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Staffing 360 Solutions (Staffing 360 Solutions) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Staffing 360 Solutions 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Staffing 360 Solutions's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STAF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.38   Max: 57.12
Current: -2.63

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Staffing 360 Solutions was 57.12. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.38.


Staffing 360 Solutions Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Staffing 360 Solutions'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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Staffing 360 Solutions Beneish M-Score Chart

Staffing 360 Solutions Annual Data
Trend May13 May14 May15 May16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.77 -2.39 -2.57 -2.02 -2.27

Staffing 360 Solutions Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -1.99 -2.27 -2.26 -2.37 -2.63

Competitive Comparison of Staffing 360 Solutions's Beneish M-Score

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Staffing 360 Solutions'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.


Staffing 360 Solutions's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Staffing 360 Solutions's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Staffing 360 Solutions's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Staffing 360 Solutions 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 Staffing 360 Solutions 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 * 0.7379+0.528 * 1.128+0.404 * 1.0121+0.892 * 1.1445+0.115 * 0.9476
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9531+4.679 * -0.013829-0.327 * 1.1533
=-2.63

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $25.2 Mil.
Revenue was 63.467 + 62.078 + 63.105 + 69.851 = $258.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.372 + 8.761 + 9.588 + 11.412 = $39.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $27.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $80.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $43.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $46.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17.5 Mil.
Net Income was -4.255 + -2.878 + -2.855 + -13.438 = $-23.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.237 + 0.188 + -0.014 + -10.012 = $-10.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.441 + -3.856 + -4.429 + -1.511 = $-12.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $29.9 Mil.
Revenue was 66.12 + 59.053 + 49.893 + 50.788 = $225.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.325 + 10.519 + 8.513 + 7.209 = $38.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $34.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $95.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $39.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $48.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17.5 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)
=(25.222 / 258.501) / (29.864 / 225.854)
=0.09757 / 0.132227
=0.7379

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)
=(38.566 / 225.854) / (39.133 / 258.501)
=0.170756 / 0.151384
=1.128

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 - (27.677 + 9.565) / 80.555) / (1 - (34.844 + 9.955) / 95.574)
=0.537682 / 0.531264
=1.0121

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
=258.501 / 225.854
=1.1445

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))
=(4.289 / (4.289 + 9.955)) / (4.455 / (4.455 + 9.565))
=0.301109 / 0.31776
=0.9476

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)
=(43.54 / 258.501) / (39.911 / 225.854)
=0.168433 / 0.176712
=0.9531

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)
=((17.547 + 46.706) / 80.555) / ((17.493 + 48.605) / 95.574)
=0.797629 / 0.69159
=1.1533

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
=(-23.426 - -10.075 - -12.237) / 80.555
=-0.013829

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.

Staffing 360 Solutions has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Staffing 360 Solutions (Staffing 360 Solutions) Business Description

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Address
757 3rd Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. is a public company in the staffing sector engaged in the execution of a global buy-and-build strategy through the acquisition of domestic and international staffing organizations in the US and the UK. The Company believes the staffing industry offers opportunities for accretive acquisitions that will drive its annual revenues to $300 million. As part of its targeted consolidation model, the Company is pursuing acquisition targets in the finance and accounting, administrative, engineering and IT staffing space.
Executives
Anil Kumar Sharma 10 percent owner 24 HAYHURST DRIVE, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Satvinder Singh 10 percent owner 24 HAYHURST DRIVE, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Rscube Investment, Llc 10 percent owner 24 HAYHURST DRIVE, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Vincent J Cebula director 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 34 TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Brendan Flood director
M Khalid Anwar officer: SVP, Corporate Finance 641 LEXINGTON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mark Gibbens officer: CFO 245 FREIGHT STREET, WATERBURY CT 06702
Chris Powers officer: Interim CFO 641 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Sharnika Viswakula officer: Corporate Controller 641 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, C/O STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC., NEW YORK NY 10022
Jackson Investment Group, Llc 10 percent owner 2655 NORTHWINDS PARKWAY, ALPHARETTA GA 30009
Richard Lee Jackson 10 percent owner 2655 NORTHWINDS PARKWAY, ALPHARETTA GA 30009
Alicia Barker director C/O STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC., 641 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Christopher John Lutzo officer: General Counsel and Secretary 355 SUBURBAN AVENUE, FAIRFIELD CT 06825
David Faiman officer: Chief Financial Officer 93 GEORGETOWN ROAD, WESTON CT 06883
Nicholas Florio director C/O STAFFING 360, 641 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 1526, NEW YORK NY 10022