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Wrap Technologies (Wrap Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -2.21 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Wrap Technologies 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 -2.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WRAP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.34   Med: 0.17   Max: 204.69
Current: -2.21

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wrap Technologies was 204.69. The lowest was -4.34. And the median was 0.17.


Wrap Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wrap Technologies'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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Wrap Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Wrap Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 24.38 3.01 -1.95 -3.27

Wrap Technologies 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 -3.30 -3.27 -3.89 -4.34 -2.21

Competitive Comparison of Wrap Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Wrap Technologies'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.


Wrap Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Wrap Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wrap Technologies 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 Wrap Technologies 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 * 1.4728+0.528 * 0.7477+0.404 * 2.7384+0.892 * 1.3204+0.115 * 0.7196
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8053+4.679 * 0.03701-0.327 * 4.6587
=-2.21

* 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 $4.32 Mil.
Revenue was 3.631 + 1.202 + 0.711 + 3.585 = $9.13 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.177 + 0.668 + 0.352 + 1.7 = $4.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $25.83 Mil.
Total Assets was $31.67 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.74 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $17.04 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.82 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.11 Mil.
Net Income was -2.783 + -5.007 + -4.028 + -3.535 = $-15.35 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.123 + -0.016 + -0.004 + 0.103 = $-0.04 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -12.142 + 2.291 + -3.067 + -3.567 = $-16.49 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.22 Mil.
Revenue was 1.701 + 1.165 + 1.599 + 2.449 = $6.91 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.911 + 0.457 + 0.667 + 0.738 = $2.77 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29.48 Mil.
Total Assets was $32.52 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $16.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.19 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.22 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)
=(4.321 / 9.129) / (2.222 / 6.914)
=0.473327 / 0.321377
=1.4728

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)
=(2.773 / 6.914) / (4.897 / 9.129)
=0.40107 / 0.536422
=0.7477

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 - (25.833 + 0.738) / 31.667) / (1 - (29.477 + 1.13) / 32.518)
=0.160925 / 0.058767
=2.7384

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
=9.129 / 6.914
=1.3204

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))
=(0.716 / (0.716 + 1.13)) / (0.863 / (0.863 + 0.738))
=0.387866 / 0.539038
=0.7196

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)
=(17.036 / 9.129) / (16.022 / 6.914)
=1.866141 / 2.317327
=0.8053

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)
=((0.105 + 10.815) / 31.667) / ((0.221 + 2.186) / 32.518)
=0.344838 / 0.074021
=4.6587

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
=(-15.353 - -0.04 - -16.485) / 31.667
=0.03701

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.

Wrap Technologies has a M-score of -2.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Wrap Technologies (Wrap Technologies) Business Description

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Address
1817 West 4th Street, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85281
Wrap Technologies Inc offers public safety technologies and services. The firm develops policing solutions to law enforcement and security personnel. Its BolaWRAP 150 Remote Restraint device is a patented, hand-held tool that discharges a Kevlar cord to restrain noncompliant individuals from a range of 10-25 feet. The group operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.
Executives
Timothy Szymanski director C/O WRAP TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 1817 W 4TH STREET, TEMPE AZ 85281
Rajiv Srinivasan director C/O WRAP TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 1817 W 4TH STREET, TEMPE AZ 85281
Kevin W Mullins officer: PRESIDENT C/O WRAP TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 1817 W 4TH STREET, TEMPE AZ 85281
Christopher James Dealmeida officer: Chief Financial Officer 1817 W 4TH STREET, TEMPE AZ 85281
Elwood G Norris 10 percent owner 13771 DANIELSON STREET, STE. L, POWAY CA 92064
Bruce Bernstein director 780 THIRD AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Marc Savas director 8033 SUNSET BLVD., BOX 873, LOS ANGELES CA 90046
Tj Kennedy director 400 S 4TH ST, STE. 401-412, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55415
Scot Cohen director, officer: Executive Chairman, Secretary 20 EAST 20TH ST., APT. 6, NEW YORK NY 10003
Kevin Charles Sherman director 1730 BLAKE ST STE 305, DENVER CO 80202
Glenn M Hickman officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER C/O WRAP TECHNOLOGIES, 1817 W 4TH STREET, TEMPE AZ 85281
Varner Leo William Jr. officer: INTERIM CEO 400 GALLERIA PKWY SE, SUITE 1760, ATLANTA GA 30339
James A Barnes director, officer: President and CFO 13771 DANIELSON STREET, STE. L, POWAY CA 92064
Thomas P Smith officer: PRESIDENT 7860 EAST MCCLAIN DRIVE SUITE E, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260-1627
David G Norris director, officer: President C/O TREE.COM, INC., 11115 RUSHMORE DRIVE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277