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Perpetual Industries (Perpetual Industries) Beneish M-Score : -4.48 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Perpetual Industries 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 -4.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PRPI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.48   Med: 105.84   Max: 216.16
Current: -4.48

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Perpetual Industries was 216.16. The lowest was -4.48. And the median was 105.84.


Perpetual Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Perpetual Industries'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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Perpetual Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Perpetual Industries Annual Data
Trend Jul13 Jul14 Jul15 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - 216.16 -4.48

Perpetual Industries Semi-Annual Data
Jul13 Jul14 Jul15 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score - - - 216.16 -4.48

Competitive Comparison of Perpetual Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Perpetual Industries'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.


Perpetual Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Perpetual Industries 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 Perpetual Industries 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 * 0.3189+0.528 * 0.611+0.404 * 1.0369+0.892 * 0.6206+0.115 * 0.0924
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.8958+4.679 * -0.133501-0.327 * 0.8942
=-4.48

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.02 Mil.
Revenue was $5.24 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3.38 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.49 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.37 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.78 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.61 Mil.
Net Income was $-1.52 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.05 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-0.19 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.10 Mil.
Revenue was $8.45 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3.32 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.21 Mil.
Total Assets was $11.52 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.53 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.99 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.95 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)
=(0.019 / 5.241) / (0.096 / 8.445)
=0.003625 / 0.011368
=0.3189

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)
=(3.323 / 8.445) / (3.375 / 5.241)
=0.393487 / 0.643961
=0.611

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 - (0.494 + 1.681) / 10.367) / (1 - (1.214 + 1.526) / 11.515)
=0.7902 / 0.76205
=1.0369

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
=5.241 / 8.445
=0.6206

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))
=(0.059 / (0.059 + 1.526)) / (1.135 / (1.135 + 1.681))
=0.037224 / 0.403054
=0.0924

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)
=(3.512 / 5.241) / (2.985 / 8.445)
=0.670101 / 0.353464
=1.8958

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)
=((0.613 + 1.782) / 10.367) / ((0.953 + 2.022) / 11.515)
=0.231022 / 0.258359
=0.8942

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
=(-1.524 - 0.049 - -0.189) / 10.367
=-0.133501

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.

Perpetual Industries has a M-score of -4.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Perpetual Industries (Perpetual Industries) Business Description

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Address
2193 Rotunda Drive, Auburn, IN, USA, 46706
Perpetual Industries Inc is engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of energy efficient products. The company's proprietary XYO Mechanical Balancing Technology is designed to harness rotor displacement energy and delivers solutions for inefficiencies that commonly affect rotating equipment, machinery, and devices. The firm is expanding expertise and knowledge of energy-efficient technology by developing low-cost, green energy solutions for various industries, including artificial intelligence, blockchain mining, graphic rendering, renewable energy, cloud computing and the internet of things, while continuing research, development, and commercialization of its proprietary XYO Balancing Technology in key applications.
Executives
Neil Maheshchandra Mulji officer: Chief Operating Officer 5-8720 MACLEOD TRAIL SOUTH,, #110, CALGARY A0 T2H 0M4
Brent W. Bedford director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President, CEO 5 - 8720 MACLEOD TRAIL SOUTH, #110, CALGARY A0 T2H 0M4
Roderick Charles Egan director C/O 5-8720 MACLEOD TRAIL SOUTH, #110, CALGARY A0 T2H 0M4
Douglas John Greig other: GM of Operations C/O 5-8720 MACLEOD TRAIL SOUTH, #110, CALGARY A0 T2H 0M4
Thomas Ristow director C/O 5-8720 MACLEOOD TRAIL SOUTH, #110, CALGARY A0 T2H 0M4