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Intellicheck (Intellicheck) Beneish M-Score : -2.23 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Intellicheck 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 -2.23 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IDN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.39   Med: -2.59   Max: -1.85
Current: -2.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Intellicheck was -1.85. The lowest was -4.39. And the median was -2.59.


Intellicheck Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Intellicheck 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 -2.18 -2.74 -4.22 -2.43 -2.23

Intellicheck 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 -2.43 -2.88 -2.56 -2.25 -2.23

Competitive Comparison of Intellicheck's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Intellicheck'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.


Intellicheck's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Intellicheck 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 Intellicheck 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 * 1.5061+0.528 * 0.9923+0.404 * 0.9863+0.892 * 1.1841+0.115 * 0.9266
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0054+4.679 * -0.05599-0.327 * 1.2874
=-2.23

* 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 $4.70 Mil.
Revenue was 5.176 + 4.76 + 4.716 + 4.254 = $18.91 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.913 + 4.332 + 4.364 + 3.922 = $17.53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.38 Mil.
Total Assets was $23.81 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.67 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15.13 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.53 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.757 + -0.644 + -0.777 + -1.316 = $-1.98 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.467 + -0.258 + -1.089 + 0.233 = $-0.65 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.64 Mil.
Revenue was 4.551 + 4.012 + 4.008 + 3.395 = $15.97 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.314 + 3.654 + 3.644 + 3.079 = $14.69 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13.32 Mil.
Total Assets was $22.45 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.75 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.79 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(4.703 / 18.906) / (2.637 / 15.966)
=0.248757 / 0.165163
=1.5061

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)
=(14.691 / 15.966) / (17.531 / 18.906)
=0.920143 / 0.927272
=0.9923

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 - (14.375 + 0.666) / 23.808) / (1 - (13.321 + 0.749) / 22.453)
=0.368238 / 0.373358
=0.9863

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
=18.906 / 15.966
=1.1841

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))
=(0.285 / (0.285 + 0.749)) / (0.282 / (0.282 + 0.666))
=0.275629 / 0.297468
=0.9266

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)
=(15.127 / 18.906) / (12.706 / 15.966)
=0.800116 / 0.795816
=1.0054

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 + 6.532) / 23.808) / ((0 + 4.785) / 22.453)
=0.274362 / 0.213112
=1.2874

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
=(-1.98 - 0 - -0.647) / 23.808
=-0.05599

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.

Intellicheck has a M-score of -2.23 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Intellicheck (Intellicheck) Business Description

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Address
200 Broad Hollow Road, Suite 207, Melville, NY, USA, 11747
Intellicheck Inc is a trusted industry leader in technology solutions that stop identity theft and fraud with real-time identification authentication and age verification. The company makes it possible for its clients to increase revenues, improve customer service, and increase operational efficiencies. Under the new direction, the company is focused on partnering with banks and credit card issuers, and retailers to prevent fraud. It derives revenue through Sales of systems, subscription fees, Sale of software upgrades, and extended maintenance programs.
Executives
Jonathan Robins officer: Chief Technology Officer 200 BROADHOLLOW RD., SUITE 207, MELVILLE NY 11747
Jeffrey Ishmael officer: Chief Financial Officer 200 BROADHOLLOW RD. STE 207, MELVILLE NY 11747
Guy L Smith director 246 CROSSWAYS PARK WEST, WOODBURY NY 11797
Bryan Lewis officer: President and CEO 100 JERICHO QUADRANGLE, SUITE 202, JERICHO NY 11753
Russell T Embry officer: Sr VP & Chief Technology Off. INTELLI CHECK INC, 246 CROSSWAYS PARK, WOODBURY NY 11797
Garrett Gafke officer: President 200 BROADHOLLOW RD., SUITE 207, MELVILLE NY 11747
Gregory Braca director 11952 SOUTH EDGEWATER DR., PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33410
Dondi Black director 200 BROADHOLLOW RD. STE 207, MELVILLE NY 11747
Billy Joe White officer: CFO, Secretary and Treasurer 191 OTTO ST., PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368
Dylan Glenn director 535 BROAD HOLLOW ROAD, SUITE B51, MELVILLE NY 11747
Amelia Ruzzo director 535 BROAD HOLLOW ROAD, SUITE B51, MELVILLE NY 11747
David E Ullman director C/O 500 HANOVER PIKE, HAMPSTEAD MD 21074
Awm Investment Company, Inc. 10 percent owner 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michael Malone director 191 OTTO STREET, PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368
William H Roof officer: VP & COO 191 OTTO STREET, PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368