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Singing Machine Co (Singing Machine Co) Beneish M-Score : -5.03 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Singing Machine Co 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 -5.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MICS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.73   Med: -2.32   Max: 0.12
Current: -5.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Singing Machine Co was 0.12. The lowest was -6.73. And the median was -2.32.


Singing Machine Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Singing Machine Co'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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Singing Machine Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Singing Machine Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.88 -3.31 -2.25 -2.80 -4.33

Singing Machine Co 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 -2.62 -4.33 -6.73 -3.93 -5.03

Competitive Comparison of Singing Machine Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Singing Machine Co'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.


Singing Machine Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Singing Machine Co 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 Singing Machine Co 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 * 1.2335+0.528 * 1.0776+0.404 * 0.0946+0.892 * 0.8408+0.115 * 1.7397
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4574+4.679 * -0.450153-0.327 * 1.6007
=-5.03

* 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 $7.58 Mil.
Revenue was 10.642 + 15.931 + 2.625 + 3.383 = $32.58 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.607 + 3.734 + 0.849 + 0.774 = $6.96 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $23.21 Mil.
Total Assets was $27.72 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.33 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15.24 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.21 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.93 Mil.
Net Income was -4.036 + 0.098 + -2.46 + -2.985 = $-9.38 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0.044 + 0 + 0.704 = $0.75 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.585 + 1.374 + -2.548 + 1.934 = $2.35 Mil.
Total Receivables was $7.31 Mil.
Revenue was 7.111 + 17.114 + 11.692 + 2.833 = $38.75 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.291 + 3.853 + 3.181 + 0.6 = $8.93 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $21.33 Mil.
Total Assets was $24.16 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.19 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.44 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.85 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.11 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)
=(7.577 / 32.581) / (7.306 / 38.75)
=0.232559 / 0.188542
=1.2335

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)
=(8.925 / 38.75) / (6.964 / 32.581)
=0.230323 / 0.213744
=1.0776

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 - (23.206 + 4.33) / 27.715) / (1 - (21.325 + 1.189) / 24.163)
=0.006459 / 0.068245
=0.0946

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
=32.581 / 38.75
=0.8408

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))
=(1.024 / (1.024 + 1.189)) / (1.569 / (1.569 + 4.33))
=0.46272 / 0.265977
=1.7397

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)
=(15.243 / 32.581) / (12.439 / 38.75)
=0.467849 / 0.321006
=1.4574

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)
=((3.925 + 16.209) / 27.715) / ((0.114 + 10.852) / 24.163)
=0.726466 / 0.453834
=1.6007

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
=(-9.383 - 0.748 - 2.345) / 27.715
=-0.450153

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.

Singing Machine Co has a M-score of -5.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Singing Machine Co (Singing Machine Co) Business Description

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Address
6301 NW 5th Way, Suite 2900, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33309
Singing Machine Co Inc is engaged in the development, production, marketing and distribution of consumer karaoke audio equipment, toy products, accessories, music, and audio consumer electronic products. It contracts for the manufacturing of all its electronic equipment products with factories located in China. The company has also collaborated with a music content service provider that allows the company to offer karaoke downloads and streaming subscription services. This collaboration provides the company with a distribution platform for digital music sales and subscriptions and music sales to customers. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from North America and also has a presence in Europe; Asia, and Australia.
Executives
Jay B Foreman director 6301 NW 5TH WAY,, SUITE 2900, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Stingray Group Inc. 10 percent owner 730 WELLINGTON STREET, MONTREAL A8 H3C 1T4
Ault Milton C Iii 10 percent owner 11411 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PARKWAY, SUITE 240, LAS VEGAS NV 89141
Bitnile Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 11411 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PARKWAY, SUITE 240, LAS VEGAS NV 89141
Henry Carl Nisser director 100 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1658A, NEW YORK NY 10017
James Michael Turner director 1800 HICKORY RIDGE DRIVE, WAXHAW NC 28173
Kenneth S Cragun director 3775 CHIPPEWA CIRCLE, CORONA CA 92881
Mathieu Peloquin director 730 WELLINGTON STREET, MONTREAL A8 H3C 1T4
Eric Boyko 10 percent owner 730 WELLINGTON STREET, MONTREAL A8 H3C 1T4
Bernardo Melo officer: VP Sales 6601 LYONS ROAD, BUILDING A 7, COCONUT CREEK FL 33073
Joseph Kling director 5846 NW 24TH AVENUE (UNIT #203), BOCA RATON FL 33496
Lau Sak Hong Aka Philip Lau director SHING DAO INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SECURITIES, 232 ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD 5TH FLO K3 00000
Gary Kevin Atkinson officer: Secretary 1266 S MILITARY TRAIL, APT 5314, DEERFIELD BEACH FL 33442
Carol Lau director THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY INC, 6601 LYONS ROAD BUILDING A 7, COCONUT CREEK FL 33073
Anton Handal officer: CEO 425 TYRONE STREET, EL CAJON CA 92020