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Micropac Industries (Micropac Industries) Beneish M-Score : -0.35 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Micropac Industries 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.35 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

MPAD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.84   Med: -2.76   Max: 0.25
Current: -0.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Micropac Industries was 0.25. The lowest was -3.84. And the median was -2.76.


Micropac Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Micropac Industries'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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Micropac Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Micropac Industries Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.92 - -2.95 - 0.25

Micropac Industries Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 - - - 0.25 -0.35

Competitive Comparison of Micropac Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Micropac Industries'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.


Micropac Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Micropac Industries 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 Micropac Industries 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 * 1.0857+0.528 * 1.1464+0.404 * 5.338+0.892 * 1.0952+0.115 * 0.4015
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9646+4.679 * 0.044501-0.327 * 1.024
=-0.35

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $5.29 Mil.
Revenue was 6.118 + 10.548 + 6.458 + 7.443 = $30.57 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.614 + 3.892 + 1.882 + 2.86 = $11.25 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29.94 Mil.
Total Assets was $54.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $23.87 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.07 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.21 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.85 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15.21 Mil.
Net Income was 0.177 + 1.003 + -0.53 + 0.214 = $0.86 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.147 + 0 + 0 + 0.033 = $0.18 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.029 + -0.985 + 0.119 + -0.837 = $-1.73 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.45 Mil.
Revenue was 6.19 + 7.591 + 6.94 + 7.188 = $27.91 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.251 + 3.306 + 3.273 + 2.943 = $11.77 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29.63 Mil.
Total Assets was $52.48 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $22.76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.40 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.36 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14.63 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)
=(5.294 / 30.567) / (4.452 / 27.909)
=0.173193 / 0.159518
=1.0857

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)
=(11.773 / 27.909) / (11.248 / 30.567)
=0.421835 / 0.367979
=1.1464

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 - (29.943 + 23.873) / 54.291) / (1 - (29.629 + 22.764) / 52.479)
=0.008749 / 0.001639
=5.338

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
=30.567 / 27.909
=1.0952

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))
=(0.4 / (0.4 + 22.764)) / (1.073 / (1.073 + 23.873))
=0.017268 / 0.043013
=0.4015

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)
=(8.211 / 30.567) / (7.772 / 27.909)
=0.268623 / 0.278476
=0.9646

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)
=((15.212 + 3.853) / 54.291) / ((14.634 + 3.363) / 52.479)
=0.351163 / 0.342937
=1.024

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
=(0.864 - 0.18 - -1.732) / 54.291
=0.044501

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.

Micropac Industries has a M-score of -0.35 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Micropac Industries (Micropac Industries) Business Description

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Address
905 East Walnut Street, Garland, TX, USA, 75040
Micropac Industries Inc manufactures and distributes a range of hybrid microelectronic circuits, solid-state relays (SSRs), power controllers, and optoelectronic components and assemblies. Its products are used as components in a range of military, space, and industrial systems, including aircraft instrumentation and navigation systems, power supplies, electronic controls, computers, medical devices, and high-temperature products. The company's core technology is the packaging and interconnecting of multi-chip microelectronics modules. Other technologies include light-emitting, and light-sensitive materials and products, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and silicon phototransistors used in the company's optoelectronic components and assemblies.
Executives
Mark W King director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2905 WYNDHAM LANE, RICHARDSON TX 75082
Richard K Hoesterey director 7852 LA COSA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75248
Eugene A. Robinson director 1200 LAKE POINT CIRCLE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
Heinz-werner Hempel director, 10 percent owner AM WALL 127 D-281951, BREMEN 2M 00000
Micropac Industries, Inc. 10 percent owner AM WALL 127 D-281951 1, BREMEN 2M 00000
Patrick Cefalu officer: CFO 8706 ARBORSIDE, ROWLETT TX 75089
Wood Connie J. director 877 FM 2948, COMO TX 75431
H. Kent Hearn director 1409 BRIAR HOLLOW, GARLAND TX 75043

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