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Transportation And Logistics Systems (Transportation And Logistics Systems) Beneish M-Score : -2.89 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Transportation And Logistics Systems 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 -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TLSS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -21.47   Med: -2.67   Max: 7.01
Current: -2.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Transportation And Logistics Systems was 7.01. The lowest was -21.47. And the median was -2.67.


Transportation And Logistics Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Transportation And Logistics Systems'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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Transportation And Logistics Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

Transportation And Logistics Systems Annual Data
Trend Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -21.05 4.39 -4.61 -2.14

Transportation And Logistics Systems 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 7.01 -2.14 -0.96 -2.46 -2.89

Competitive Comparison of Transportation And Logistics Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Trucking subindustry, Transportation And Logistics Systems'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.


Transportation And Logistics Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Transportation And Logistics Systems's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Transportation And Logistics Systems's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Transportation And Logistics Systems 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 Transportation And Logistics Systems 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 * 0.2179+0.528 * 0.3675+0.404 * 0.8049+0.892 * 3.3981+0.115 * 0.5511
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5392+4.679 * -0.263505-0.327 * 1.6378
=-2.89

* 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 $2.04 Mil.
Revenue was 4.948 + 5.062 + 5.595 + 3.38 = $18.99 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.54 + -1.297 + 1.969 + -6.978 = $-1.77 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.64 Mil.
Total Assets was $23.03 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.59 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.78 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.23 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14.32 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.23 Mil.
Net Income was -2.668 + -2.479 + -1.646 + -4.286 = $-11.08 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + -0.009 + -0.001 + -2.291 = $-2.30 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.796 + -0.627 + -0.704 + -0.583 = $-2.71 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.75 Mil.
Revenue was 1.701 + 1.405 + 1.259 + 1.222 = $5.59 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.701 + -0.413 + 0.288 + -1.767 = $-0.19 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.85 Mil.
Total Assets was $25.88 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10.52 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.98 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12.18 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)
=(2.037 / 18.985) / (2.751 / 5.587)
=0.107295 / 0.492393
=0.2179

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)
=(-0.191 / 5.587) / (-1.766 / 18.985)
=-0.034187 / -0.093021
=0.3675

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 - (2.636 + 13.587) / 23.028) / (1 - (5.854 + 10.523) / 25.878)
=0.29551 / 0.367146
=0.8049

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
=18.985 / 5.587
=3.3981

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))
=(0.719 / (0.719 + 10.523)) / (1.784 / (1.784 + 13.587))
=0.063957 / 0.116063
=0.5511

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)
=(6.232 / 18.985) / (3.401 / 5.587)
=0.328259 / 0.608735
=0.5392

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)
=((9.23 + 14.317) / 23.028) / ((12.179 + 3.978) / 25.878)
=1.022538 / 0.624353
=1.6378

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
=(-11.079 - -2.301 - -2.71) / 23.028
=-0.263505

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.

Transportation And Logistics Systems has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Transportation And Logistics Systems (Transportation And Logistics Systems) Business Description

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Address
5500 Military Trail, Suite 22-357, Jupiter, FL, USA, 33458
Transportation And Logistics Systems Inc is a United States based company focused on providing integrated transportation management solution. It provides brokerage and logistics services such as transportation scheduling, routing and other value-added services related to the transportation of automobiles and other freight, which involve the use of independent contractor-owned trucks and equipment. The company generates revenue from customers contracting to transport a vehicle from location to location. Tt operates in one operating segment related to its full suite of logistics and transportation services, specializing in last mile deliveries, two-person home and commercial deliveries, mid-mile, and long-haul services.
Executives
Sebastian Giordano director, officer: Chief Executive Officer ONE EAST UWCHLAN AVENUE, SUITE 301, EXTON PA 19341
Newton Norman Francis Jr. director 9208 GRAND SUMMIT BOULEVARD, DRIPPING SPRINGS TX 78620
James Paul Giordano officer: CFO 129 GLENWOOD ROAD, GLENWOOD LANDING NY 11547
Charles F Benton director 600 EAGLEVIEW BOULEVARD, SUITE 300, EXTON PA 19341
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Douglas Cerny director, officer: Chief Development Officer 2123 SW 10TH AVENUE, FT. LAUDERDALE FL 33315
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Kurt Reinecke officer: Chief Operating Officer 13195 W. AUBURN PL, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
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