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GEE Group (GEE Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.49 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is GEE Group 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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JOB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.6   Med: -2.54   Max: -1.16
Current: -2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GEE Group was -1.16. The lowest was -3.60. And the median was -2.54.


GEE Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GEE Group'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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GEE Group Beneish M-Score Chart

GEE Group Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.93 -3.32 -1.90 -2.58 -2.39

GEE Group 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 -2.64 -2.61 -2.26 -2.39 -2.49

Competitive Comparison of GEE Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, GEE Group'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.


GEE Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, GEE Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



GEE Group 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 GEE Group 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 * 0.8974+0.528 * 1.0895+0.404 * 1.0417+0.892 * 0.8685+0.115 * 1.0474
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9978+4.679 * 0.016671-0.327 * 0.8416
=-2.49

* 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 $15.9 Mil.
Revenue was 30.631 + 34.265 + 38.171 + 38.859 = $141.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.736 + 11.612 + 13.653 + 13.216 = $48.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $37.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $117.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $45.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.2 Mil.
Net Income was -1.555 + 0.23 + 7.876 + 0.658 = $7.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.919 + 3.284 + 1.167 + 1.716 = $5.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $20.3 Mil.
Revenue was 41.148 + 41.523 + 41.113 + 39.629 = $163.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.391 + 15.081 + 16.501 + 14.514 = $60.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $39.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $116.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $52.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.0 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)
=(15.853 / 141.926) / (20.339 / 163.413)
=0.111699 / 0.124464
=0.8974

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)
=(60.487 / 163.413) / (48.217 / 141.926)
=0.370148 / 0.339733
=1.0895

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 - (37.049 + 4.054) / 117.626) / (1 - (39.529 + 4.086) / 116.156)
=0.650562 / 0.624514
=1.0417

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
=141.926 / 163.413
=0.8685

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))
=(3.561 / (3.561 + 4.086)) / (3.245 / (3.245 + 4.054))
=0.465673 / 0.444581
=1.0474

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)
=(45.375 / 141.926) / (52.362 / 163.413)
=0.319709 / 0.320427
=0.9978

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)
=((2.186 + 8.926) / 117.626) / ((2.046 + 10.993) / 116.156)
=0.094469 / 0.112254
=0.8416

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
=(7.209 - 0 - 5.248) / 117.626
=0.016671

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.

GEE Group has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GEE Group (GEE Group) Business Description

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Address
7751 Belfort Parkway, Suite 150, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32256
GEE Group Inc is a provider of specialized staffing solutions across the United States. The company's operating segment includes Industrial Staffing Services and Professional Staffing Services. It generates maximum revenue from the Professional Staffing Services segment. The company provides the following services, direct hire placement services, temporary professional services staffing in the fields of information technology, accounting, finance and office, engineering, and medical, and temporary light industrial staffing.
Executives
David Sandberg director 40 SE 5TH STREET, SUITE 502, BOCA RATON FL 33432
John Randall Waterfield director 140 BROADWAY, 46TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10005
Jyrl James director 7751 BELFORT PARKWAY, SUITE 150,, JACKSONVILLE FL 32256
Derek E Dewan director, officer: CEO 7751 BELFORT PARKWAY, SUITE 150, JACKSONVILLE FL 32256
Kim D Thorpe officer: Chief Financial Officer 275 WATER ST, STE 1400, JACKSONVILL FL 32202-1547
Darla D Moore director 11 WEST 42ND ST, NEW YORK NY 10036
Matthew E Gormly director 7751 BELFORT PARKWAY, SUITE 150, JACKSONVILLE FL 32256
Stuckey Alexander Preston Alexander director 13500 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, SUITE 204, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Carl T Camden director 999 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY MI 48084
Thomas Vetrano director 7751 BELFORT PARKWAY, SUITE 150, JACKSONVILLE FL 32256
Arthur B Laffer director 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75201
Peter J Tanous director
Thomas Charles Williams director 150 TROTTERS RIDGE, FAYETTEVILLE GA 30215
William M Isaac director C/O ASSOCIATES FIRST CAPITAL CORP, 250 E CARPENTER FREEWAY, IRVING TX 75062
George A Bajalia director P.O. BOX 551125, JACKSONVILLE FL 32255