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i3 Verticals (i3 Verticals) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is i3 Verticals 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for i3 Verticals's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

IIIV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.35   Max: -1.36
Current: -2.54

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of i3 Verticals was -1.36. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.35.


i3 Verticals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for i3 Verticals'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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i3 Verticals Beneish M-Score Chart

i3 Verticals Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.89 -2.17 -2.11 -2.35 -2.51

i3 Verticals Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.31 -2.30 -2.51 -2.42 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of i3 Verticals's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, i3 Verticals'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.


i3 Verticals's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, i3 Verticals's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where i3 Verticals's Beneish M-Score falls into.



i3 Verticals 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 i3 Verticals 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 * 0.9835+0.528 * 0.9891+0.404 * 1.0057+0.892 * 1.0902+0.115 * 0.8772
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.972+4.679 * -0.029318-0.327 * 0.9292
=-2.54

* 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 $66.5 Mil.
Revenue was 94.542 + 91.99 + 96.407 + 93.931 = $376.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 73.362 + 71.566 + 75.386 + 73.399 = $293.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $87.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $865.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $23.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $38.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $219.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $108.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $352.8 Mil.
Net Income was 1.878 + 1.098 + 4.548 + -5.155 = $2.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.547 + 0.13 + -2.607 + -6.091 = $-6.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 12.097 + 13.05 + 4.88 + 3.739 = $33.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $62.1 Mil.
Revenue was 93.872 + 86.029 + 85.25 + 80.553 = $345.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 73.942 + 66.96 + 64.773 + 60.804 = $266.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $89.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $883.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $27.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $32.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $206.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $108.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $397.2 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)
=(66.539 / 376.87) / (62.063 / 345.704)
=0.176557 / 0.179526
=0.9835

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)
=(266.479 / 345.704) / (293.713 / 376.87)
=0.77083 / 0.779348
=0.9891

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 - (87.066 + 23.808) / 865.542) / (1 - (89.844 + 27.666) / 883.026)
=0.871902 / 0.866924
=1.0057

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
=376.87 / 345.704
=1.0902

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))
=(32.798 / (32.798 + 27.666)) / (38.578 / (38.578 + 23.808))
=0.542438 / 0.618376
=0.8772

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)
=(219.223 / 376.87) / (206.894 / 345.704)
=0.581694 / 0.598472
=0.972

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)
=((352.754 + 108.011) / 865.542) / ((397.224 + 108.68) / 883.026)
=0.532343 / 0.572921
=0.9292

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
=(2.369 - -6.021 - 33.766) / 865.542
=-0.029318

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.

i3 Verticals has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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i3 Verticals (i3 Verticals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
40 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 415, Nashville, TN, USA, 37215
i3 Verticals Inc offers integrated payment and software solutions to small and medium-sized businesses and organizations in strategic vertical markets. Its operating segment includes Merchant Services and Software and Services. The company generates maximum revenue from the Software and Services segment. The company's strategic vertical market includes schools, the public sector, not-for-profit organizations, healthcare and others. It provides various solutions such as, gateway, payment processing, online payment, Document management, and ERP among others.
Executives
Timothy Mckenna director 40 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Gregory S Daily director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 40 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
David K. Morgan director 40 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Christopher Laisure officer: President - Public Sector 40 BURTON HILLS BLVD., SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Paul Christians officer: Chief Operating Officer 40 BURTON HILLS BLVD., SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Pete Panagakis officer: Chief Technology Officer 40 BURTON HILLS BLVD., SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Robert Bertke officer: Chief Technology Officer 40 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Decosta Jenkins director 150 THIRD AVENUE SOUTH STE 900, NASHVILLE TN 37201
Frederick Stanford officer: President 40 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Geoffrey C. Smith officer: VP of Finance 40 BURTON HILLS BLVD., SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Robert Burton Harvey director 40 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
John C. Harrison director 40 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
David M Wilds director, 10 percent owner 40 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
David Scott Meriwether officer: SVP - Finance 40 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215
First Avenue Partners Ii Lp 10 percent owner C/O I3 VERTICALS, INC., 40 BURTON HILLS BLVD., SUITE 415, NASHVILLE TN 37215