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Genasys (Genasys) Beneish M-Score : -3.51 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Genasys 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 -3.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GNSS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.08   Med: -2.29   Max: 3.04
Current: -3.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Genasys was 3.04. The lowest was -4.08. And the median was -2.29.


Genasys Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Genasys Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.32 -1.67 -2.14 -2.81 -3.65

Genasys 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 -3.10 -3.22 -1.57 -3.65 -3.51

Competitive Comparison of Genasys's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Genasys'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.


Genasys's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Genasys's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Genasys 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 Genasys 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 * 1.2075+0.528 * 1.0962+0.404 * 0.9482+0.892 * 0.7528+0.115 * 0.8978
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3803+4.679 * -0.198224-0.327 * 1.0669
=-3.51

* 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 $4.55 Mil.
Revenue was 4.361 + 10.701 + 14.262 + 11.213 = $40.54 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.479 + 5.31 + 6.695 + 4.925 = $18.41 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $26.98 Mil.
Total Assets was $56.64 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.30 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.41 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $24.75 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.55 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.03 Mil.
Net Income was -6.724 + -10.062 + -1.423 + -3.403 = $-21.61 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.077 + -0.006 + 0.001 + 0.015 = $0.09 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5.729 + 3.229 + -5.356 + -2.616 = $-10.47 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5.00 Mil.
Revenue was 10.487 + 16.038 + 14.152 + 13.168 = $53.85 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.832 + 7.933 + 6.863 + 7.177 = $26.81 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29.09 Mil.
Total Assets was $64.46 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $23.82 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.98 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)
=(4.549 / 40.537) / (5.004 / 53.845)
=0.112218 / 0.092933
=1.2075

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)
=(26.805 / 53.845) / (18.409 / 40.537)
=0.497818 / 0.454128
=1.0962

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 - (26.982 + 5.299) / 56.638) / (1 - (29.088 + 6.139) / 64.464)
=0.430047 / 0.45354
=0.9482

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
=40.537 / 53.845
=0.7528

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))
=(3.327 / (3.327 + 6.139)) / (3.409 / (3.409 + 5.299))
=0.351468 / 0.391479
=0.8978

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)
=(24.754 / 40.537) / (23.821 / 53.845)
=0.610652 / 0.442399
=1.3803

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)
=((4.03 + 11.546) / 56.638) / ((4.979 + 11.638) / 64.464)
=0.27501 / 0.257772
=1.0669

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
=(-21.612 - 0.087 - -10.472) / 56.638
=-0.198224

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.

Genasys has a M-score of -3.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Genasys (Genasys) Business Description

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16262 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, CA, USA, 92127
Genasys Inc is a provider of critical communications solutions designed to help keep people safe. The company is engaged in the design, development, and commercialization of directed and multidirectional sound technologies, voice broadcast products and location-based mass messaging solutions for emergency warning and workforce management. Its operating segment includes Hardware and Software. The company generates maximum revenue from the Hardware segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the Americas region and also has its presence in the Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Executives
Scott L Anchin director 16990 GOLDENTOP ROAD, SUITE A, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Osgood Richard Hoe Iii director 20 HUNTER RANCH ROAD, NAPA CA 94558
Awm Investment Company, Inc. 10 percent owner 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022
Laura Clague director 370 PARK RANCH PLACE, ESCONDIDO CA 92025
Richard Danforth officer: CEO 16990 GOLDENTOP ROAD, SUITE A, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Caltha Seymour director C/O GENASYS INC., 16262 WEST BERNARDO DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Susan Lee Schmeiser director C/O GENASYS INC., 16262 WEST BERNARDO DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
John G Coburn director 10505 GUNSTON ROAD, HORTON VA 22079
Daniel H Mccollum director 16990 GOLDENTOP ROAD, SUITE A, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Dennis D Klahn officer: CFO/Secretary 16990 GOLDENTOP ROAD, SUITE A, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
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Dennis James Wend director 1315 SOUTH WATER STREET, MARINE CITY MI 48039
Katherine H Mcdermott officer: Chief Accounting Officer 5660 EASTGATE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Marxe Austin W & Greenhouse David M 10 percent owner C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS, 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022
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