GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Technology » Software » Palladyne AI Corp (NAS:PDYN) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Palladyne AI (Palladyne AI) Beneish M-Score : -4.07 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2021. Start your Free Trial

What is Palladyne AI 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 -4.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PDYN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.07   Med: 9.37   Max: 22.8
Current: -4.07

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Palladyne AI was 22.80. The lowest was -4.07. And the median was 9.37.


Palladyne AI Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Palladyne AI'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.

* Premium members only.

Palladyne AI Beneish M-Score Chart

Palladyne AI Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 22.80 -4.07

Palladyne AI Quarterly Data
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 22.80 21.80 -4.31 -4.52 -4.07

Competitive Comparison of Palladyne AI's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Palladyne AI'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.


Palladyne AI's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Palladyne AI 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 Palladyne AI 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 * 1.0185+0.528 * 1.1281+0.404 * 0.0607+0.892 * 0.4219+0.115 * 0.7043
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.365+4.679 * -0.051352-0.327 * 2.3589
=-4.07

* 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 $2.59 Mil.
Revenue was 0.746 + 1.827 + 1.277 + 2.296 = $6.15 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.344 + 0.605 + 0.334 + 0.51 = $1.11 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $45.06 Mil.
Total Assets was $60.43 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14.93 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $42.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.46 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11.04 Mil.
Net Income was -36.476 + -28.981 + -28.66 + -21.476 = $-115.59 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -21.55 + -10.255 + -4.678 + 0.613 = $-35.87 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -16.497 + -20.138 + -19.863 + -20.122 = $-76.62 Mil.
Total Receivables was $6.03 Mil.
Revenue was 6.121 + 4.667 + 3.038 + 0.743 = $14.57 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.719 + 1.089 + -0.108 + 0.255 = $2.96 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $129.10 Mil.
Total Assets was $167.63 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $18.92 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.59 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $73.43 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.53 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12.39 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)
=(2.589 / 6.146) / (6.026 / 14.569)
=0.42125 / 0.413618
=1.0185

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)
=(2.955 / 14.569) / (1.105 / 6.146)
=0.202828 / 0.179792
=1.1281

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 - (45.063 + 14.934) / 60.426) / (1 - (129.099 + 18.923) / 167.625)
=0.0071 / 0.116946
=0.0607

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
=6.146 / 14.569
=0.4219

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))
=(3.593 / (3.593 + 18.923)) / (4.375 / (4.375 + 14.934))
=0.159575 / 0.226578
=0.7043

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)
=(42.282 / 6.146) / (73.429 / 14.569)
=6.879596 / 5.040085
=1.365

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)
=((11.036 + 8.456) / 60.426) / ((12.39 + 10.532) / 167.625)
=0.322576 / 0.136746
=2.3589

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
=(-115.593 - -35.87 - -76.62) / 60.426
=-0.051352

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.

Palladyne AI has a M-score of -4.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Palladyne AI Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Palladyne AI's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Palladyne AI (Palladyne AI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
650 South 500 West, Suite 150, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84101
Sarcos Technology & Robotics Corp designs, develops and manufactures a broad range of advanced mobile robotic systems that redefine human possibilities and are designed to enable the safest, most productive workforce in the world. The company operates in challenging, unstructured industrial environments and includes teleoperated robotic systems, a powered robotic exoskeleton, and software solutions that enable task autonomy.
Executives
Brian D Finn director C/O BLACKROCK KELSO CAPITAL CORPORATION, 40 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Matthew Vogt officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O SARCOS TECHNOLOGY AND ROBOTICS CORP, 650 SOUTH 500 WEST, SUITE 150, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84101
Stephen Sonne officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O SARCOS TECHNOLOGY & ROBOTICS CORP, 650 SOUTH 500 WEST, SUITE 150, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84101
Denis Garagic officer: Chief Technology Officer 650 SOUTH 500 WEST, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84101
Andrew Hamer officer: Chief Financial Officer 777 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Jorgen Pedersen officer: Chief Operating Officer 650 SOUTH 500 WEST, SUITE 150, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84101
Kiva A. Allgood director, officer: President & CEO C/O SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Fraser Smith 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Innovation Officer 360 WAKARA WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Marc Olivier 10 percent owner 360 WAKARA WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Steven Q. Hansen officer: Chief Financial Officer 360 WAKARA WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Matthew Shigenobu Muta director 360 WAKARA WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Priya Balasubramaniam director 360 WAKARA WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Kristi Martindale officer: EVP, Ch. Product & Market Off 360 WAKARA WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Marian Joh officer: Chief Operating Officer 360 WAKARA WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Peter S Klein director C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399