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Command Security (Command Security) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Command Security 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Command Security was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Command Security Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Command Security'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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Command Security Beneish M-Score Chart

Command Security Annual Data
Trend Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.90 -2.88 -2.32 -1.82 -1.66

Command Security Quarterly Data
Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18
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 -1.81 -1.66 -1.96 -3.91 -3.75

Competitive Comparison of Command Security's Beneish M-Score

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Command Security'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.


Command Security's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Command Security's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Command Security 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 Command Security 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 * 0.7772+0.528 * 0.9773+0.404 * 1.0994+0.892 * 0.9417+0.115 * 1.2727
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0245+4.679 * -0.237962-0.327 * 0.867
=-3.75

* 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 (Dec18) TTM:Last Year (Dec17) TTM:
Total Receivables was $30.0 Mil.
Revenue was 41.054 + 40.487 + 44.089 + 46.226 = $171.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.86 + 4.717 + 5.509 + 4.102 = $19.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $34.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $39.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $23.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 0.01 + -0.186 + 0.73 + -1.062 = $-0.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + -0.39 = $-0.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.588 + 6.756 + 2.424 + 3.704 = $9.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $41.0 Mil.
Revenue was 48.192 + 49.741 + 43.803 + 40.765 = $182.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.54 + 5.467 + 5.053 + 3.854 = $19.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $45.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $51.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $34.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(29.976 / 171.856) / (40.959 / 182.501)
=0.174425 / 0.224432
=0.7772

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)
=(19.914 / 182.501) / (19.188 / 171.856)
=0.109117 / 0.111652
=0.9773

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 - (34.844 + 0.705) / 39.561) / (1 - (45.81 + 0.569) / 51.092)
=0.101413 / 0.092245
=1.0994

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
=171.856 / 182.501
=0.9417

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))
=(0.273 / (0.273 + 0.569)) / (0.241 / (0.241 + 0.705))
=0.324228 / 0.254757
=1.2727

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)
=(18.261 / 171.856) / (18.929 / 182.501)
=0.106258 / 0.10372
=1.0245

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 + 23.098) / 39.561) / ((0 + 34.408) / 51.092)
=0.583858 / 0.673452
=0.867

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
=(-0.508 - -0.39 - 9.296) / 39.561
=-0.237962

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.

Command Security has a M-score of -3.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Command Security (Command Security) Business Description

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Command Security Corp is the provider of full-solution security services. The company provides uniformed security officers and aviation services to commercial, education, financial, healthcare, hospitality, residential, industrial, aviation and governmental customers throughout the United States. In addition, it offers various services including recruiting, hiring, training and supervising all operating personnel as well as paying and providing them with uniforms, fringe benefits, and workers compensation insurance.
Executives
James P Heffernan director 1012 BAY STREET, DELRAY BEACH FL 33483
Jerry Lavell Johnson director 512 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE A, HERNDON VA 20170
David E Smith 10 percent owner 888 LINDA FLORA DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90049
Trinad Capital Master Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Robert S Ellin 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Trinad Capital L.p. 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Trinad Management, Llc 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES DE 90010
Trinad Advisors Ii, Llc 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Barry Regenstein director, officer: President and CFO C/O COMMAND SECURITY CORP., RTE 55 LEXINGTON PARK P.O. BOX 340, LAGRANGEVILLE NY 12540
Jay Wolf 10 percent owner 981 LINDA FLORA DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049
Bruce Galloway director C/O GALLOWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, 720 FIFTH AVENUE 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Wade Martin R Iii director 100 ROWLAND WAY, SUITE 300, NOVATO CA 94945