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Faro Technologies (Faro Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -2.98 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Faro Technologies 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 -2.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FARO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -2.57   Max: -1.76
Current: -2.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Faro Technologies was -1.76. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -2.57.


Faro Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Faro Technologies'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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Faro Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Faro Technologies 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 -3.29 -2.53 -2.42 -2.03 -2.98

Faro Technologies 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 -2.36 -2.41 -2.67 -2.98

Competitive Comparison of Faro Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Faro Technologies'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.


Faro Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Faro Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Faro Technologies 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 Faro Technologies 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 * 1.027+0.528 * 1.1055+0.404 * 0.9135+0.892 * 1.0378+0.115 * 0.842
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0337+4.679 * -0.081398-0.327 * 1.5274
=-2.98

* 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 $112.5 Mil.
Revenue was 98.84 + 86.813 + 88.211 + 84.967 = $358.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 50.286 + 41.674 + 33.323 + 39.716 = $165.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $261.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $504.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $157.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $113.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $83.6 Mil.
Net Income was 1.588 + -8.756 + -28.245 + -21.164 = $-56.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.566 + -2.061 + -8.926 + -4.018 = $-16.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 18.655 + -4.373 + 5.137 + -18.344 = $1.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $105.6 Mil.
Revenue was 103.859 + 85.332 + 79.917 + 76.656 = $345.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 51.035 + 43.265 + 40.437 + 41.026 = $175.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $219.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $473.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $38.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $14.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $146.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $106.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14.6 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)
=(112.527 / 358.831) / (105.58 / 345.764)
=0.313593 / 0.305353
=1.027

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)
=(175.763 / 345.764) / (164.999 / 358.831)
=0.508332 / 0.459824
=1.1055

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 - (261.608 + 33.412) / 504.692) / (1 - (219.365 + 38.709) / 473.347)
=0.415445 / 0.454789
=0.9135

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
=358.831 / 345.764
=1.0378

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))
=(13.983 / (13.983 + 38.709)) / (15.377 / (15.377 + 33.412))
=0.265372 / 0.315174
=0.842

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)
=(157.336 / 358.831) / (146.657 / 345.764)
=0.438468 / 0.424153
=1.0337

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)
=((83.597 + 113.273) / 504.692) / ((14.649 + 106.239) / 473.347)
=0.390079 / 0.25539
=1.5274

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
=(-56.577 - -16.571 - 1.075) / 504.692
=-0.081398

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.

Faro Technologies has a M-score of -2.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Faro Technologies (Faro Technologies) Business Description

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Address
250 Technology Park, Lake Mary, FL, USA, 32746
Faro Technologies Inc is a global technology company. It designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports software-driven, three-dimensional (3-D) measurement, imaging, and realization solutions for the 3D metrology, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and public safety analytics markets. The company enables its customers to capture, measure, manipulate, interact with and share 3D and 2D data from the physical world in a virtual environment and then translate the information back into the physical domain. FARO suite of 3D products and software solutions are used for the inspection of components and assemblies, rapid prototyping, reverse engineering, documenting large volumes or structures in 3D, surveying, and construction.
Executives
Alexander M Davern director C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, 11500 MOPAC BLDG C, AUSTIN TX 78759
Peter James Lau director, officer: President and CEO C/O HUBBELL INCORPORATED, 40 WATERVIEW DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Rotterdam Jeroen Van director 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Yuval Wasserman director 1625 SHARP POINT DRIVE, FORT COLLINS CO 80525
Stephen Cole director 125 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
John Donofrio director ONE VILLAGE CENTER ROAD, VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP MI 48111
Jawad A Ahsan director 17800 N 85TH ST, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Jeffrey D Sexton officer: Vice President of Global Sales 1519 MONTEVAL PLACE, SAN JOSE CA 95120
Rajani Ramanathan director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S DELAWARE STREET, S-400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Moonhie Chin director AUTODESK, INC., 111 MCINNIS PARKWAY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903
Kevin Beadle officer: Senior Vice President, Sales 1601 S. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 100, AUSTIN TX 78746
Katrona Tyrrell officer: Chief People Officer C/O FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Yazid Tohme officer: Chief R&D Officer C/O FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Allen L. Muhich officer: Chief Financial Officer 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Michael D Burger director, officer: President and CEO 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746