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Duos Technologies Group (Duos Technologies Group) Beneish M-Score : -3.34 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Duos Technologies Group 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 -3.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DUOT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.37   Med: -1.09   Max: 2.77
Current: -3.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Duos Technologies Group was 2.77. The lowest was -9.37. And the median was -1.09.


Duos Technologies Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Duos Technologies Group'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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Duos Technologies Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Duos Technologies Group 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 -0.98 2.77 -0.34 -1.20 -3.34

Duos Technologies Group 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 -1.20 -0.47 -1.00 -2.09 -3.34

Competitive Comparison of Duos Technologies Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Duos Technologies Group'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.


Duos Technologies Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Duos Technologies Group 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 Duos Technologies Group 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 * 1.0998+0.528 * 1.8055+0.404 * 1.6188+0.892 * 0.4977+0.115 * 0.6819
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.2072+4.679 * -0.210871-0.327 * 0.843
=-3.34

* 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 $2.10 Mil.
Revenue was 1.526 + 1.531 + 1.77 + 2.644 = $7.47 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.304 + 0.227 + 0.241 + 0.537 = $1.31 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6.26 Mil.
Total Assets was $12.84 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.87 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.25 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.23 Mil.
Net Income was -3.161 + -2.948 + -2.989 + -2.144 = $-11.24 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.021 + 0.025 + 0.162 + 0.004 = $0.21 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.109 + -3.714 + -1.916 + -0.007 = $-8.75 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.84 Mil.
Revenue was 5.934 + 4.022 + 3.617 + 1.439 = $15.01 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.144 + 1.1 + 1.283 + 0.222 = $4.75 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6.84 Mil.
Total Assets was $13.09 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.32 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.59 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.50 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.54 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)
=(2.104 / 7.471) / (3.844 / 15.012)
=0.281622 / 0.256062
=1.0998

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)
=(4.749 / 15.012) / (1.309 / 7.471)
=0.316347 / 0.175211
=1.8055

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 - (6.257 + 5.1) / 12.842) / (1 - (6.835 + 5.319) / 13.089)
=0.115636 / 0.071434
=1.6188

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
=7.471 / 15.012
=0.4977

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))
=(0.585 / (0.585 + 5.319)) / (0.867 / (0.867 + 5.1))
=0.099085 / 0.145299
=0.6819

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)
=(10.943 / 7.471) / (9.962 / 15.012)
=1.46473 / 0.663602
=2.2072

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)
=((4.229 + 3.247) / 12.842) / ((4.543 + 4.496) / 13.089)
=0.582152 / 0.69058
=0.843

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
=(-11.242 - 0.212 - -8.746) / 12.842
=-0.210871

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.

Duos Technologies Group has a M-score of -3.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Duos Technologies Group (Duos Technologies Group) Business Description

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Address
7660 Centurion Parkway, Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32256
Duos Technologies Group Inc operating under its brand name duostech, designs, develops, deploys and operates intelligent technology solutions supporting rail, logistics and intermodal businesses that streamline operations, improve safety and reduce costs. The company's main offering, the Railcar Inspection Portal (RIP), provides both freight and transit railroad customers and select government agencies the ability to conduct fully automated railcar inspections of trains while they are moving at full speed. It has also developed the Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) which automates gatehouse operations where transport trucks enter and exit large logistics and intermodal facilities. Its segments are Rail, Commercial, Petrochemical, Governments, Banking, IT Suppliers, and AI.
Executives
Frank A Lonegro director 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
James Craig Nixon director 7859 SOUTHDOWN ROAD, ALEXANDRIA VA 22308
Kenneth S Ehrman director C/O ID SYSTEMS INC, ONE UNIVERSITY PLAZA, HACKENSACK NJ 07601
Ned Mavrommatis director C/O ID SYSTEMS INC, ONE UNIVERSITY PLAZA, HACKENSACK NJ 07601
Andrew Winslow Murphy officer: CFO C/O DUOS TECHNOLOGIES, 7660 CENTURION PKWY, STE 100, JACKSONVILLE FL 32256
Adrian Graham Goldfarb other: Former CFO 7660 CENTURION PARKWAY, SUITE 100, JACKSONVILLE FL 32256
Norman H Pessin 10 percent owner C/O LEVY, HARKINS & CO., INC., 366 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Charles Parker Ferry director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 6622 SOUTHPOINT DRIVE SOUTH, SUITE 310, JACKSONVILLE FL 32216
Bleichroeder Lp 10 percent owner 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 47TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Edmond L Harris director 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Gianni B Arcaini director, officer: Chairman & CEO 6622 SOUTHPOINT DRIVE SOUTH, SUITE 310, JACKSONVILLE FL 32216
21 April Fund, Ltd. 10 percent owner Citco Fund Services (Cayman Islands) Ltd, Regatta Office Park West Bay Road, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1205
Brian L. Pessin 10 percent owner 310 EAST 75TH STREET, APT. 2A, NEW YORK NY 10021
Sandra F Pessin 10 percent owner C/O NORMAN PESSIN, 366 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Weeks Connie L. officer: Chief Accounting Officer 6858 PLUM LAKE LN. E., JACKSONVILLE FL 32222