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Envela (Envela) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Envela 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ELA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.7   Med: -2.24   Max: 19.55
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Envela was 19.55. The lowest was -3.70. And the median was -2.24.


Envela Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Envela 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 19.55 -2.44 -0.89 -2.03 -2.57

Envela 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 -2.03 -1.90 -1.85 -1.97 -2.57

Competitive Comparison of Envela's Beneish M-Score

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, Envela'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.


Envela's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Envela's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Envela 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 Envela 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 * 0.9747+0.528 * 1.0113+0.404 * 0.7948+0.892 * 0.9397+0.115 * 1.0526
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1436+4.679 * 0.00784-0.327 * 0.8718
=-2.57

* 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 $7.8 Mil.
Revenue was 36.715 + 36.266 + 50.304 + 48.389 = $171.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.75 + 9.734 + 10.762 + 11.41 = $41.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $49.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $73.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $15.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $31.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.1 Mil.
Net Income was 1.31 + 1.707 + 1.604 + 2.526 = $7.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.171 + 0.192 + 0.154 + 0.211 = $0.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.373 + 0.722 + -0.176 + 2.924 = $5.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $8.5 Mil.
Revenue was 47.433 + 45.198 + 42.64 + 47.415 = $182.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.782 + 11.856 + 11.478 + 9.711 = $44.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $45.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $71.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $15.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $29.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19.1 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)
=(7.811 / 171.674) / (8.528 / 182.686)
=0.045499 / 0.046681
=0.9747

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)
=(44.827 / 182.686) / (41.656 / 171.674)
=0.245377 / 0.242646
=1.0113

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 - (49.898 + 15.145) / 73.474) / (1 - (45.721 + 15.266) / 71.277)
=0.114748 / 0.144366
=0.7948

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
=171.674 / 182.686
=0.9397

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))
=(1.452 / (1.452 + 15.266)) / (1.362 / (1.362 + 15.145))
=0.086852 / 0.08251
=1.0526

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)
=(31.537 / 171.674) / (29.346 / 182.686)
=0.183703 / 0.160636
=1.1436

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)
=((16.133 + 8.994) / 73.474) / ((19.095 + 8.866) / 71.277)
=0.341985 / 0.392286
=0.8718

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
=(7.147 - 0.728 - 5.843) / 73.474
=0.00784

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.

Envela has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Envela (Envela) Business Description

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Address
1901 Gateway Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX, USA, 75038
Envela Corp and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities within the recommerce sector. These include recommercializing luxury hard assets, consumer electronics and IT equipment; and end-of-life recycling solutions. It operates through two re-commerce business segments represented by its two direct subsidiaries. DGSE, LLC primarily buys to resell or recycle luxury hard assets like jewelry, diamonds, gemstones, fine watches, rare coins and related collectibles, precious-metal bullion products, gold, silver and other precious metals, and ECHG, LLC focuses on the recommercialization of business IT equipment and consumer electronic devices.
Executives
Allison M Destefano director 5353 KELLER SPRINGS, #2221, DALLAS TX 75248
Bret Allen Pedersen officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 13022 PRESTON RD, DALLAS TX 75240
Richard D Schepp director C/O KOHLS LEGAL, N56 W170000 RIDGEWOOD DR, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
James R Ruth director 1337 EAGLE BEND DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Alexandra C Griffin director 2500 MCKINNEY AVE., #839, DALLAS TX 75201
Joel S Friedman director 11527 ASHLEY LANE, FRISCO TX 75035
Eduro Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 38660 SUSSEX HWY., BLDG 10, #102, DELMAR DE 19940-3529
John Richardson Loftus director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 13022 PRESTON RD, DALLAS TX 75240
Truscott Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 40 E. MAIN STREET, SUITE 626, NEWARK DE 19711
Ntr Metals, Llc 10 percent owner 10720 COMPOSITE DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75220
Elemetal, Llc 10 percent owner 15850 DALLAS PARKWAY, DALLAS TX 75248
Stephen Raymond Patterson officer: Acting Chief Financial Officer 15850 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 140, DALLAS TX 75248
William E Leroy director 15850 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 140, DALLAS TX 75248
Michael J. Noel director 724 LEXINGTON AVE, COPPELL TX 75019
Nabil J. Lopez director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 15850 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 140, DALLAS TX 75248