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BURU (Nuburu) Beneish M-Score : -10.29 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Nuburu 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 -10.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BURU' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.78   Med: -9.13   Max: -3.93
Current: -10.29

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nuburu was -3.93. The lowest was -10.78. And the median was -9.13.


Nuburu Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nuburu'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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Nuburu Beneish M-Score Chart

Nuburu Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -3.93

Nuburu Quarterly Data
Dec20 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 -10.78 -3.93 -8.25 -9.13 -10.29

Competitive Comparison of Nuburu's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Nuburu'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.


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

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

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



Nuburu 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 Nuburu 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 * 0.4848+0.528 * 0.404+0.404 * 1.1643+0.892 * 0.2414+0.115 * 0.653
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 4.0821+4.679 * -1.193804-0.327 * 1.7724
=-10.29

* 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 $0.06 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0.049 + 0.094 + 0.375 = $0.52 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.36 + -0.684 + -0.763 + -0.507 = $-2.31 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.34 Mil.
Total Assets was $7.81 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.44 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.73 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.62 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15.67 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.51 Mil.
Net Income was -4.378 + -12.687 + -5.701 + -4.747 = $-27.51 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.828 + -8.345 + 0.003 + 0.764 = $-8.41 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.178 + -2.229 + -2.093 + -4.281 = $-9.78 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.47 Mil.
Revenue was 0.187 + 1.054 + 0.47 + 0.435 = $2.15 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.929 + -1.431 + -0.742 + -0.771 = $-3.87 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.83 Mil.
Total Assets was $9.10 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.44 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.45 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.81 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)
=(0.055 / 0.518) / (0.47 / 2.146)
=0.106178 / 0.219012
=0.4848

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)
=(-3.873 / 2.146) / (-2.314 / 0.518)
=-1.804753 / -4.467181
=0.404

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 - (2.34 + 5.438) / 7.812) / (1 - (3.828 + 5.233) / 9.095)
=0.004352 / 0.003738
=1.1643

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
=0.518 / 2.146
=0.2414

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))
=(0.44 / (0.44 + 5.233)) / (0.733 / (0.733 + 5.438))
=0.07756 / 0.118781
=0.653

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)
=(10.615 / 0.518) / (10.773 / 2.146)
=20.492278 / 5.020037
=4.0821

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)
=((4.512 + 15.673) / 7.812) / ((6.809 + 6.45) / 9.095)
=2.583845 / 1.457834
=1.7724

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
=(-27.513 - -8.406 - -9.781) / 7.812
=-1.193804

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.

Nuburu has a M-score of -10.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Nuburu Business Description

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Address
7442 Tucson Way, Suite 130, Centennial, CO, USA, 80112
Nuburu Inc is a leading innovator in high-power, high-brightness blue laser technology that is focused on bringing breakthrough improvements to multiple markets, including e-mobility, healthcare, and consumer electronics via a broad range of high-value applications that include welding and 3D printing. It is currently shipping blue laser systems for applications such as EV batteries, large screen displays, and cell phone components.
Executives
John R Bolton director 15415 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77094
David Seldin 10 percent owner 12610 RACE TRACK ROAD, SUITE 250, TAMPA FL 33626
Wilson-garling 2023 Family Trust 10 percent owner C/O NUBURU, INC., 7442 S TUCSON WAY, SUITE 130, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Anzu Partners Llc 10 percent owner 12610 RACE TRACK ROAD, SUITE 250, TAMPA FL 33626
Anzu Nuburu V Llc 10 percent owner 12610 RACE TRACK ROAD, SUITE 250, TAMPA FL 33626
Whitney Haring-smith 10 percent owner 12610 RACE TRACT ROAD, SUITE 250, TAMPA FL 33626
Anzu Nuburu Llc 10 percent owner 12610 RACE TRACK ROAD, SUITE 250, TAMPA FL 33626
Debrah Herman 10 percent owner 12610 RACE TRACK ROAD, SUITE 250, TAMPA FL 33626
Anzu Nuburu Ii Llc 10 percent owner 12610 RACE TRACK ROAD, SUITE 250, TAMPA FL 33626
Anzu Nuburu Iii Llc 10 percent owner 12610 RACE TRACK ROAD, SUITE 250, TAMPA FL 33626
Cst Global Llc 10 percent owner 6835 PASEO LAREDO, LA JOLLA CA 92037
David & Jennifer Michael Family Ltd Partnership 10 percent owner 6835 PASEO LAREDO, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Mark Zediker director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7442 SOUTH TUCSON WAY, #130, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Wilson-garling 2020 Family Trust 10 percent owner C/O NUBURU, INC., 7442 S TUCSON WAY, SUITE 130, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Brian Knaley officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ARC GROUP WORLDWIDE, INC., 810 FLIGHTLINE BLVD., DELAND FL 32724

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