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Laser Photonics (Laser Photonics) Beneish M-Score : -1.06 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Laser Photonics 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.06 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

LASE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -1.06   Max: 0.85
Current: -1.06

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Laser Photonics was 0.85. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -1.06.


Laser Photonics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Laser Photonics'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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Laser Photonics Beneish M-Score Chart

Laser Photonics Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.92 0.85 -1.06

Laser Photonics Quarterly Data
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 0.85 -2.17 -1.83 -3.51 -1.06

Competitive Comparison of Laser Photonics's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Laser Photonics'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.


Laser Photonics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Laser Photonics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Laser Photonics 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 Laser Photonics 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 * 1.8418+0.528 * 0.8608+0.404 * 1.7848+0.892 * 1.0524+0.115 * 0.7353
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3804+4.679 * 0.125626-0.327 * 1.4204
=-1.06

* 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 $0.82 Mil.
Revenue was 0.495 + 1.24 + 0.968 + 1.237 = $3.94 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.136 + 0.906 + 0.684 + 0.996 = $2.45 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.34 Mil.
Total Assets was $15.16 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.55 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.52 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.10 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.52 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.16 Mil.
Net Income was -1.267 + -1.096 + 0.029 + -1.432 = $-3.77 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + -0.001 + -0.2 = $-0.20 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.925 + -0.392 + -1.838 + -1.315 = $-5.47 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.42 Mil.
Revenue was -0.046 + 1.224 + 1.354 + 1.212 = $3.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.338 + 0.553 + 0.876 + 0.913 = $2.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13.72 Mil.
Total Assets was $18.58 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.92 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.44 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.96 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.49 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)
=(0.816 / 3.94) / (0.421 / 3.744)
=0.207107 / 0.112447
=1.8418

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)
=(2.004 / 3.744) / (2.45 / 3.94)
=0.535256 / 0.621827
=0.8608

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 - (9.335 + 1.55) / 15.164) / (1 - (13.722 + 1.923) / 18.583)
=0.282181 / 0.158101
=1.7848

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
=3.94 / 3.744
=1.0524

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))
=(0.438 / (0.438 + 1.923)) / (0.523 / (0.523 + 1.55))
=0.185515 / 0.252291
=0.7353

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)
=(5.099 / 3.94) / (3.51 / 3.744)
=1.294162 / 0.9375
=1.3804

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)
=((0.163 + 1.52) / 15.164) / ((0.488 + 0.964) / 18.583)
=0.110987 / 0.078136
=1.4204

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
=(-3.766 - -0.201 - -5.47) / 15.164
=0.125626

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.

Laser Photonics has a M-score of -1.06 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Laser Photonics (Laser Photonics) Business Description

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Address
1101 N. Keller Road, Suite G, Orlando, FL, USA, 32810
Laser Photonics Corp is an integrated manufacturing company for photonics-based industrial products and solutions, primarily laser cleaning technologies. Its laser-blasting technologies are focused on disrupting the sandblasting and abrasives blasting markets. The company offers a portfolio of integrated laser-blasting solutions for corrosion control, rust removal, de-coating, pre-welding and post-welding, laser cleaning, and surface conditioning. Its laser-blasting solutions are applicable in every industry dealing with materials processing, including automotive, aerospace, healthcare, consumer products, shipbuilding, aerospace, heavy industry, machine manufacturing, nuclear maintenance and de-commissioning, and surface coating.
Executives
Dmitriy Nikitin 10 percent owner 400 RINEHART ROAD #1000, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Tatiana Nikitina director, officer: Secretary, Marketing Director 3217 YATTIKA PLACE, LONGWOOD FL 32779
Arnold Bykov director, officer: Chief Design Engineer 400 RINEHART ROAD #1000, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Wayne Tupuola director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O MABWE MINERALS INC, 400 RINEHART ROAD, #1000, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Ict Investments Llc 10 percent owner 3217 YUTTKA PLACE, LONGWOOD FL 32779
Tim Schick officer: VP Finance 1101 N. KELLER ROAD, SUITE G, ORLANDO FL 32810
Ryan Tennyson director 1101 N. KELLER ROAD, SUITE G, ORLANDO FL 32810
Glenn Peterson director 1101 N. KELLER ROAD, SUITE G, ORLANDO FL 32810
Igor Vodopiyanov officer: VP R&D and Product Development 1101 N. KELLER ROAD, SUITE G, ORLANDO FL 32810
Shara Pathak director 1101 N. KELLER ROAD, SUITE G, ORLANDO FL 32810