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Techprecision (Techprecision) Beneish M-Score : -3.31 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Techprecision 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 -3.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPCS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.6   Med: -2.32   Max: 23.29
Current: -3.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Techprecision was 23.29. The lowest was -5.60. And the median was -2.32.


Techprecision Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Techprecision Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.39 -2.34 -2.62 -2.12 -2.93

Techprecision 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 -2.71 -2.93 -2.92 -3.08 -3.31

Competitive Comparison of Techprecision's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Techprecision'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.


Techprecision's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Techprecision 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 Techprecision 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 * 0.888+0.528 * 1.345+0.404 * 0.8947+0.892 * 0.9685+0.115 * 1.0217
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1759+4.679 * -0.166758-0.327 * 1.0886
=-3.31

* 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 $10.56 Mil.
Revenue was 7.65 + 7.97 + 7.371 + 7.505 = $30.50 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.161 + 1.035 + 0.694 + 0.848 = $3.74 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15.25 Mil.
Total Assets was $38.45 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.58 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.31 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.60 Mil.
Net Income was -0.865 + -0.528 + -0.527 + -1.003 = $-2.92 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0.041 + 0 + 0 = $0.04 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.078 + 1.143 + 0.115 + 2.267 = $3.45 Mil.
Total Receivables was $12.28 Mil.
Revenue was 8.327 + 8.523 + 7.076 + 7.562 = $31.49 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.499 + 1.74 + 0.817 + 1.135 = $5.19 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15.88 Mil.
Total Assets was $37.41 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $18.68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.15 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.35 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)
=(10.564 / 30.496) / (12.284 / 31.488)
=0.346406 / 0.390117
=0.888

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)
=(5.191 / 31.488) / (3.738 / 30.496)
=0.164856 / 0.122573
=1.345

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 - (15.25 + 20.579) / 38.445) / (1 - (15.878 + 18.683) / 37.406)
=0.068045 / 0.076057
=0.8947

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
=30.496 / 31.488
=0.9685

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))
=(2.148 / (2.148 + 18.683)) / (2.31 / (2.31 + 20.579))
=0.103116 / 0.100922
=1.0217

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)
=(6.645 / 30.496) / (5.835 / 31.488)
=0.217897 / 0.185309
=1.1759

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)
=((4.595 + 16.641) / 38.445) / ((10.345 + 8.636) / 37.406)
=0.552374 / 0.507432
=1.0886

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
=(-2.923 - 0.041 - 3.447) / 38.445
=-0.166758

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.

Techprecision has a M-score of -3.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Techprecision (Techprecision) Business Description

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Address
1 Bella Drive, Westminster, MA, USA, 01473
Techprecision Corp manufactures metal fabricated and machined precision components and systems. It offers a full range of services required to transform raw materials into precision finished products. The company's products are used in markets including defense, aerospace, nuclear, medical, and precision industries. All of its operations and customers are located in the United States.
Executives
Barbara M. Lilley officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, 1 BELLA DRIVE, WESTMINISTER MA 01473
Andrew A Levy director 46 BALDWIN FARM NORTH, GREENWHICH CT 06831
Walter Milton Schenker director 1130 ROUTE 46, SUITE 22, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Thomas Sammons officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, 992 OLD EAGLE SCHOOL ROAD, SUITE 909, WAYNE PA 19087
Alexander Shen officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, 3477 CORPORATE PARKWAY, CENTER VALLEY PA 18034
Robert A Crisafulli director 1 BELLA DRIVE, WESTMINSTER PA 01473
Richard Mcgowan director C/O CLEVELAND BIOLABS, INC., 73 HIGH STREET, BUFFALO NY 14203
Philip A Dur director 1600 TECHNOLOGY WAY, P.O. BOX 231, LATROBE PA 15650
Robert G Isaman director C/O TEREX CORPORATION, 200 NYALA FARM ROAD, WESTPORT CT 06880
Robert Francis other: President & GM of Ranor, Inc. C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, 3477 CORPORATE PARKWAY, CENTER VALLEY PA 18034
Leonard M Anthony director MRC GLOBAL INC., 2 HOUSTON CENTER, 909 FANNIN, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77010
James S Molinaro director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 6330 WEGEWOOD DR, ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Richard F Fitzgerald officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, ONE BELLA DRIVE, WESTMINSTER MA 01473
Michael R Holly director 1729 SWEDESFORD ROAD, MALVERN PA 19355
Louis A Winoski director C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, ONE BELLA DRIVE, WESTMINSTER MA 01473