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Tel Instrument Electronics (Tel Instrument Electronics) Beneish M-Score

: 0.42 (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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.42 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TIKK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.53   Med: -1.62   Max: 6.4
Current: 0.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tel Instrument Electronics was 6.40. The lowest was -5.53. And the median was -1.62.


Tel Instrument Electronics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tel Instrument Electronics'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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Tel Instrument Electronics Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.19 4.54 -1.25 -3.19 -1.40

Tel Instrument Electronics 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 -1.39 -1.40 -2.45 0.36 0.42

Competitive Comparison

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Tel Instrument Electronics Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Tel Instrument Electronics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tel Instrument Electronics's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Tel Instrument Electronics 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 Tel Instrument Electronics 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 * 0.582+0.528 * 0.8989+0.404 * 1.5265+0.892 * 1.03+0.115 * 0.7487
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8796+4.679 * 0.634408-0.327 * 0.5622
=0.42

* 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 $1.18 Mil.
Revenue was 2.403 + 1.565 + 2.867 + 2.036 = $8.87 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.968 + 0.359 + 1.295 + 0.766 = $3.39 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.96 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.09 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.46 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.99 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.24 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.17 Mil.
Net Income was 0.134 + -0.435 + 0.295 + -0.071 = $-0.08 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + -0.035 = $-0.04 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.135 + -6.888 + 0.706 + -0.123 = $-6.44 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.96 Mil.
Revenue was 2.328 + 2.013 + 2.254 + 2.018 = $8.61 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.894 + 0.553 + 0.835 + 0.675 = $2.96 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10.85 Mil.
Total Assets was $15.13 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.66 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.05 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.20 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.71 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.38 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)
=(1.176 / 8.871) / (1.962 / 8.613)
=0.132567 / 0.227795
=0.582

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)
=(2.957 / 8.613) / (3.388 / 8.871)
=0.343318 / 0.381919
=0.8989

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 - (5.961 + 1.459) / 10.085) / (1 - (10.853 + 1.657) / 15.129)
=0.264254 / 0.173111
=1.5265

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
=8.871 / 8.613
=1.03

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))
=(0.048 / (0.048 + 1.657)) / (0.057 / (0.057 + 1.459))
=0.028152 / 0.037599
=0.7487

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)
=(1.994 / 8.871) / (2.201 / 8.613)
=0.224777 / 0.255544
=0.8796

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)
=((1.168 + 2.237) / 10.085) / ((1.375 + 7.71) / 15.129)
=0.33763 / 0.600502
=0.5622

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
=(-0.077 - -0.035 - -6.44) / 10.085
=0.634408

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.

Tel Instrument Electronics has a M-score of 0.42 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Tel Instrument Electronics (Tel Instrument Electronics) Business Description

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Address
One Branca Road, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073
Tel Instrument Electronics Corp is a designer and manufacturer of avionics test and measurement solutions for the global commercial air transport, general aviation, and government, military aerospace, and defense markets. It designs, manufactures and sells instruments to test and measure, and calibrates and repairs airborne navigation and communication equipment. The company's reportable segments are Avionics government and Avionics commercial. The avionics government segment consists of the design, manufacture, and sale of test equipment to the U.S. and foreign governments and militaries. The Avionics commercial segment consists of design, manufacture, and sale of test equipment to domestic and foreign airlines. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Avionics Government segment.
Executives
Dowling Vincent J. Jr 10 percent owner 54 LEDYARD, WEST HARTFORD CT 06117
Robert A Rice director 728 GARDEN ST, CARLSTADT NJ 07072
Joseph P Macaluso 10 percent owner, officer: Principal Accounting Officer
Stephen A Fletcher director, 10 percent owner ONE BRANCA RD, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073-2121
Sadie Elizabeth Fletcher 10 percent owner ONE BRANCA RD, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073-2121
Michael Wolfgang Schirmer officer: Chief Operating Officer ONE BRANCA ROAD, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
Jeff C Ohara director ONE BRANCA RD, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
George J Leon director, 10 percent owner
Chris H Allen officer: VP of Operations ONE BRANCA RD, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
Harold K Fletcher director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO
Marc A Mastrangelo officer: Vice President-Manufacturing 728 GARDEN ST, CARLSTADT NJ 07072
Adam Rachlin officer: Vice President 728 GARDEN ST, CARLSTADT NJ 07072
Charles R Palanzo officer: COO 728 GARDEN STREET, CARLSTADT NJ 07072
Robert H Walker director C/O ROBOTIC VISION SYSTEMS INC, 486 AMHERST STREET, NASHUA NH 03063
Robert J Melnick director, officer: Vice President

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