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Worksport (Worksport) Beneish M-Score : 8.45 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Worksport 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 8.45 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

WKSP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.16   Med: -4.49   Max: 14.97
Current: 8.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Worksport was 14.97. The lowest was -10.16. And the median was -4.49.


Worksport Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Worksport Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.09 14.97 -4.88 -3.35 8.45

Worksport 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 -3.35 2.06 -2.78 0.98 8.45

Competitive Comparison of Worksport's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Worksport'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.


Worksport's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Worksport's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Worksport 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 Worksport 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 * 0.1442+0.528 * 3.2816+0.404 * 1.3952+0.892 * 13.181+0.115 * 0.531
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.0885+4.679 * -0.122679-0.327 * 1.1354
=8.45

* 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 $0.63 Mil.
Revenue was 0.839 + 0.458 + 0.2 + 0.032 = $1.53 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.092 + 0.09 + 0.047 + 0.012 = $0.24 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.12 Mil.
Total Assets was $25.95 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $15.40 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.17 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.61 Mil.
Net Income was -3.659 + -3.949 + -3.797 + -3.523 = $-14.93 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.037 + 0.047 + 0.05 + 0.052 = $0.19 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.736 + -2.176 + -3.084 + -2.934 = $-11.93 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.33 Mil.
Revenue was 0.039 + 0.018 + 0.011 + 0.048 = $0.12 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.041 + 0.006 + 0.003 + 0.01 = $0.06 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $18.33 Mil.
Total Assets was $32.76 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.49 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.46 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.18 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)
=(0.629 / 1.529) / (0.331 / 0.116)
=0.41138 / 2.853448
=0.1442

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)
=(0.06 / 0.116) / (0.241 / 1.529)
=0.517241 / 0.157619
=3.2816

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 - (9.124 + 15.401) / 25.954) / (1 - (18.332 + 13.139) / 32.764)
=0.055059 / 0.039464
=1.3952

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
=1.529 / 0.116
=13.181

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))
=(0.486 / (0.486 + 13.139)) / (1.109 / (1.109 + 15.401))
=0.03567 / 0.067171
=0.531

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)
=(14.98 / 1.529) / (12.843 / 0.116)
=9.797253 / 110.715517
=0.0885

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)
=((0.609 + 7.167) / 25.954) / ((6.184 + 2.462) / 32.764)
=0.299607 / 0.263887
=1.1354

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
=(-14.928 - 0.186 - -11.93) / 25.954
=-0.122679

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.

Worksport has a M-score of 8.45 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Worksport (Worksport) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
55G East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill, ON, CAN, L4B 1E5
Worksport Ltd through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and owns the IP on a variety of tonneau covers, solar integrations, and NP (Non-Parasitic), Hydrogen-based true green energy solutions for the sustainable, clean energy, and automotive industries. The company's product includes soft vinyl tonneau covers and hard aluminum tonneau covers.
Executives
Ned L Siegel director 600 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
William J Caragol director 1690 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33445
Craig William Loverock director 48 UNION AVE, PORT PERRY A6 L9L 1G2
Michael D Johnston officer: Chief Financial Officer 340 RICHMOND STREET WEST, TORONTO Z4 MSV 1X2
Lorenzo Rossi director, officer: Treasurer 1895 CLEMENTS ROAD, SUITE 155, PICKERING A6 M1P 4Y9
Steven Raivio director, officer: COO, Secretary 8820 JANE STREET, VAUGHAN A6 L4K 2M9
Steven F. Rossi 10 percent owner 1895 CLEMENTS ROAD, PICKERING A6 M1P 4Y9
Truxmart Ltd. 10 percent owner 1895 CLEMENTS ROAD, PICKERING A6 MIP 4Y9
Mathis Family Partners Ltd. 10 percent owner 2560 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 200, LITTLETON CO 80120
Lazzeri Family Trust, Robert Lazzeri, Trustee 10 percent owner 5046 CHRISTENSEN DRIVE, LITTLETON CO 80123
Earnco M.p.p.p. 10 percent owner 2560 W MAIN ST, STE 200, LITTLETON CO 80120
Lazzeri Equity Partners 401k Plan 10 percent owner 2560 W MAIN STREET, SUITE 200, LITTLETON CO 80120
A. J. Boisdrenghien director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 5910 SOUTH UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, C-18, UNIT 165, LITTLETON CO 80121-2800