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Profit Planners Management (Profit Planners Management) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Profit Planners Management 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.

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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Profit Planners Management was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Profit Planners Management Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Profit Planners Management'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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Profit Planners Management Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Profit Planners Management's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Profit Planners Management's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Profit Planners Management's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Profit Planners Management's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Profit Planners Management 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 Profit Planners Management 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Feb17) TTM:Last Year (Feb16) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.17 Mil.
Revenue was 0.477 + 0.28 + 0.297 + 0.289 = $1.34 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.191 + 0.152 + 0.148 + 0.15 = $0.64 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.57 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.57 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.29 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.93 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.068 + 0.039 + 0.004 + 0.046 = $0.16 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.113 + -0.014 + 0.022 + 0.006 = $0.13 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.10 Mil.
Revenue was 0.394 + 0.347 + 0.264 + 0.321 = $1.33 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.131 + 0.192 + 0.145 + 0.11 = $0.58 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.37 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.38 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.88 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(0.172 / 1.343) / (0.102 / 1.326)
=0.128071 / 0.076923
=

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)
=(0.578 / 1.326) / (0.641 / 1.343)
=0.435897 / 0.47729
=

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 - (0.566 + 0.008) / 0.574) / (1 - (0.374 + 0.004) / 0.378)
=0 / 0
=

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
=1.343 / 1.326
=

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 / (0 + 0.004)) / (0 / (0 + 0.008))
=0 / 0
=

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)
=(0.294 / 1.343) / (0.276 / 1.326)
=0.218913 / 0.208145
=

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 + 0.927) / 0.574) / ((0 + 0.877) / 0.378)
=1.614983 / 2.320106
=

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
=(0.157 - 0 - 0.127) / 0.574
=0.052265

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.


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Profit Planners Management (Profit Planners Management) Business Description

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Profit Planners Management Inc provides management, financial and marketing services and business solutions to public and private micro-cap companies.

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