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ClearOne (ClearOne) Beneish M-Score : -8.71 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is ClearOne 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 -8.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CLRO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.71   Med: -2.69   Max: 0.78
Current: -8.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ClearOne was 0.78. The lowest was -8.71. And the median was -2.69.


ClearOne Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

ClearOne Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.11 -1.35 -2.72 0.78 -8.71

ClearOne Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.78 -7.62 -8.77 -8.81 -8.71

Competitive Comparison of ClearOne's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, ClearOne'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.


ClearOne's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



ClearOne 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 ClearOne 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 * 0.1652+0.528 * 1.1039+0.404 * 1.9775+0.892 * 0.7421+0.115 * 1.5248
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0371+4.679 * -1.230343-0.327 * 0.9457
=-8.71

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $7.32 Mil.
Revenue was 4.154 + 4.889 + 5.483 + 4.178 = $18.70 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.578 + 1.616 + 1.848 + 1.315 = $6.36 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $43.32 Mil.
Total Assets was $50.69 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.52 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.34 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.27 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.67 Mil.
Net Income was 2.642 + -1.351 + -1.019 + -0.832 = $-0.56 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 4.837 + 0.243 + 0.437 + 1.666 = $7.18 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.485 + -1.777 + -7.401 + 60.321 = $54.63 Mil.
Total Receivables was $59.67 Mil.
Revenue was 4.021 + 6.264 + 7.375 + 7.545 = $25.21 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.264 + 2.57 + 2.807 + 2.816 = $9.46 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $77.43 Mil.
Total Assets was $83.75 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.43 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.29 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.12 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.49 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)
=(7.315 / 18.704) / (59.674 / 25.205)
=0.391093 / 2.367546
=0.1652

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)
=(9.457 / 25.205) / (6.357 / 18.704)
=0.375203 / 0.339874
=1.1039

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 - (43.317 + 1.52) / 50.694) / (1 - (77.427 + 1.43) / 83.75)
=0.115536 / 0.058424
=1.9775

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
=18.704 / 25.205
=0.7421

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))
=(3.567 / (3.567 + 1.43)) / (1.338 / (1.338 + 1.52))
=0.713828 / 0.46816
=1.5248

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)
=(9.458 / 18.704) / (12.289 / 25.205)
=0.505667 / 0.487562
=1.0371

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)
=((0.665 + 4.265) / 50.694) / ((0.492 + 8.12) / 83.75)
=0.09725 / 0.10283
=0.9457

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
=(-0.56 - 7.183 - 54.628) / 50.694
=-1.230343

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.

ClearOne has a M-score of -8.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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ClearOne (ClearOne) Business Description

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Address
5225 Wiley Post Way, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84116
ClearOne Inc is a communications solutions company, which is engaged in designing, developing, and selling conferencing, collaboration, streaming, and digital signage solutions for audio, video, and visual communication. It sells its commercial products to end-users primarily through a network of independent distributors, who in turn sells its products to dealers, systems integrators, and other resellers. Its products include professional audio, network media streaming, and professional microphones. Geographically the firm has its business presence across the US and international market.
Executives
Edward D Bagley director, 10 percent owner 2350 OAK HILL LANE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Larry Hendricks director 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Derek Graham officer: Interim CEO C/O CLEARONE, INC., 5225 WILEY POST WAY, STE. 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Clearone, Inc. officer: Interim CEO 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Zeynep Hakimoglu officer: VP of Product Management 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Bruce Whaley director C/O CLEARONE, EDGEWATER CORPORATE PARK, S. TOWER, 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Narasimhan Narayanan officer: VP FINANCE 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY X1 84116
Lisa Higley director C/O CLEARONE INC., 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
E Bryan Bagley 10 percent owner 1470 ARLINGTON DR, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84103
Scott Huntsman director 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Brad Baldwin director 3607 APPLEMILL COVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84109
Eric L Robinson director 551 EAST INDIAN SPRINGS ROAD, BOUNTIFUL UT 84010
Michael J Braithwaite officer: SVP 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY X1 84116
Joseph Paul Sorrentino officer: EXEC VP OF SALES 1825 RESEARCH WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Mark Allen Fletcher officer: VP OF WORLDWIDE SALES 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116