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AMPX (Amprius Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -0.74 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Amprius Technologies 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 -0.74 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

AMPX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.9   Med: -1.62   Max: 0.11
Current: -0.74

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Amprius Technologies was 0.11. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was -1.62.


Amprius Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Amprius 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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Amprius Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Amprius Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.90

Amprius Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.80 -2.90 0.11 -0.81 -0.74

Competitive Comparison of Amprius Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Amprius 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.


Amprius Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Amprius Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Amprius 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 Amprius 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 * 0.7721+0.528 * 1.9795+0.404 * 1.2768+0.892 * 3.1506+0.115 * 1.1879
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2839+4.679 * -0.092767-0.327 * 1.9318
=-0.74

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $4.59 Mil.
Revenue was 7.855 + 3.345 + 2.336 + 3.682 = $17.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was -5.101 + -6.531 + -4.445 + -4.141 = $-20.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $44.94 Mil.
Total Assets was $104.21 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $57.80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.41 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $17.94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $35.21 Mil.
Net Income was -10.85 + -12.517 + -9.886 + -9.734 = $-42.99 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.403 + 0.415 + 0.433 + -2.504 = $-1.25 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9.529 + -7.959 + -9.779 + -4.8 = $-32.07 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.89 Mil.
Revenue was 2.798 + 1.632 + 0.47 + 0.565 = $5.47 Mil.
Gross Profit was -4.248 + -3.032 + -3.517 + -1.906 = $-12.70 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $61.39 Mil.
Total Assets was $86.62 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $24.26 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $20.06 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13.88 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.87 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)
=(4.59 / 17.218) / (1.887 / 5.465)
=0.266581 / 0.345288
=0.7721

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)
=(-12.703 / 5.465) / (-20.218 / 17.218)
=-2.324428 / -1.174236
=1.9795

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 - (44.94 + 57.797) / 104.207) / (1 - (61.394 + 24.264) / 86.615)
=0.014107 / 0.011049
=1.2768

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
=17.218 / 5.465
=3.1506

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))
=(1.717 / (1.717 + 24.264)) / (3.405 / (3.405 + 57.797))
=0.066087 / 0.055635
=1.1879

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)
=(17.942 / 17.218) / (20.061 / 5.465)
=1.042049 / 3.670814
=0.2839

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)
=((35.208 + 13) / 104.207) / ((6.867 + 13.875) / 86.615)
=0.462618 / 0.239474
=1.9318

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
=(-42.987 - -1.253 - -32.067) / 104.207
=-0.092767

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.

Amprius Technologies has a M-score of -0.74 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Amprius Technologies Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1180 Page Avenue, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
Amprius Technologies Inc is engaged in the production of silicon anodes for high energy density lithium-ion batteries. The company's batteries are used for existing and emerging aviation applications, including unmanned aerial systems, such as drones and high-altitude pseudo satellites. All of its revenues is geographically earned in the United States.
Executives
Sandra Wallach officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O IDENTIV,INC.,2201 WALNUT AVENUE,, SUITE 310, FREMONT CA 94538
Jonathan Bornstein officer: Chief Operating Officer 1180 PAGE AVENUE, FREMONT CA 94538
Stefan Constantin Ionel officer: Chief Technology Officer 1180 PAGE AVENUE, FREMONT CA 94538
Kang Sun director, officer: See Remarks 1180 PAGE AVENUE, FREMONT CA 94538
Justin E Mirro director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks 40300 TRADITIONS DRIVE, NORTHVILLE MI 48168
Amprius, Inc. 10 percent owner 1180 PAGE AVENUE, FREMONT CA 94538
Mary Gustanski director C/O DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES PLC, COURTENEY ROAD HOATH WAY, GILLINGHAM, KENT X0 X0 ME8 0RU
Kathleen A Bayless director 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Donald R Dixon director 400 S EL CAMINO REAL SUITE 1050, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Steven Chu director NVIDIA CORPORATION, 2701 SAN TOMAS EXPRESSWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95050
Wen Hsuan Hsieh director C/O DESKTOP METAL, INC., 63 THIRD AVENUE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Anders Pettersson director CARITASGATAN 23A, LIMHAMN V7 216 18
Dieter Zetsche officer: Vice Chairman and President ROSENGARTENSTR. 48, STUTTGART 2M 70184
Kensington Capital Sponsor Iv Llc 10 percent owner 1400 OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 301, WESTBURY NY 11590
Nicole Nason director 17 PIONEER MILL WAY, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314