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Finisar (Finisar) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Finisar 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Finisar was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Finisar Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Finisar Annual Data
Trend Apr10 Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.70 -2.81 -2.50 -2.90 -2.72

Finisar Quarterly Data
Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17 Jan18 Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19
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 -2.89 -2.90 -2.64 -2.72 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of Finisar's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Finisar'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.


Finisar's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Finisar 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 Finisar 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 * 1.0704+0.528 * 0.8973+0.404 * 1.2665+0.892 * 0.9661+0.115 * 1.1524
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0072+4.679 * -0.071511-0.327 * 0.8112
=-2.65

* 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 (Jul19) TTM:Last Year (Jul18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $257 Mil.
Revenue was 285.028 + 310.085 + 327.636 + 325.423 = $1,248 Mil.
Gross Profit was 85.265 + 87.303 + 94.423 + 85.683 = $353 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,500 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,395 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $633 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $98 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $104 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $219 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $517 Mil.
Net Income was -8.717 + -14.151 + -15.301 + -5.275 = $-43 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.132 + -0.255 + -0.038 + 0.784 = $-2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 17.113 + 40.688 + 33.203 + 38.456 = $129 Mil.
Total Receivables was $248 Mil.
Revenue was 317.336 + 310.069 + 332.403 + 332.205 = $1,292 Mil.
Gross Profit was 80.684 + 62.594 + 88.068 + 96.205 = $328 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,788 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,599 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $587 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $107 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $107 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $490 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $494 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)
=(256.605 / 1248.172) / (248.138 / 1292.013)
=0.205585 / 0.192055
=1.0704

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)
=(327.551 / 1292.013) / (352.674 / 1248.172)
=0.25352 / 0.282552
=0.8973

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 - (1499.608 + 633.323) / 2394.929) / (1 - (1787.716 + 587.203) / 2599.449)
=0.109397 / 0.086376
=1.2665

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
=1248.172 / 1292.013
=0.9661

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))
=(106.842 / (106.842 + 587.203)) / (97.643 / (97.643 + 633.323))
=0.153941 / 0.133581
=1.1524

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)
=(104.139 / 1248.172) / (107.025 / 1292.013)
=0.083433 / 0.082836
=1.0072

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)
=((516.746 + 219.134) / 2394.929) / ((494.316 + 490.319) / 2599.449)
=0.307266 / 0.378786
=0.8112

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
=(-43.444 - -1.641 - 129.46) / 2394.929
=-0.071511

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.

Finisar has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Finisar (Finisar) Business Description

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Address
1389 Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, 94089
Founded in 1987, Finisar is a California-based large provider of fiber optical modules and components that are used in data communications and telecommunications. Its products include transceivers and wavelength switches for data center interconnects, and intracity/metro and long-haul communications. Finisar sells to manufacturers of storage systems and network equipment and their OEMs, which in turn sell to telecom service providers and cloud vendors.
Executives
Michael L Dreyer director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Michael C Child director 125 HIGH ST STE 2500, BOSTON MA 02110
Thomas E Pardun director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 3355 MICHELSON DR, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Helene Simonet director
Jerry S Rawls director 1308 MOFFETT PARK DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089-1133
Robert Stephens director 3102 MONTANA DEL SOL, SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673
Kurt Adzema officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1389 MOFFETT PARK DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Michael E. Hurlston director, officer: CEO 5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617
Eitan Gertel director, officer: CEO 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Dominique Trempont director 5 RANDALL PLACE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Christopher J Crespi director C/O SIRENZA MICRODEVICES, INC., 303 SOUTH TECHNOLOGY COURT, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Morgan M Jones director C/O BATTERY VENTURES, 20 WILLIAM ST STE 200, WELLESLEY MA 02481
Frank H Levinson director 3736 FALLON ROAD #428, DUBLIN CA 94568
Harold Hughes director C/O RAMBUS INC., 1050 ENTERPRISE WAY, SUITE 700, SUNNYVALE CA 94089

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