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Daystar Technologies (Daystar Technologies) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Daystar 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.

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

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Daystar Technologies was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Daystar Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Daystar Technologies's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of Daystar Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Daystar Technologies's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Daystar Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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Daystar 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 Daystar 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Sep12) TTM:Last Year (Sep11) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.34 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.54 Mil.
Total Assets was $13.88 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $12.72 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.15 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.72 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -1.487 + -1.371 + -0.925 + -0.706 = $-4.49 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.028 + -0.248 + -0.007 + -0.025 = $-0.31 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.448 + -0.069 + -0.493 + -0.175 = $-1.19 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.33 Mil.
Total Assets was $14.59 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.92 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9.89 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(0.336 / 0) / (0 / 0)
= /
=

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 / 0) / (0 / 0)
= /
=

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 - (0.541 + 12.724) / 13.882) / (1 - (0.326 + 13.922) / 14.587)
=0.044446 / 0.02324
=

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 / 0
=

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))
=(1.569 / (1.569 + 13.922)) / (1.152 / (1.152 + 12.724))
=0.101285 / 0.083021
=

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)
=(1.724 / 0) / (3.015 / 0)
= /
=

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 + 11.219) / 13.882) / ((0 + 9.889) / 14.587)
=0.808169 / 0.677932
=

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
=(-4.489 - -0.308 - -1.185) / 13.882
=-0.215819

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.


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Daystar Technologies (Daystar Technologies) Business Description

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DayStar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in February 1997. It completed its initial public offering in February 2004. It is a development stage enterprise, which develops, manufactures and markets products for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry. The Company has developed a proprietary thin film deposition technology for solar photovoltaic (PV) products. It utilizes a proprietary one-step sputter deposition process and has manufactured a commercial scale deposition tool to apply high-efficiency copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) material over large area glass substrates in a continuous fashion. The Company intends to integrate this tool with commercially available thin film manufacturing equipment, which will provide it with a critically differentiated manufacturing process to produce low-cost monolithically integrated, CIGS-on-glass modules that address the grid-tied, ground-based PV market. It has initiated construction of its initial module production line. To facilitate its entry into the addressable solar PV market, it has entered into a contract with Blitzstrom GmbH, one of thin film solar PV integrators, that commits Blitzstrom to purchase a minimum of 50% of its production through 2011, subject to these products meeting defined performance criteria. The solar electricity industry currently supplies modules used in solar PV systems primarily for grid-connected systems.
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William Steckel director 2972 STENDER WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
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Kevin S Flannery director
Richard Nevins director 20580 PALMER AVENUE, SONOMA CA 95476
Scott M Schecter director
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