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FTE Networks (FTE Networks) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FTE Networks was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


FTE Networks Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FTE Networks'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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FTE Networks Beneish M-Score Chart

FTE Networks Annual Data
Trend Jun06 Jun07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep14 Sep15 Dec16 Dec17
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.18 -6.80 -3.04 -0.67 -10,000,000.00

FTE Networks Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 -2,587.24 -10,000,000.00 - 0.18 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of FTE Networks's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, FTE Networks'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.


FTE Networks's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



FTE Networks 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 FTE Networks 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 * 0.4972+0.528 * 1.358+0.404 * 0.7288+0.892 * 2.6967+0.115 * 0.8283
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9474+4.679 * -0.270895-0.327 * 1.1557
=-2.68

* 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 (Sep18) TTM:Last Year (Sep17) TTM:
Total Receivables was $80.2 Mil.
Revenue was 92.224 + 86.367 + 85.145 + 108.543 = $372.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.913 + 13.952 + 11.491 + 10.757 = $52.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $92.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $158.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $54.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $133.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $29.9 Mil.
Net Income was -12.025 + -13.558 + -10.164 + -13.516 = $-49.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.572 + -1.407 + -1.045 + -2.622 = $-5.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -6.489 + 2.116 + -5.293 + 9.088 = $-0.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $59.8 Mil.
Revenue was 79.083 + 50.697 + 5.086 + 3.185 = $138.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.53 + 8.32 + 2.408 + -0.014 = $26.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $69.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $149.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $21.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $66.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $66.9 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)
=(80.174 / 372.279) / (59.797 / 138.051)
=0.21536 / 0.433152
=0.4972

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)
=(26.244 / 138.051) / (52.113 / 372.279)
=0.190104 / 0.139984
=1.358

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 - (92.312 + 9.956) / 158.877) / (1 - (69.445 + 7.101) / 149.774)
=0.356307 / 0.488923
=0.7288

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
=372.279 / 138.051
=2.6967

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))
=(5.909 / (5.909 + 7.101)) / (12.088 / (12.088 + 9.956))
=0.454189 / 0.548358
=0.8283

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)
=(54.249 / 372.279) / (21.233 / 138.051)
=0.145721 / 0.153805
=0.9474

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)
=((29.877 + 133.437) / 158.877) / ((66.921 + 66.299) / 149.774)
=1.027927 / 0.889473
=1.1557

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
=(-49.263 - -5.646 - -0.578) / 158.877
=-0.270895

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.

FTE Networks has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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FTE Networks (FTE Networks) Business Description

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237 West 35th Street, Suite 806, New York, NY, USA, 34108
FTE Networks Inc is a US-based company which acts as a provider of international and regional telecommunications and technology systems and infrastructure services. It also offers managed information technology, telecommunications services, subscriber-based services and staffing solutions through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The services provided by the company include engineering consulting, design, installation, maintenance, and emergency response in various categories including cabling, equipment installation and configuration, rack and stack, wiring build-outs, infrastructure build-outs, fiber cable splicing and testing. The company manages its business into two segments namely Telecommunication and Staffing. The majority of the company's revenue comes from Telecommunication segment.
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