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Scientific Industries (Scientific Industries) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Scientific 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Scientific Industries was -0.86. The lowest was -3.96. And the median was -2.61.


Scientific Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scientific 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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Scientific Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Scientific Industries Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.79 -3.04 -0.86 -3.96 -

Scientific Industries 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 -3.40 -4.89 -3.38 -4.37 -

Competitive Comparison of Scientific Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Scientific 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.


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

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

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



Scientific 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 Scientific 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 $1.32 Mil.
Revenue was 2.738 + 2.586 + 2.983 + 2.805 = $11.11 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.233 + 1.181 + 1.35 + 1.338 = $5.10 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12.34 Mil.
Total Assets was $16.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.36 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.75 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.84 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.01 Mil.
Net Income was -2.223 + -2.201 + -2.292 + -2.371 = $-9.09 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.033 + 0.005 + 0.004 + 0.086 = $0.06 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.333 + -1.162 + -1.915 + -1.745 = $-6.16 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 2.568 + 2.67 + 2.777 + 2.865 = $10.88 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.969 + 1.349 + 1.268 + 1.547 = $5.13 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.74 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.36 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(1.319 / 11.112) / (0 / 10.88)
=0.118701 / 0
=

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)
=(5.133 / 10.88) / (5.102 / 11.112)
=0.471783 / 0.459143
=

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 - (12.341 + 2.356) / 16.731) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 0)
=0.121571 /
=

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
=11.112 / 10.88
=

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))
=(0.742 / (0.742 + 0)) / (0.754 / (0.754 + 2.356))
=1 / 0.242444
=

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)
=(10.796 / 11.112) / (10.36 / 10.88)
=0.971562 / 0.952206
=

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)
=((1.008 + 1.837) / 16.731) / ((0 + 0) / 0)
=0.170044 /
=

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
=(-9.087 - 0.062 - -6.155) / 16.731
=-0.178949

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.


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Scientific Industries (Scientific Industries) Business Description

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Address
80 Orville Drive, Suite 102, Bohemia, NY, USA, 11716
Scientific Industries Inc is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of benchtop laboratory equipment. Its products are used for research purposes by universities, pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies, national laboratories, medical device manufacturers, petrochemical companies, and other industries performing laboratory-scale research. The company's operating segment includes Benchtop Laboratory Equipment, Bioprocessing Systems and Corporate. It generates maximum revenue from the Benchtop Laboratory Equipment segment. The company offers equipment products such as mixers, shakers, stirrers, refrigerated incubators, pharmacy balances and scales, force gauges, catalyst instruments, reactor systems, and high throughput systems.
Executives
Bleichroeder Lp 10 percent owner 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 47TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Marcus Frampton director, 10 percent owner 800 F STREET, UNIT #P2, JUNEAU AK 99801
Jurgen Walter Schumacher director WARTAWEIL 14, HERRSCHING 2M 82211
Reginald Averilla officer: Chief Financial Officer 175-20 WEXFORD TERRACE, APT 2X, JAMAICA NY 11432
Joseph G Cremonese director C/O SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC, 70 ORVILLE DR, BOHEMIA NY 11716
John A Moore director 403 MARSH LANE, WILMINGTON DE 19807
Helena R Santos director, officer: President and CEO
Veradace Partners Lp 10 percent owner 2626 COLE AVENUE, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75204
James B Polk officer: Chief Commercial Officer 7550 GLEN RIDGE DRIVE, CASTLE PINES CO 80101
Roy T Eddleman 10 percent owner 110 W. GEORGE BURNS ROAD, SUITE D-4018, LOS ANGELES CA 90048
Lyon Polk 10 percent owner 1585 BROADWAY, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christopher T Cox 10 percent owner CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10281
Robert Nichols officer: Secretary C/O SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC., 70 ORVILLE DRIVE, BOHEMIA NY 11716
Watkins John F F director 469 PUMPKIN LANE, CLINTON CORNERS NY 12514
Karl Nowosielski officer: President-Division C/O SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, 70 ORVILLE DRIVE, BOHEMIA NY 11716