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DriveItAway Holdings (DriveItAway Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -19.35 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is DriveItAway Holdings 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 -19.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DWAY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -24.17   Med: -19.28   Max: -15.97
Current: -19.35

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DriveItAway Holdings was -15.97. The lowest was -24.17. And the median was -19.28.


DriveItAway Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DriveItAway Holdings'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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DriveItAway Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

DriveItAway Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
- - -

DriveItAway Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -24.17 -19.28 - -15.97 -19.35

Competitive Comparison of DriveItAway Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, DriveItAway Holdings'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.


DriveItAway Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



DriveItAway Holdings 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 DriveItAway Holdings 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 * 0.3032+0.528 * 1.3691+0.404 * 0.7467+0.892 * 2.5369+0.115 * 0.4679
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2747+4.679 * -3.71179-0.327 * 2.1845
=-19.35

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.01 Mil.
Revenue was 0.089 + 0.097 + 0.114 + 0.078 = $0.38 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.012 + 0.011 + 0.026 + 0.014 = $0.06 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.05 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.23 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.17 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.04 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.67 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.13 Mil.
Net Income was -0.476 + -0.715 + -0.233 + -0.157 = $-1.58 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.174 + -0.335 + 0.089 + 0.048 = $-0.37 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.144 + -0.104 + -0.079 + -0.032 = $-0.36 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.01 Mil.
Revenue was 0.067 + 0.048 + 0.027 + 0.007 = $0.15 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.02 + 0.008 + 0.01 + -0.004 = $0.03 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.07 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.20 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.43 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.48 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)
=(0.01 / 0.378) / (0.013 / 0.149)
=0.026455 / 0.087248
=0.3032

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)
=(0.034 / 0.149) / (0.063 / 0.378)
=0.228188 / 0.166667
=1.3691

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 - (0.052 + 0.168) / 0.229) / (1 - (0.07 + 0.2) / 0.285)
=0.039301 / 0.052632
=0.7467

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
=0.378 / 0.149
=2.5369

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))
=(0.018 / (0.018 + 0.2)) / (0.036 / (0.036 + 0.168))
=0.082569 / 0.176471
=0.4679

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)
=(0.671 / 0.378) / (0.963 / 0.149)
=1.775132 / 6.463087
=0.2747

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)
=((0.129 + 3.22) / 0.229) / ((0.477 + 1.431) / 0.285)
=14.624454 / 6.694737
=2.1845

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
=(-1.581 - -0.372 - -0.359) / 0.229
=-3.71179

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.

DriveItAway Holdings has a M-score of -19.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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DriveItAway Holdings (DriveItAway Holdings) Business Description

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Address
3201 Market Street, Suite 200/201, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 10104
DriveItAway Holdings Inc provides dealer focused mobility platform that enables car dealers to sell more vehicles in a seamless way through eCommerce, with its Pay as You Go app-based subscription program. DIA provides a comprehensive turn-key, solutions-driven program with proprietary mobile technology and driver app, insurance coverages, and training to get dealerships up and running quickly and profitably in emerging online sales opportunities.
Executives
Paul Patrizio director, 10 percent owner 90 WASHINGTON VALLEY ROAD, BEDMINSTER NJ 07921
John Francis Possumato director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 116 THIRD AVENUE, HADDON HEIGHTS NJ 08035
Adam Joseph Potash director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Operating Officer 259-10, HILLSIDE AVENUE, APT. 6H, FLORAL PARK NY 11004
Aep Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 1 WHITE BUCK RUN, WARREN NJ 07059
Minds' Eye Innovations, Inc. 10 percent owner 259-10 HILLSIDE AVENUE, APT. 6H, FLORAL PARK NY 11004
Driveltaway Llc 10 percent owner 116 THIRD AVENUE, HADDON HEIGHTS NJ 08035
Zell Richard Gery Ii director 8 GEARYS RIDGE RD, RINGOES NJ 08551
Christopher Rego director 212 BELLEROSE DR., SAN JOSE CA 95128
Franventures, Llc 10 percent owner 796 CYPRESS CROSSING TRAIL, ST. AUGUSTINE FL 32095
Blake Furlow director, 10 percent owner 2110 N WESTGATE, BOISE ID 83704
Bart Jay Mitchell director 7853 N HILLIARD CT, COEUR D' ALENE ID 83815
Gary L Herman director 720 FIFTH AVE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Karla Kretsch officer: Chief Operating Officer 701 MARKET STREET, SUITE 113, ST. AUGUSTINE FL 32095
Christian Miller officer: Chief Financial Officer 701 MARKET STREET, SUITE 113, ST. AUGUSTINE FL 32095
Joyann Kenny-charlton director 194 TWINING BRIDGE ROAD, NEWTOWN PA 18940

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