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Blue Line Protection Group (Blue Line Protection Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.99 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Blue Line Protection Group 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 -2.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BLPG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.44   Med: -4.01   Max: -2.99
Current: -2.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Blue Line Protection Group was -2.99. The lowest was -10.44. And the median was -4.01.


Blue Line Protection Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Line Protection Group'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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Blue Line Protection Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Blue Line Protection Group 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 -4.87 -4.01 -2.99 -3.80 -2.99

Blue Line Protection Group 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 -3.80 -4.12 -3.45 -3.48 -2.99

Competitive Comparison of Blue Line Protection Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Blue Line Protection Group'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.


Blue Line Protection Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Blue Line Protection Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Line Protection Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Blue Line Protection Group 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 Blue Line Protection Group 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 * 0.8673+0.528 * 1.0311+0.404 * 0.6989+0.892 * 1.1375+0.115 * 1.1977
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7342+4.679 * -0.120903-0.327 * 0.7335
=-2.99

* 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 $0.37 Mil.
Revenue was 1.189 + 1.106 + 1.105 + 1.009 = $4.41 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.764 + 0.717 + 0.737 + 0.648 = $2.87 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.99 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.86 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.84 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.10 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.95 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.28 Mil.
Net Income was 0.02 + 0.206 + 0.131 + -0.006 = $0.35 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.149 + 0.029 + 0.009 + -0.058 = $-0.17 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.147 + 0.29 + 0.089 + 0.219 = $0.75 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.37 Mil.
Revenue was 0.979 + 0.912 + 0.985 + 1 = $3.88 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.64 + 0.567 + 0.674 + 0.717 = $2.60 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.69 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.38 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.66 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.52 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.91 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.37 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)
=(0.368 / 4.409) / (0.373 / 3.876)
=0.083466 / 0.096233
=0.8673

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)
=(2.598 / 3.876) / (2.866 / 4.409)
=0.670279 / 0.650034
=1.0311

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 - (0.988 + 0.841) / 1.861) / (1 - (0.685 + 0.663) / 1.382)
=0.017195 / 0.024602
=0.6989

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
=4.409 / 3.876
=1.1375

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))
=(0.254 / (0.254 + 0.663)) / (0.253 / (0.253 + 0.841))
=0.27699 / 0.231261
=1.1977

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)
=(2.103 / 4.409) / (2.518 / 3.876)
=0.476979 / 0.649639
=0.7342

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)
=((1.284 + 1.95) / 1.861) / ((1.366 + 1.908) / 1.382)
=1.737775 / 2.36903
=0.7335

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
=(0.351 - -0.169 - 0.745) / 1.861
=-0.120903

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.

Blue Line Protection Group has a M-score of -2.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Blue Line Protection Group (Blue Line Protection Group) Business Description

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Address
5765 Logan Street, Denver, CO, USA, 80216
Blue Line Protection Group Inc is engaged in providing armed protection and transportation, banking, compliance, and training services for businesses engaged in the legal cannabis industry. The services are offered to individuals, businesses, and government entities to protect their licenses and business investments. It offers asset logistic services, such as armored transportation service; security services, including shipment protection, money escorts, security monitoring, asset vaulting, VIP and dignitary protection, financial services, such as handling transportation and storage of currency; training; and compliance services. It generates maximum revenue from transportation and banking services.
Executives
Patrick Deparini officer: Chief Financial Officer 5440 W. SAHARA AVE., SUITE 202, LAS VEGAS NV 89146
Ricky Gene Bennett officer: Vice President of Operations 1350 INDEPENDENCE ST., SUITE 300, LAKEWOOD CO 80125
Daniel Scott Sullivan director, officer: Vice President of Marketing 9457 S. UNIVERSITY BLVD., #272, HIGHLANDS RANCH CO 80126
Sean-robbie Gibson Campbell director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1350 INDEPENDENCE ST., 3RD FLOOR, LAKEWOOD CO 80215
David Uddman director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 3717 W. WOODSIDE, SPOKANE WA 99208

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