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Byrna Technologies (Byrna Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -4.60 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Byrna 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -4.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BYRN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.09   Med: -0.96   Max: 16.52
Current: -4.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Byrna Technologies was 16.52. The lowest was -6.09. And the median was -0.96.


Byrna Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Byrna Technologies Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.61 10.19 -0.96 0.21 -3.93

Byrna Technologies Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 0.24 -1.89 -2.14 -3.93 -4.60

Competitive Comparison of Byrna Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Byrna 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.


Byrna Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

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

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



Byrna 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 Byrna 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 * 0.3503+0.528 * 1.0075+0.404 * 0.9016+0.892 * 1.0499+0.115 * 0.6558
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.313924-0.327 * 1.0677
=-4.60

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1.54 Mil.
Revenue was 16.654 + 15.64 + 7.085 + 11.508 = $50.89 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.639 + 9.045 + 3.158 + 6.199 = $28.04 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $38.97 Mil.
Total Assets was $52.74 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.55 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.32 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.37 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.14 Mil.
Net Income was 0.017 + -0.829 + -4.094 + -1.116 = $-6.02 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.099 + 0.203 + -0.348 + -0.426 = $-0.67 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.942 + 7.52 + -1.266 + 1.009 = $11.21 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.18 Mil.
Revenue was 8.411 + 16.018 + 12.422 + 11.619 = $48.47 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.246 + 8.663 + 6.877 + 6.124 = $26.91 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $38.19 Mil.
Total Assets was $54.13 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.71 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.58 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.55 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)
=(1.536 / 50.887) / (4.177 / 48.47)
=0.030185 / 0.086177
=0.3503

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)
=(26.91 / 48.47) / (28.041 / 50.887)
=0.555189 / 0.551044
=1.0075

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 - (38.971 + 6.548) / 52.742) / (1 - (38.193 + 7.711) / 54.125)
=0.13695 / 0.151889
=0.9016

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
=50.887 / 48.47
=1.0499

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))
=(0.956 / (0.956 + 7.711)) / (1.324 / (1.324 + 6.548))
=0.110303 / 0.168191
=0.6558

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)
=(0 / 50.887) / (0 / 48.47)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((1.135 + 8.367) / 52.742) / ((1.55 + 7.583) / 54.125)
=0.18016 / 0.168739
=1.0677

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
=(-6.022 - -0.67 - 11.205) / 52.742
=-0.313924

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.

Byrna Technologies has a M-score of -4.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Byrna Technologies (Byrna Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Burtt Road, Suite 115, Andover, MA, USA, 01810
Byrna Technologies Inc is a designer, manufacturer, retailer and distributor of technological solutions for security situations that do not require the use of lethal force. The company generates its revenue from the United States, South Africa, Europe, South America, Asia and Canada.
Executives
David North officer: Chief Financial Officer 100 BURTT RD., SUITE 115, ANDOVER MA 01810
Bryan Ganz director, officer: CEO Pres Chairman of the Board C/O ARRHYTHMIA RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC., 25 SAWYER PASSWAY, FITCHBURG MA 01420
Luan Pham officer: CRMO C/O LAIRD SUPERFOOD, INC., 275 W. LUNDGREN MILL DRIVE, SISTERS OR 97759
Michael Wager officer: Chief Strategy Officer 100 BURTT ROAD, SUITE 115, BOSTON MA 01810
Lisa Wager officer: Chief Legal Officer 100 BURTT RD., SUITE 115, ANDOVER MA 01810
Leonard J Elmore director ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 500, CARLE PLACE NY 11514
Emily Rooney director 100 BURTT ROAD, SUITE 115, ANDOVER MA 01810
Michael Scott Gillespie officer: Chief Operating Officer 100 BURTT ROAD, SUITE 115, ANDOVER MA 01810
Chris Lavern Reed director 100 BURTT RD., SUITE 115, ANDOVER MA 01810
Lapeyre Pierre F Jr 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS, 712 FIFTH AVENUE 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Paul C. Jensen director TWO NORTHSHORE CENTER, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Clive D Bode director 909 HIDDEN RIDGE STE 600, IRVING TX 75038
Herbert Hughes director 100 BURTT ROAD, SUITE 115, ANDOVER MA 01810
Rodd Friedman 10 percent owner 12 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 203, NORWALK CT 06854
Ref Securities & Co. 10 percent owner 12 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 203, NORWALK CT 06854