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AUSI (Aura Systems) Beneish M-Score : -8.74 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Aura Systems 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 -8.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AUSI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -231.77   Med: -12.74   Max: 300.02
Current: -8.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aura Systems was 300.02. The lowest was -231.77. And the median was -12.74.


Aura Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aura Systems'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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Aura Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

Aura Systems Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -41.46 - -8.33 -5.79 -7.11

Aura Systems Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
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 -7.47 -7.29 -7.11 -5.50 -8.74

Competitive Comparison of Aura Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Aura Systems'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.


Aura Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Aura Systems 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 Aura Systems 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 * 1+0.528 * 4.2402+0.404 * 0.9894+0.892 * 1.4769+0.115 * 0.8358
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1888+4.679 * -1.725399-0.327 * 1.8232
=-8.74

* 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 (Aug24) TTM:Last Year (Aug23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.02 Mil.
Revenue was 0.003 + 0.047 + -0.001 + 0.047 = $0.10 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.021 + 0 + 0 + -0.052 = $-0.03 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.15 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.50 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.20 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.12 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $33.35 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.92 Mil.
Net Income was -6.39 + -15.258 + -1.045 + -0.91 = $-23.60 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.628 + -14.299 + 0 + 0.001 = $-17.93 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.835 + -0.784 + -0.817 + -0.646 = $-3.08 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0.01 + 0.001 + 0.054 = $0.07 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.08 + -0.005 + -0.032 + 0.028 = $-0.09 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.18 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.49 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.15 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.09 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.08 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14.63 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.76 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)
=(0.016 / 0.096) / (0 / 0.065)
=0.166667 / 0
=1

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)
=(-0.089 / 0.065) / (-0.031 / 0.096)
=-1.369231 / -0.322917
=4.2402

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 - (0.147 + 1.197) / 1.504) / (1 - (0.181 + 1.147) / 1.488)
=0.106383 / 0.107527
=0.9894

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
=0.096 / 0.065
=1.4769

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))
=(0.093 / (0.093 + 1.147)) / (0.118 / (0.118 + 1.197))
=0.075 / 0.089734
=0.8358

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)
=(3.652 / 0.096) / (2.08 / 0.065)
=38.041667 / 32
=1.1888

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)
=((7.924 + 33.35) / 1.504) / ((7.763 + 14.634) / 1.488)
=27.442819 / 15.051747
=1.8232

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
=(-23.603 - -17.926 - -3.082) / 1.504
=-1.725399

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.

Aura Systems has a M-score of -8.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aura Systems Business Description

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Address
20431 North Sea Circle, Lake Forest, CA, USA, 92630
Aura Systems Inc is engaged in the development, commercialization, and sales of products, systems, and components. It uses patented and proprietary electromagnetic technology. The company develops and sells AuraGen axial flux mobile induction power systems to the industrial, commercial, and defense mobile power generation markets. It has also developed High Force Electromagnetic Linear Actuators.
Executives
Warren Breslow 10 percent owner 721 N REXFORD DR, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Cipora Lavut director, officer: President 12100 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Robert T Lempert director, officer: Secretary C/O AURA SYSTEMS, INC,, 10541 ASHDALE STREET, STANTON CA 90680
David Mann director, officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O AURA SYSTEMS, INC., 10541 ASHDALE STREET, STANTON CA 90680
Zvi Kurtzman 10 percent owner C/O AURA SYSTEMS INC, 2335 ALASKA AVENUE, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Elimelech Lowy 10 percent owner 380 B BETH HALEVY RUE, BOISBRIAND A8 J7E 4H4
Ronald Buschur director 1801 E ST ANDREW PLACE, SAN ANA CA 92705
Siryong Yu director 10541 ASHDALE STREET, STANTON CA 90680
Timothy John O'toole officer: Interim CFO C/O AURA SYSTEMS, INC., 10541 ASHDALE STREET, STANTON CA 90680
Jeffrey D. Cowan director C/O AURA SYSTEMS, INC., 10541 ASHDALE STREET, STANTON CA 90680
John M. Cochran director C/O AURA SYSTEMS, INC., 10541 ASHDALE STREET, STANTON CA 90680
Michael Sawruk director C/O AURA SYSTEMS, INC., 10541 ASHDALE STREET, STANTON CA 90680
Roland J. Bopp director 120 HANCOCK LANE, WESTAMPTON NJ 08060
Michael Paritee director C/O AURA SYSTEMS, INC., 10541 ASHDALE STREET, STANTON CA 90680
Gary M. Wells director 8960 BAY COLONY DRIVE #404, NAPLES FL 34108

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