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iCoreConnect (iCoreConnect) Beneish M-Score : -3.45 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is iCoreConnect 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 -3.45 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ICCT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.34   Med: -4.35   Max: 47.46
Current: -3.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of iCoreConnect was 47.46. The lowest was -7.34. And the median was -4.35.


iCoreConnect Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

iCoreConnect Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.61 -5.55 -1.94 -6.11 -3.25

iCoreConnect 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 -6.30 -7.34 -4.47 -3.25 -3.45

Competitive Comparison of iCoreConnect's Beneish M-Score

For the Health Information Services subindustry, iCoreConnect'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.


iCoreConnect's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, iCoreConnect's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



iCoreConnect 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 iCoreConnect 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 * 1.2899+0.528 * 0.9447+0.404 * 1.4168+0.892 * 1.1606+0.115 * 0.9404
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5413+4.679 * -0.338381-0.327 * 0.5093
=-3.45

* 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 $0.51 Mil.
Revenue was 2.723 + 2.45 + 2.005 + 1.856 = $9.03 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.21 + 1.914 + 1.487 + 1.372 = $6.98 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.37 Mil.
Total Assets was $20.54 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.25 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $17.23 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.28 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.08 Mil.
Net Income was -4.723 + -7.463 + -3.692 + -2.708 = $-18.59 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.098 + -2.472 + -0.419 + 0.014 = $-2.98 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.99 + -7.063 + 0.158 + -0.767 = $-8.66 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.34 Mil.
Revenue was 1.84 + 2.044 + 1.889 + 2.011 = $7.78 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.349 + 1.574 + 1.371 + 1.39 = $5.68 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.68 Mil.
Total Assets was $7.01 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.63 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.41 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.21 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)
=(0.512 / 9.034) / (0.342 / 7.784)
=0.056675 / 0.043936
=1.2899

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)
=(5.684 / 7.784) / (6.983 / 9.034)
=0.730216 / 0.772969
=0.9447

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 - (1.37 + 1.249) / 20.536) / (1 - (1.683 + 1.009) / 7.007)
=0.872468 / 0.615813
=1.4168

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
=9.034 / 7.784
=1.1606

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))
=(1.207 / (1.207 + 1.009)) / (1.719 / (1.719 + 1.249))
=0.544675 / 0.579178
=0.9404

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)
=(17.233 / 9.034) / (9.634 / 7.784)
=1.907571 / 1.237667
=1.5413

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)
=((2.081 + 12.276) / 20.536) / ((2.212 + 7.407) / 7.007)
=0.699114 / 1.37277
=0.5093

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
=(-18.586 - -2.975 - -8.662) / 20.536
=-0.338381

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.

iCoreConnect has a M-score of -3.45 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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iCoreConnect (iCoreConnect) Business Description

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Address
529 E Crown Point Road, Suite 250, Ocoee, FL, USA, 34761
iCoreConnect Inc develops and markets secure cloud-based HIPAA compliant software services focused on compliance, workflow/productivity, and electronic health records systems. Its core services technology can be adopted to other vertical markets that require a high degree of secure data communication, such as the legal, financial and education fields. It markets secure HIPAA compliant cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) offering under the names of iCoreExchange, iCoreCodeGenius, iCoreSecure, iCoreMD, iCoreDental, iCoreMobile, iCoreHuddle, iCoreRx, iCorePDMP, iCoreEPCS, and iCorePay. The company's software is sold under annual recurring revenue subscriptions. The Company has a single reporting segment for reporting purposes focused on the North American market.
Executives
Archit Shah officer: Chief Financial Officer 529 E. CROWN POINT ROAD, SUITE 250, OCOEE FL 34761
John Pasqual director C/O ICORECONNECT INC., 529 CROWN POINT ROAD, SUITE 250, OCOEE FL 34761
Joseph Gitto director C/O ICORECONNECT INC., 529 CROWN POINT ROAD, SUITE 250, OCOEE FL 34761
Muralidar Chakravarthi officer: Chief Technology Officer 529 EAST CROWN POINT ROAD, SUITE 250, OCOEE FL 34761
Harry Joseph Travis director C/O ICORECONNECT INC., 529 CROWN POINT ROAD, SUITE 250, OCOEE FL 34761
David A. Fidanza officer: Chief Information Officer 529 E. CROWN POINT ROAD, SUITE 250, OCOEE FL 34761
Robert P Mcdermott director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President and Chairman 529 E. CROWN POINT ROAD, SUITE 250, OCOEE FL 34761
Mark Penway officer: Chief Financial Officer 105 S MAPLE STREET, ITASCA IL 60143
Kevin Patrick Mcdermott director C/O ICORECONNECT INC., 529 CROWN POINT ROAD, SUITE 250, OCOEE FL 34761
Jefff Wayne Stellinga director 529 E. CROWN POINT ROAD, SUITE 250, OCOEE FL 34761
Robert A Desanti director, 10 percent owner 529 E. CROWN POINT ROAD, SUITE 250, OCOEE FL 34761
Jeff L Sutton director 105 S MAPLE STREET, ITASCA IL 60143
Ryan Turner director 105 S MAPLE STREET, ITASCA IL 60143
Marvin Wesley Schrader director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 105 S MAPLE STREET, ITASCA IL 60143
Fg Merger Investors Llc 10 percent owner 105 S MAPLE STREET, ITASCA IL 60143