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Astrotech (Astrotech) Beneish M-Score : 0.90 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Astrotech 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 0.9 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ASTC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.57   Med: 0.57   Max: 546.31
Current: 0.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Astrotech was 546.31. The lowest was -8.57. And the median was 0.57.


Astrotech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Astrotech Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.96 -1.44 -3.97 2.03 0.88

Astrotech 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 -2.25 -2.58 0.88 3.43 0.90

Competitive Comparison of Astrotech's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Astrotech'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.


Astrotech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Astrotech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Astrotech 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 Astrotech 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 * 0.5377+0.528 * 0.9042+0.404 * 3.1636+0.892 * 4.7133+0.115 * 0.7841
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2189+4.679 * -0.085569-0.327 * 1.1259
=0.90

* 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 $0.29 Mil.
Revenue was 1.115 + 0.425 + 0.414 + 0.035 = $1.99 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.532 + 0.183 + 0.181 + 0.011 = $0.91 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $40.06 Mil.
Total Assets was $42.83 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.74 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.66 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.24 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.31 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.15 Mil.
Net Income was -2.641 + -2.912 + -2.32 + -2.375 = $-10.25 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.427 + 0.423 + 0.412 + 0.375 = $1.64 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.8 + -3.05 + -1.285 + -2.085 = $-8.22 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.12 Mil.
Revenue was 0.263 + 0.038 + 0.024 + 0.097 = $0.42 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.108 + 0.006 + 0.009 + 0.051 = $0.17 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $49.43 Mil.
Total Assets was $51.34 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.89 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.34 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.05 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.27 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.36 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)
=(0.294 / 1.989) / (0.116 / 0.422)
=0.147813 / 0.274882
=0.5377

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)
=(0.174 / 0.422) / (0.907 / 1.989)
=0.412322 / 0.456008
=0.9042

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 - (40.064 + 2.738) / 42.831) / (1 - (49.434 + 1.89) / 51.335)
=0.000677 / 0.000214
=3.1636

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
=1.989 / 0.422
=4.7133

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))
=(0.341 / (0.341 + 1.89)) / (0.663 / (0.663 + 2.738))
=0.152846 / 0.194943
=0.7841

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)
=(6.243 / 1.989) / (6.052 / 0.422)
=3.138763 / 14.341232
=0.2189

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)
=((0.152 + 2.314) / 42.831) / ((0.356 + 2.269) / 51.335)
=0.057575 / 0.051135
=1.1259

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
=(-10.248 - 1.637 - -8.22) / 42.831
=-0.085569

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.

Astrotech has a M-score of 0.90 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Astrotech (Astrotech) Business Description

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2105 Donley Drive, Suite 100, Austin, TX, USA, 78758
Astrotech Corp is a science and technology development company. The firm invents, acquires, and commercializes technological innovations sourced from internal research, universities, laboratories, and research institutions. The 1st Detect develops, manufactures, and sells chemical analyzers for use in the airport security, military, breath analysis markets. AgLAB develops a series of mass spectrometers for use in the agriculture market.
Executives
Robert N Mcfarland director C/O EZENIA, INC., 14 CELINA AVE, SUITE 17-18, NASHUA NH 03063
Russler Daniel T Jr director 2105 DONLEY DRIVE, SUITE 100, AUSTIN TX 78758
James Frank Becker director 283 HEMLOCK LANE, WEST CHICAGO IL 60185
Jaime Hinojosa officer: CFO 2028 E BEN WHITE BLVD STE 240-9530, AUSTIN TX 78741
Braden Michael Leonard 10 percent owner 156 S. FIRST STREET, ZIONSVILLE IN 46077
Thomas Wiley Wilkinson director 3 COLERIDGE LANE, AUSTIN TX 78746
Winn Interests, Ltd. 10 percent owner 800 N. SHORELINE, 1900 N. TOWER, CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78401
Mark Adams director 12130 HIGHWAY 3, BUILDING 1, WEBSTER TX 77598
William F Readdy director 12130 HIGHWAY 3, BUILDING 1, WEBSTER TX 77598
Ronald W Cantwell director 250 PARK AVE, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michael R. Humphrey director 401 CONGRESS AVE., SUITE 1650, AUSTIN TX 78701
Eric Stober officer: Chief Financial Officer 201 W. 5TH STREET, SUITE 1275, AUSTIN TX 78701
Pickens Thomas Boone Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 12130 HIGHWAY 3, BLDG. 1, WEBSTER TX 77598
Sha-chelle Manning director 907 GEMINI STREET, HOUSTON TX 77058
Rajesh K Mellacheruvu officer: Chief Operating Officer 401 CONGRESS AVE, SUITE 1650, AUSTIN TX 78701