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Sobrfe (Sobrfe) Beneish M-Score : -3.71 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Sobrfe 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 -3.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SOBR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.71   Med: -3.71   Max: -3.71
Current: -3.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sobrfe was -3.71. The lowest was -3.71. And the median was -3.71.


Sobrfe Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sobrfe'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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Sobrfe Beneish M-Score Chart

Sobrfe Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -3.71

Sobrfe 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 - 31.58 20.92 2.56 -3.71

Competitive Comparison of Sobrfe's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Sobrfe'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.


Sobrfe's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Sobrfe 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 Sobrfe 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 * 0.1951+0.528 * 1.1709+0.404 * 1.6793+0.892 * 4.2703+0.115 * 1.7161
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2242+4.679 * -0.728323-0.327 * 2.7688
=-3.71

* 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 $0.03 Mil.
Revenue was 0.036 + 0.036 + 0.038 + 0.048 = $0.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.007 + 0.016 + 0.021 + 0.018 = $0.06 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.37 Mil.
Total Assets was $6.15 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.28 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.52 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.51 Mil.
Net Income was -2.542 + -2.197 + -2.874 + -2.602 = $-10.22 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.036 + 0.049 + 0.034 + 0.07 = $0.19 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.223 + -1.442 + -1.673 + -1.589 = $-5.93 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.03 Mil.
Revenue was 0.023 + 0.01 + 0.002 + 0.002 = $0.04 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.009 + 0.005 + 0.002 + 0.001 = $0.02 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.03 Mil.
Total Assets was $11.91 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.03 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.82 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)
=(0.025 / 0.158) / (0.03 / 0.037)
=0.158228 / 0.810811
=0.1951

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)
=(0.017 / 0.037) / (0.062 / 0.158)
=0.459459 / 0.392405
=1.1709

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 - (3.371 + 0.275) / 6.147) / (1 - (9.026 + 0) / 11.912)
=0.406865 / 0.242277
=1.6793

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
=0.158 / 0.037
=4.2703

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))
=(0.384 / (0.384 + 0)) / (0.384 / (0.384 + 0.275))
=1 / 0.582701
=1.7161

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)
=(8.647 / 0.158) / (9.032 / 0.037)
=54.727848 / 244.108108
=0.2242

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)
=((2.509 + 1.523) / 6.147) / ((0 + 2.822) / 11.912)
=0.65593 / 0.236904
=2.7688

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
=(-10.215 - 0.189 - -5.927) / 6.147
=-0.728323

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.

Sobrfe has a M-score of -3.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Sobrfe (Sobrfe) Business Description

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Address
6400 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 525, Greenwood Village, CO, USA, 80111
Sobr Safe Inc is engaged in developing alcohol-detecting devices to address the automotive alcohol sensing spectrum. The company has developed an alcohol detection device called SOBR. This device is patented and is used for detecting alcohol in a human system by testing the ethanol content in the perspiration. The company generates revenue through various combinations of software products and services which include the sale of cloud-based software solutions, detection and data collection hardware devices, and cloud-based data reporting and analysis services.
Executives
J. Steven Beabout director C/O STARZ, 8900 LIBERTY CIRCLE, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Gerard Wenzel officer: CFO 6400 SOUTH FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, SUITE 525, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Sandy L Shoemaker director 6400 SOUTH FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, SUITE 525, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Michael T Watson officer: CRO & EVP Sales and Marketing 6400 SOUTH FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, SUITE 1400, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Charles Warren Bennington director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3030 OLD RANCH PARKWAY, SEAL BEACH CA 90740
Gary John Graham director, 10 percent owner 6400 S. FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, SUITE 525, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Ford Byron Fay director 9879 CLAIRTON CT., HIGHLAND RANCH CO 80126
David Joseph Gandini director, officer: Chief Revenue Officer 39 FALLON HILLS DRIVE, HIGHLANDS RANCH CO 80126
Kevin D Moore director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 730 15TH STREET, BOULDER CO 80302
Michael A. Lanphere 10 percent owner, officer: V.P. of Legal Affairs 8 PLUMERIA, IRVINE CA 92620
Gadasalli Subramanya Satyanarayana director, 10 percent owner 683 E. BROKAW RD., SAN JOSE CA 95112
Devadatt M Mishal director 8500 FLORENCE AVE. E., DOWNEY CA 90241
Nicholas Limer director, 10 percent owner, officer: Secretary 3030 OLD RANCH PARKWAY, SEAL BEACH CA 90740
Ronald Louis Williams director, officer: Chief Technology Officer 3030 OLD RANCH PARKWAY, SEAL BEACH CA 90740
Munn Harlan B Iii director 5758 SINGLETREE LANE, PARKER CO 80134