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DecisionPoint Systems (DecisionPoint Systems) Beneish M-Score : -2.16 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is DecisionPoint Systems 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 -2.16 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DPSI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.76   Med: -2.61   Max: 1.63
Current: -2.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DecisionPoint Systems was 1.63. The lowest was -3.76. And the median was -2.61.


DecisionPoint Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DecisionPoint Systems'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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DecisionPoint Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

DecisionPoint Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec17 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.63 -0.87 -3.03 -2.95 -2.16

DecisionPoint Systems Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec17 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 -2.95 -1.85 -2.38 -1.96 -2.16

Competitive Comparison of DecisionPoint Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, DecisionPoint Systems'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.


DecisionPoint Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



DecisionPoint Systems 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 DecisionPoint Systems 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 * 1.1724+0.528 * 0.9507+0.404 * 1.3598+0.892 * 1.1866+0.115 * 1.1124
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0868+4.679 * -0.026587-0.327 * 0.9913
=-2.16

* 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 $23.8 Mil.
Revenue was 30.503 + 27.14 + 30.912 + 27.039 = $115.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.543 + 7.483 + 7.748 + 6.05 = $28.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $34.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $75.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $24.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $38.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.0 Mil.
Net Income was -0.268 + 1.053 + 0.835 + 0.866 = $2.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0.015 + 0.009 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.698 + -2.225 + 6.504 + -1.496 = $4.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $17.1 Mil.
Revenue was 24.475 + 25.713 + 27.506 + 19.721 = $97.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.339 + 5.754 + 6.327 + 4.674 = $23.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $32.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $55.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $31.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.8 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)
=(23.768 / 115.594) / (17.085 / 97.415)
=0.205616 / 0.175384
=1.1724

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)
=(23.094 / 97.415) / (28.824 / 115.594)
=0.237068 / 0.249356
=0.9507

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 - (34.657 + 6.365) / 75.94) / (1 - (32.272 + 4.498) / 55.557)
=0.45981 / 0.338157
=1.3598

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
=115.594 / 97.415
=1.1866

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))
=(2.465 / (2.465 + 4.498)) / (2.971 / (2.971 + 6.365))
=0.354014 / 0.318231
=1.1124

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)
=(24.051 / 115.594) / (18.65 / 97.415)
=0.208064 / 0.191449
=1.0868

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)
=((8.032 + 38.736) / 75.94) / ((2.849 + 31.665) / 55.557)
=0.615855 / 0.621236
=0.9913

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
=(2.486 - 0.024 - 4.481) / 75.94
=-0.026587

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.

DecisionPoint Systems has a M-score of -2.16 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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DecisionPoint Systems (DecisionPoint Systems) Business Description

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1615 South Congress Avenue, Suite 103, Delray Beach, FL, USA, 33445
DecisionPoint Systems Inc is an enterprise mobility systems integrator. It sells and installs mobile computing and wireless systems used both within a company's facilities with wireless networks and in the field using carrier-based wireless networks. The system includes mobile computers, mobile application software, and related data capture equipment including barcode scanners and radio frequency identification readers. It also offers professional services, proprietary and third-party software, and software customization as an integral part of its customized solutions for its customers. Its software's utilized in industries including retail, transportation logistics, management consulting, warehousing, and field service management.
Executives
John C Guttilla director C/O ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY, 4826 HUNT STREET, PRYOR OK 74361
Steven F Smith director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 8697 RESEARCH DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92618
Michael N Taglich director TAGLICH BROTHERS INC, 1370 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS --31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 6317254791
William Cooke director 800 STANDARD PARKWAY, AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
Richard Bravman director
Paul Seid director 22 WOODHAVEN DRIVE, NEW CITY NY 10956
James F Desocio director 380 ST PETER STREET, ST PAUL MN 55102
Jaworski Stanley P. Jr director 39 RIVER HEIGHTS DRIVE, SMITHTOWN NY 11787
Greg Alan Henry officer: SR. VP Operations and Software 6 BELCANTO, MISSION VIEJO CA 92692
Robert C Schroeder director 37 MAIN STREET, COLD SPRING HARBOR, NEW YORK NY 11724
Toms Nicholas R H director, officer: CEO, President 262 WEST 12TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10014
Michael Patrick Roe officer: Chief Financial Officer 8697 RESEARCH, IRVINE CA 92618
Paul Ross officer: Interim Chief Financial Office 740 CALLE PLANO, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Donald Dalicandro director C/O APEX,A DECISIONPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. C, 3170 HARVESTER ROAD, BURLINGTON A6 L7N 3W8
Ralph Hubregsen officer: Chief Operating Officer 19655 DESCARTES, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610