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Precision Optics (Precision Optics) Beneish M-Score : -2.79 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Precision Optics 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 -2.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

POCI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.18   Med: -2.49   Max: 2.81
Current: -2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Precision Optics was 2.81. The lowest was -5.18. And the median was -2.49.


Precision Optics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Precision Optics'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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Precision Optics Beneish M-Score Chart

Precision Optics Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.25 -3.23 -2.85 -0.96 -2.42

Precision Optics 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 -1.91 -2.46 -2.42 -2.21 -2.79

Competitive Comparison of Precision Optics's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Precision Optics'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.


Precision Optics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Precision Optics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Precision Optics 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 Precision Optics 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 * 0.9252+0.528 * 1.0876+0.404 * 0.9915+0.892 * 0.9412+0.115 * 0.766
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2355+4.679 * -0.047522-0.327 * 0.8268
=-2.79

* 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 $3.51 Mil.
Revenue was 4.824 + 4.321 + 5.024 + 5.048 = $19.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.451 + 1.464 + 1.759 + 1.736 = $6.41 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7.83 Mil.
Total Assets was $17.70 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.31 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.07 Mil.
Net Income was -0.759 + -0.464 + -0.096 + -0.398 = $-1.72 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0.572 + 0.143 = $0.72 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.12 + -1.373 + -0.607 + 0.509 = $-1.59 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.03 Mil.
Revenue was 5.887 + 5.085 + 4.794 + 4.651 = $20.42 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.599 + 1.639 + 1.441 + 1.728 = $7.41 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7.47 Mil.
Total Assets was $17.47 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.93 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.48 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.14 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)
=(3.512 / 19.217) / (4.033 / 20.417)
=0.182755 / 0.197531
=0.9252

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)
=(7.407 / 20.417) / (6.41 / 19.217)
=0.362786 / 0.333559
=1.0876

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 - (7.833 + 0.757) / 17.697) / (1 - (7.474 + 0.928) / 17.469)
=0.514607 / 0.519034
=0.9915

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
=19.217 / 20.417
=0.9412

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))
=(0.186 / (0.186 + 0.928)) / (0.211 / (0.211 + 0.757))
=0.166966 / 0.217975
=0.766

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)
=(7.654 / 19.217) / (6.582 / 20.417)
=0.398293 / 0.322378
=1.2355

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)
=((2.067 + 4.313) / 17.697) / ((2.139 + 5.478) / 17.469)
=0.360513 / 0.43603
=0.8268

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
=(-1.717 - 0.715 - -1.591) / 17.697
=-0.047522

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.

Precision Optics has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Precision Optics (Precision Optics) Business Description

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Address
22 East Broadway, Gardner, MA, USA, 01440
Precision Optics Corp Inc is engaged in designing, developing, and manufacturing advanced optical instruments. It manufactures medical products such as endoscopes and endocouplers which incorporate various optical technologies for use in a variety of minimally invasive surgical and diagnostic procedures. The company also produces endoscopes for various applications as well as designs and manufactures custom optical medical devices to satisfy customers' specific requirements. In addition, the company manufactures and sells components and assemblies specially designed for industrial and military use. The company earns the majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Wayne M Coll officer: Chief Financial Officer
Mahesh Lawande officer: Chief Operating Officer 14 PUTNAM ROAD, ACTON MA 01720
Edward Kevin Dahill officer: Interim CFO 137 HOLLOW TREE RIDGE ROAD, DARIEN CT 06820
Peter V. Anania director, 10 percent owner C/O PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC., 22 EAST BROADWAY, GARDNER MA 01440
Norman H Pessin 10 percent owner C/O LEVY, HARKINS & CO., INC., 366 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Sandra F Pessin 10 percent owner C/O NORMAN PESSIN, 366 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Brian L. Pessin 10 percent owner 310 EAST 75TH STREET, APT. 2A, NEW YORK NY 10021
Jeffrey Dirubio officer: VP of Sales and Marketing 22 EAST BROADWAY, GARDNER MA 01440
Stuart Steinberg 10 percent owner 85 BELLEVUE AVENUE, RYE NY 10580
Daniel S Habhegger officer: Chief Financial Officer 22 EAST BROADWAY, GARDNER MA 01440
Divaker Mangadu officer: Pres., Ross Optical Division 22 EAST BROADWAY, GARDNER MA 01440
Hershey Strategic Capital, Lp 10 percent owner C/O HERSHEY STRATEGIC CAPITAL GP, LLC, 6 POMPANO ROAD, RUMSON NJ 07760
Peter H Woodward director 30 WEST 63RD STREET, SUITE 18G, NEW YORK NY 10023
Andrew J Miclow director C/O PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION INC., 22 EAST BROADWAY, GARDNER MA 01440
Awm Investment Company, Inc. 10 percent owner 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022