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PCS Edventures!.com (PCS Edventures!.com) Beneish M-Score : 1.04 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is PCS Edventures!.com 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 1.04 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for PCS Edventures!.com's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PCSV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.13   Med: -2.8   Max: 2.56
Current: 1.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PCS Edventures!.com was 2.56. The lowest was -8.13. And the median was -2.80.


PCS Edventures!.com Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PCS Edventures!.com'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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PCS Edventures!.com Beneish M-Score Chart

PCS Edventures!.com Annual Data
Trend Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -12.08 -7.37 2.56 -5.36 -2.00

PCS Edventures!.com Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Dec22 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 -8.13 -4.63 -2.28 -1.46 1.04

Competitive Comparison of PCS Edventures!.com's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, PCS Edventures!.com'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.


PCS Edventures!.com's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, PCS Edventures!.com's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PCS Edventures!.com's Beneish M-Score falls into.



PCS Edventures!.com 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 PCS Edventures!.com 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 * 0.5607+0.528 * 1.4456+0.404 * 7.7084+0.892 * 1.1234+0.115 * 5.4545
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9061+4.679 * 0.006339-0.327 * 0.036
=1.04

* 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 (Jun16) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.19 Mil.
Revenue was 0.459 + 1.848 + 0.413 + 0.312 = $3.03 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.148 + 1.096 + -0.032 + 0.022 = $1.23 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.95 Mil.
Total Assets was $6.31 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.34 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.62 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.22 Mil.
Net Income was -0.414 + 0.569 + -0.605 + -0.71 = $-1.16 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.003 + 0 + 0.013 + 0 = $0.02 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + -0.705 + -0.511 = $-1.22 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.31 Mil.
Revenue was 0.654 + 1.19 + 0.33 + 0.525 = $2.70 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.258 + 0.88 + 0.162 + 0.288 = $1.59 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.69 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.72 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.02 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.05 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.29 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.08 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.56 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)
=(0.194 / 3.032) / (0.308 / 2.699)
=0.063984 / 0.114116
=0.5607

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)
=(1.588 / 2.699) / (1.234 / 3.032)
=0.588366 / 0.406992
=1.4456

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 - (4.95 + 0.341) / 6.31) / (1 - (0.685 + 0.016) / 0.716)
=0.16149 / 0.02095
=7.7084

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
=3.032 / 2.699
=1.1234

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))
=(0.05 / (0.05 + 0.016)) / (0.055 / (0.055 + 0.341))
=0.757576 / 0.138889
=5.4545

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)
=(2.327 / 3.032) / (2.286 / 2.699)
=0.76748 / 0.84698
=0.9061

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)
=((0.222 + 0.615) / 6.31) / ((1.558 + 1.083) / 0.716)
=0.132647 / 3.688547
=0.036

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
=(-1.16 - 0.016 - -1.216) / 6.31
=0.006339

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.

PCS Edventures!.com has a M-score of 1.04 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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PCS Edventures!.com (PCS Edventures!.com) Business Description

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Address
11915 W. Executive Drive, Suite 101, Boise, ID, USA, 83713
PCS Edventures!.com Inc develops and markets educational programs. It specializes in experiential, hands-on, K12 education and drone technology. The company's key products include science, technology, engineering, and math products, EdventuresLab products and services, and Thrust UAV. It serves an afterschool market, elementary classrooms, technical education, parents and home educators. The company also has a presence in Australia, India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Mexico.
Executives
Paula Lupriore director 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Britt E Ide director 345 BOBWHITE COURT, SUITE 200, BOISE ID 83706