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Ecoloclean Industries (Ecoloclean Industries) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Ecoloclean Industries 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 Ecoloclean Industries's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ecoloclean Industries was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Ecoloclean Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ecoloclean Industries'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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Ecoloclean Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Ecoloclean Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Ecoloclean Industries'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.


Ecoloclean Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Ecoloclean Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ecoloclean Industries 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 Ecoloclean Industries 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 * 0.0195+0.528 * 8.4227+0.404 * 1.6979+0.892 * 57.5556+0.115 * 1.001
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.0102+4.679 * -0.839944-0.327 * 0.9815
=47.51

* 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 (Jun06) TTM:Last Year (Jun05) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.12 Mil.
Revenue was 0.073 + 0.066 + 0.293 + 0.086 = $0.52 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.009 + -0.014 + 0.029 + 0.035 = $0.04 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.40 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.44 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.09 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.82 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.01 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.01 Mil.
Net Income was -0.421 + -0.394 + -0.842 + -0.55 = $-2.21 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.076 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.08 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.211 + -0.235 + -0.238 + -0.392 = $-1.08 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.11 Mil.
Revenue was 0.009 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.01 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.006 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.01 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.13 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.92 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.49 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.10 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.31 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.01 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)
=(0.119 / 0.518) / (0.106 / 0.009)
=0.22973 / 11.777778
=0.0195

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)
=(0.006 / 0.009) / (0.041 / 0.518)
=0.666667 / 0.079151
=8.4227

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 - (0.4 + 0.229) / 1.437) / (1 - (0.131 + 0.485) / 0.921)
=0.562283 / 0.331162
=1.6979

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
=0.518 / 0.009
=57.5556

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))
=(0.193 / (0.193 + 0.485)) / (0.091 / (0.091 + 0.229))
=0.284661 / 0.284375
=1.001

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)
=(1.817 / 0.518) / (3.104 / 0.009)
=3.507722 / 344.888889
=0.0102

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)
=((0.01 + 2.01) / 1.437) / ((0.007 + 1.312) / 0.921)
=1.405706 / 1.432139
=0.9815

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
=(-2.207 - 0.076 - -1.076) / 1.437
=-0.839944

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.

Ecoloclean Industries has a M-score of 47.51 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Ecoloclean Industries (Ecoloclean Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2242 South Highway #83, Crystal City, TX, USA, 78839
Ecoloclean Industries Inc is a manufacturer of water remediation products, used in industrial and municipal treatment plants and similar operations.
Executives
Michael R Ward director, 10 percent owner, officer: Secretary & Treasurer 13707 BLUFF GATE SAN ANTONIO TX 78216

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