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CreditRiskMonitor.com (CreditRiskMonitor.com) Beneish M-Score : -2.34 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is CreditRiskMonitor.com 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 -2.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CRMZ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.55   Max: -2.34
Current: -2.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CreditRiskMonitor.com was -2.34. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.55.


CreditRiskMonitor.com Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CreditRiskMonitor.com'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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CreditRiskMonitor.com Beneish M-Score Chart

CreditRiskMonitor.com 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 -2.55 -2.80 -2.41 -2.41 -2.34

CreditRiskMonitor.com 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 -2.41 -2.54 -2.77 -2.65 -2.34

Competitive Comparison of CreditRiskMonitor.com's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, CreditRiskMonitor.com'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.


CreditRiskMonitor.com's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, CreditRiskMonitor.com's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



CreditRiskMonitor.com 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 CreditRiskMonitor.com 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 * 1.0693+0.528 * 1.044+0.404 * 1.1779+0.892 * 1.053+0.115 * 0.948
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9677+4.679 * -0.019524-0.327 * 0.9258
=-2.34

* 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 $3.94 Mil.
Revenue was 4.866 + 4.793 + 4.682 + 4.591 = $18.93 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.839 + 2.842 + 2.748 + 2.67 = $11.10 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19.23 Mil.
Total Assets was $24.07 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.17 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.56 Mil.
Net Income was 0.59 + 0.379 + 0.451 + 0.275 = $1.70 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.194 + 0.188 + 0.193 + 0.141 = $0.72 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.081 + 0.707 + 0.836 + -0.175 = $1.45 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.50 Mil.
Revenue was 4.643 + 4.548 + 4.45 + 4.338 = $17.98 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.777 + 2.903 + 2.734 + 2.59 = $11.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $18.05 Mil.
Total Assets was $22.47 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.30 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.05 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.77 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)
=(3.941 / 18.932) / (3.5 / 17.979)
=0.208166 / 0.194672
=1.0693

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)
=(11.004 / 17.979) / (11.099 / 18.932)
=0.612047 / 0.586256
=1.044

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 - (19.23 + 2.17) / 24.073) / (1 - (18.052 + 2.298) / 22.468)
=0.111037 / 0.094267
=1.1779

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
=18.932 / 17.979
=1.053

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))
=(0.382 / (0.382 + 2.298)) / (0.384 / (0.384 + 2.17))
=0.142537 / 0.150352
=0.948

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)
=(9.223 / 18.932) / (9.051 / 17.979)
=0.487165 / 0.503421
=0.9677

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)
=((1.555 + 12.731) / 24.073) / ((1.766 + 12.636) / 22.468)
=0.593445 / 0.641001
=0.9258

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
=(1.695 - 0.716 - 1.449) / 24.073
=-0.019524

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.

CreditRiskMonitor.com has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CreditRiskMonitor.com (CreditRiskMonitor.com) Business Description

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704 Executive Boulevard, Suite A, Valley Cottage, NY, USA, 10989
CreditRiskMonitor.com Inc is engaged in the provision of business-to-business Internet-based services for credit and supply chain and financial professionals. The services include financial risk analysis and news service. It provides its services to entities based in the United States. In addition, it is also involved in the re-distribution of international credit reports in the United States.
Executives
Lisa A. Reisman director 704 EXECUTIVE BLVD., SUITE A, VALLEY COTTAGE NY 10989-2023
Brigitte W. Muehlmann director 704 EXECUTIVE BLVD., SUITE A, VALLEY COTTAGE NY 10989-2023
Richard A Lippe director 9 NOME DRIVE, WOODBURY NY 11797
Michael Ilan Flum officer: SR. VICE PRESIDENT & COO 704 EXECUTIVE BLVD SUITE A, VALLEY COTTAGE NY 10989
William B Danner officer: Chief Operating Officer 704 EXECUTIVE BLVD., VALLEY COTTAGE NY 10989
Lawrence Fensterstock officer: Snr. VP, CFO and Secretary 704 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD, SUITE A, VALLEY COTTAGE NY 10989
Joshua Matthew Flum director 704 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD, VALLEY COTTAGE NY 10989
Andrew Joseph Melnick director 704 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD, VALLEY COTTAGE NY 10989
Jeffrey S Geisenheimer director 704 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD, VALLEY COTTAGE NY 10989
Richard Joseph James director 704 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD, SUITE A, VALLEY COTTAGE NY 10989
Leslie Charm director 704 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD, SUITE A, VALLEY COTTAGE NY 10989
Jerome S Flum director, 10 percent owner, officer: COB, CEO & President 110 JERICHO TURNPIKE, SUITE 202, FLORAL PARK NY 11001
Partners Flum 10 percent owner 704 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD, SUITE A, VALLEY COTTAGE NY 10989

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