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Innovate (STU:PSTA) Beneish M-Score : -3.27 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is Innovate 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 -3.27 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:PSTA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.9   Med: -2.13   Max: 4555.29
Current: -3.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Innovate was 4555.29. The lowest was -4.90. And the median was -2.13.


Innovate Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Innovate 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 -3.13 -4.90 -0.30 -2.36 -2.96

Innovate Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.59 -2.55 -2.94 -2.96 -3.27

Competitive Comparison of Innovate's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Innovate'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.


Innovate's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Innovate's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Innovate 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 Innovate 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 * 0.9039+0.528 * 0.8966+0.404 * 1.0485+0.892 * 0.8863+0.115 * 1.0963
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0064+4.679 * -0.12142-0.327 * 1.0508
=-3.28

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €325 Mil.
Revenue was 289.984 + 331.037 + 351.656 + 340.402 = €1,313 Mil.
Gross Profit was 44.712 + 56.029 + 55.002 + 48.55 = €204 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €395 Mil.
Total Assets was €868 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €187 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €32 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €153 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €321 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €633 Mil.
Net Income was -16.008 + -8.528 + -6.559 + -9.138 = €-40 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.208 + -3.76 + -1.031 + 0 = €-7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -23.368 + 56.12 + 24.456 + 14.953 = €72 Mil.
Total Receivables was €405 Mil.
Revenue was 296.919 + 386.379 + 427.23 + 371.021 = €1,482 Mil.
Gross Profit was 40.722 + 59.378 + 58.984 + 47.584 = €207 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €456 Mil.
Total Assets was €975 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €213 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €40 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €172 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €350 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €671 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)
=(324.668 / 1313.079) / (405.263 / 1481.549)
=0.247257 / 0.27354
=0.9039

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)
=(206.668 / 1481.549) / (204.293 / 1313.079)
=0.139495 / 0.155583
=0.8966

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 - (394.864 + 187.496) / 868.02) / (1 - (455.699 + 213.419) / 975.189)
=0.329094 / 0.313858
=1.0485

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
=1313.079 / 1481.549
=0.8863

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))
=(40.085 / (40.085 + 213.419)) / (31.601 / (31.601 + 187.496))
=0.158124 / 0.144233
=1.0963

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)
=(153.28 / 1313.079) / (171.842 / 1481.549)
=0.116733 / 0.115988
=1.0064

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)
=((633.236 + 321.08) / 868.02) / ((670.519 + 349.783) / 975.189)
=1.099417 / 1.046261
=1.0508

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
=(-40.233 - -6.999 - 72.161) / 868.02
=-0.12142

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.

Innovate has a M-score of -3.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Innovate (STU:PSTA) Business Description

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Address
295 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Innovate Corp is a diversified holding company that has a portfolio of subsidiaries in a variety of operating segments which are; The infrastructure segment is comprised of DBM Global Inc, a fully integrated industrial construction, structural steel, and facility maintenance provider that provides fabrication and erection of structural steel and heavy steel plate services, The Life Sciences segment is comprised of Pansend Life Sciences which seeks to develop products to treat early osteoarthritis of the knee and aesthetic and medical technologies for the skin, and Spectrum segment is comprised of HC2 Broadcasting Holdings Inc which operates over-the-air broadcasting stations across the United States.

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