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COMSovereign Holding (COMSovereign Holding) Beneish M-Score : -5.92 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is COMSovereign Holding 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 -5.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COMS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -20.06   Med: -3.25   Max: 299.02
Current: -5.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of COMSovereign Holding was 299.02. The lowest was -20.06. And the median was -3.25.


COMSovereign Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for COMSovereign Holding'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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COMSovereign Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

COMSovereign Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.19 57.41 -3.82 -2.34 -5.05

COMSovereign Holding Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -3.20 -5.05 -7.11 -5.87 -5.92

Competitive Comparison of COMSovereign Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, COMSovereign Holding'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.


COMSovereign Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, COMSovereign Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



COMSovereign Holding 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 COMSovereign Holding 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 * 0.7927+0.528 * 0.4189+0.404 * 0.6548+0.892 * 0.6031+0.115 * 1.3794
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7269+4.679 * -0.439-0.327 * 2.4998
=-5.92

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1.34 Mil.
Revenue was 0.25 + 3.496 + 0.483 + 1.941 = $6.17 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.146 + 2.687 + 0.182 + 0.606 = $3.62 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10.72 Mil.
Total Assets was $20.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.53 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.51 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $28.06 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.64 Mil.
Net Income was -1.424 + 0.638 + -4.93 + -40.144 = $-45.86 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + -0.042 + -2.388 + -35.005 = $-37.44 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.621 + -0.664 + 0.589 + 1.177 = $0.48 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.80 Mil.
Revenue was 3.796 + 2.088 + 2.053 + 2.294 = $10.23 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.001 + -0.893 + 0.57 + 0.837 = $2.52 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15.58 Mil.
Total Assets was $56.59 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.48 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $19.57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $26.10 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15.97 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)
=(1.338 / 6.17) / (2.799 / 10.231)
=0.216856 / 0.27358
=0.7927

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)
=(2.515 / 10.231) / (3.621 / 6.17)
=0.245822 / 0.586872
=0.4189

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 - (10.716 + 0.526) / 20.287) / (1 - (15.575 + 2.482) / 56.59)
=0.445852 / 0.680915
=0.6548

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
=6.17 / 10.231
=0.6031

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))
=(5.235 / (5.235 + 2.482)) / (0.509 / (0.509 + 0.526))
=0.678372 / 0.491787
=1.3794

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)
=(8.579 / 6.17) / (19.571 / 10.231)
=1.390438 / 1.912912
=0.7269

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)
=((9.638 + 28.056) / 20.287) / ((15.967 + 26.095) / 56.59)
=1.858037 / 0.743276
=2.4998

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
=(-45.86 - -37.435 - 0.481) / 20.287
=-0.439

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.

COMSovereign Holding has a M-score of -5.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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COMSovereign Holding (COMSovereign Holding) Business Description

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Address
6890 E Sunrise Drive, Suite 120-506, Tucson, AZ, USA, 85750
COMSovereign Holding Corp is a provider of telecom solutions to network operators, mobile device carriers, governmental units and other enterprises world wide. The company offers Telecom and Network Products and Solutions, Wireless Transport Solutions , Edge Compute Capable 4G LTE and 5G Network in a Box and Tethered Drones and Aerostats. The company generates maximum revenue from North America.
Executives
Billy Joe White director 191 OTTO ST., PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368
David Arthur Knight officer: Interim CEO 4461 E 79TH STREET, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46250
Brent M Davies director 5965 SOUTH 900 EAST SUITE 350, MURRAY UT 84121
Frances M. Jandjel officer: CFO & Executive Vice President 5000 QUORUM DRIVE SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75254
Dustin H. Mcintire officer: Chief Technology Officer 5300 VIA ANDREA, NEWBURY CA 91320
Brian M Kelly officer: Exec VP for Business Dev 2445 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 450, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Wade Martin R Iii officer: Chief Financial Officer 100 ROWLAND WAY, SUITE 300, NOVATO CA 94945
Harold Marion Patterson officer: Chief Operating Officer 5000 QUORUM DRIVE, SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75254
Kaumudi Kay Kapoor director 9814 POTOMAC MANORS DRIVE, POTOMAC MD 20854
Kevin Sherlock officer: General Counsel and Secretary 4605 N PASEO AQUIMURI, TUCSON AZ 85750
Mohan Rao Tammisetti officer: SVP Engineering 25643 SOUTH VILLAGE DRIVE, SOUTH RIDING VA 20152
David Aguilar director 12213 CHAPEL ROAD, CLIFTON VA 20124
Daniel L. Hodges director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 6600 NORTH EAGLE RIDGE DRIVE, TUSCON AZ 85750
Brian T. Mihelich officer: Chief Financial Officer 3028 AVONDALE, THE COLONY TX 75056
James A. Marks director 7 WIRT STREET NW, LEESBURG VA 20176