarette liquid which is used in both open and closed consumer e-cigarette and vaping systems. In addition, the firm engages in the production of premium vapor, tincture and topical products containing hemp-derived cannabidiol. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Edward Carmines director C/O CHARLIE'S HOLDINGS, INC., 1007 BRIOSO DRIVE, COSTA MESA CA 92627
Michael D King director 1007 BRIOSO DR., COSTA MESA CA 92627
Henry Iii Sicignano officer: PRESIDENT 8201 MAIN STREET, SUITE 6, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Matthew P Montesano officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CHARLIE'S HOLDINGS, INC., 1007 BRIOSO DRIVE, COSTA MESA CA 92627
Keith Stump director C/O CHARLIE'S HOLDINGS, INC., 1007 BRIOSO DRIVE, COSTA MESA CA 92627
Jeffrey G Fox director 1007 BRIOSO DRIVE, COSTA MESA CA 92627
Adam Mirkovich officer: Chief Information Officer C/O TRUE DRINKS HOLDINGS, INC., 1007 BRIOSO DR, COSTA MESA CA 92627
Mitchell Iii Brantley officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O TRUE DRINKS HOLDINGS, INC., 1007 BRIOSO DR, COSTA MESA CA 92627
David R Allen officer: CFO and Secretary C/O CONVERTED ORGANICS INC., 7A COMMERCIAL WHARF WEST, BOSTON MA 02110
Brandon Stump director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER C/O TRUE DRINKS HOLDINGS, INC., 2 PARK PLAZA SUITE 1200, IRVINE CA 92614
Ryan Stump director, officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O TRUE DRINKS HOLDINGS, INC., 2 PARK PLAZA SUITE 1200, IRVINE CA 92614
James J Greco director 18662 MACARTHUR BLVD., #110, IRVIN CA 91612
Scot Cohen director 20 EAST 20TH ST., APT. 6, NEW YORK NY 10003
Boerum Robert Van officer: CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 18552 MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 325, IRVINE CA 92612
Ramona L Cappello director 4600 SLEEPYTIME DR, BOULDER CO 80301

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