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BK Technologies (BK Technologies) Beneish M-Score

: -2.96 (As of Today)
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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 -2.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKTI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.63
Current: -2.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BK Technologies was -1.63. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.48.


BK Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BK Technologies'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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BK Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.81 -2.39 -1.79 -2.25 -2.96

BK Technologies 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.25 -1.76 -2.35 -2.30 -2.96

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, BK Technologies'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.


BK Technologies Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



BK Technologies 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 BK Technologies 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 * 0.5119+0.528 * 0.6438+0.404 * 0.9091+0.892 * 1.4542+0.115 * 0.8979
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7563+4.679 * -0.061974-0.327 * 0.8541
=-2.96

* 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 $7.90 Mil.
Revenue was 16.308 + 20.069 + 18.996 + 18.721 = $74.09 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.732 + 6.406 + 5.204 + 4.895 = $22.24 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $37.20 Mil.
Total Assets was $49.41 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.93 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $23.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $20.42 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.26 Mil.
Net Income was 0.29 + 0.09 + -1.34 + -1.27 = $-2.23 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.09 + -0.373 + -0.401 + -0.139 = $-0.82 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.285 + 2.399 + 0.983 + 0.558 = $1.66 Mil.
Total Receivables was $10.62 Mil.
Revenue was 20.339 + 11.917 + 12.111 + 6.585 = $50.95 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.407 + 2.241 + 1.725 + 1.472 = $9.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $36.22 Mil.
Total Assets was $48.83 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.88 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $20.93 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $22.97 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.11 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)
=(7.902 / 74.094) / (10.616 / 50.952)
=0.106648 / 0.208353
=0.5119

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)
=(9.845 / 50.952) / (22.237 / 74.094)
=0.193221 / 0.300119
=0.6438

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 - (37.202 + 6.926) / 49.408) / (1 - (36.217 + 6.875) / 48.832)
=0.106865 / 0.117546
=0.9091

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
=74.094 / 50.952
=1.4542

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))
=(1.423 / (1.423 + 6.875)) / (1.635 / (1.635 + 6.926))
=0.171487 / 0.190982
=0.8979

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)
=(23.014 / 74.094) / (20.926 / 50.952)
=0.310605 / 0.4107
=0.7563

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)
=((1.26 + 20.418) / 49.408) / ((2.114 + 22.97) / 48.832)
=0.438755 / 0.51368
=0.8541

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
=(-2.23 - -0.823 - 1.655) / 49.408
=-0.061974

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.

BK Technologies has a M-score of -2.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BK Technologies (BK Technologies) Business Description

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Address
7100 Technology Drive, West Melbourne, FL, USA, 32904
BK Technologies Corp designs, manufactures, markets wireless communication products. The company has divided its products into business and industrial analog, portables, mobiles, base stations, and repeaters. Its product portfolio consists of two-way land mobile radios, handheld radios, radios installed in vehicles. Its products are sold in the government and public safety market and business and industrial market.
Executives
Scott A. Malmanger officer: CFO and Secretary 13506 SUMMERPORT PKWY #160, WINDERMERE FL 34786
E. Gray Payne director C/O RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION, 7100 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WEST MELBOURNE FL 32904
John M Suzuki director, officer: CEO 7100 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WEST MELBOURNE FL 32904
Fundamental Global Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 108 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 204, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Robert Joseph Jackson director 743 JETTON STREET, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Bk Technologies Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 108 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 204, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Lloyd Roberts Sams director 10849 FLOWERSTONE STREET, OAKTON VA 22124
Michael C Mitchell director C/O BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC., 4201 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 175, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Fundamental Global Investors, Llc 10 percent owner 136 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, SUITE G, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Joseph H Moglia 10 percent owner AMERITRADE HOLDING CORP, 4211 S 102ND ST, OMAHA NE 68127
Lewis M Johnson 10 percent owner C/O FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC, 108 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 204, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Kyle Cerminara director, 10 percent owner C/O FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC, 108 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 204, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Branko Avanic officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O BK TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 7100 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WEST MELBOURNE FL 32904
Randy Willis officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION, 7100 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WEST MELBOURNE FL 32904
James R. Holthaus officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION, 7100 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WEST MELBOURNE FL 32904