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ASNS (Actelis Networks) Beneish M-Score : -0.61 (As of Mar. 13, 2025)


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What is Actelis Networks 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 -0.61 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ASNS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.02   Med: -1.13   Max: 3.52
Current: -0.61

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Actelis Networks was 3.52. The lowest was -4.02. And the median was -1.13.


Actelis Networks Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Actelis Networks'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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Actelis Networks Beneish M-Score Chart

Actelis Networks Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.64 -2.88

Actelis Networks Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 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 Premium Member Only 1.25 -2.88 -4.02 -2.88 -0.61

Competitive Comparison of Actelis Networks's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Actelis Networks'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.


Actelis Networks's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Actelis Networks 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 Actelis Networks 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 * 2.3605+0.528 * 0.6654+0.404 * 0.2324+0.892 * 1.0831+0.115 * 0.9421
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7172+4.679 * 0.189486-0.327 * 0.6786
=-0.61

* 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 $1.83 Mil.
Revenue was 2.541 + 3.431 + 0.726 + 1.017 = $7.72 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.743 + 1.943 + 0.22 + 0.354 = $4.26 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7.22 Mil.
Total Assets was $8.75 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.57 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.82 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.08 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.21 Mil.
Net Income was -0.511 + -0.078 + -1.986 + -1.931 = $-4.51 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.438 + -2.14 + -0.203 + -1.383 = $-6.16 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.72 Mil.
Revenue was 0.845 + 1.896 + 1.848 + 2.534 = $7.12 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.226 + 0.632 + 0.688 + 1.071 = $2.62 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.42 Mil.
Total Assets was $11.16 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.47 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.50 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.63 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.30 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)
=(1.828 / 7.715) / (0.715 / 7.123)
=0.236941 / 0.100379
=2.3605

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)
=(2.617 / 7.123) / (4.26 / 7.715)
=0.367401 / 0.552171
=0.6654

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 - (7.222 + 0.567) / 8.75) / (1 - (5.415 + 0.469) / 11.158)
=0.109829 / 0.472665
=0.2324

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
=7.715 / 7.123
=1.0831

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))
=(0.014 / (0.014 + 0.469)) / (0.018 / (0.018 + 0.567))
=0.028986 / 0.030769
=0.9421

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)
=(5.822 / 7.715) / (7.495 / 7.123)
=0.754634 / 1.052225
=0.7172

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)
=((0.212 + 5.075) / 8.75) / ((3.304 + 6.631) / 11.158)
=0.604229 / 0.890393
=0.6786

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
=(-4.506 - 0 - -6.164) / 8.75
=0.189486

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.

Actelis Networks has a M-score of -0.61 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Actelis Networks Business Description

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Address
4039 Clipper Court, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
Actelis Networks Inc is a networking solutions company with a mission to enable communication for Internet of Things, or IoT, projects, deployed over wide areas such as cities, campuses, airports, military bases, roads, and rail. Its networking solutions use a combination of newly deployed fiber infrastructure and existing copper and coaxial lines to create a cost-effective, secure, and quick-to-deploy network. Its solutions also offer end-to-end network security to protect critical IoT data, utilizing a powerful combination of coding and encryption technologies, applied as required on both new and existing infrastructure within the hybrid-fiber-copper network. The Company operates as one operating segment developing and marketing access broadband equipment for copper and fiber networks.
Executives
Tuvia Barlev director, officer: CEO and Chairman of the Board C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539
Michal Winkler-solomon officer: Vice President Marketing C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539
Bret Harrison officer: Senior VP Sales, Americas 4039 CLIPPER COURT, FREMONT CA 94538
Israel Niv director C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539
Naama Halevi-davidov director C/O KALTURA, INC., 250 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Yoav Efron officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539
Jan Ruderman officer: CRO-Americas C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539
Yaron Altit officer: EVP Sales Intl. C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539
Noemi Schmayer director C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539
Joseph Moscovitz director C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539
Eyal Aharon officer: Vice President R&D C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539
Elad Domanovitz officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539
Hemi Kabir officer: Vice President, Operations C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539
Bruce Hammergren officer: EVP Sales Americas C/O ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC., 47800 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94539