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High Wire Networks (High Wire Networks) Beneish M-Score : -5.71 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is High Wire 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -5.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HWNI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.25   Med: -6.25   Max: 0.11
Current: -5.71

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of High Wire Networks was 0.11. The lowest was -10.25. And the median was -6.25.


High Wire Networks Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for High Wire 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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High Wire Networks Beneish M-Score Chart

High Wire Networks Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -6.31 -6.18

High Wire Networks Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -8.01 -10.25 -9.49 -6.18 -5.71

Competitive Comparison of High Wire Networks's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, High Wire 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.


High Wire Networks's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



High Wire 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 High Wire 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 * 0.8229+0.528 * 0.6168+0.404 * 1.0326+0.892 * 0.7742+0.115 * 0.9182
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9774+4.679 * -0.506488-0.327 * 1.9235
=-5.71

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $4.48 Mil.
Revenue was 7.651 + 4.866 + 6.022 + 5.94 = $24.48 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.5 + 1.1 + 1.657 + 2.509 = $8.77 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.06 Mil.
Total Assets was $12.95 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15.75 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.16 Mil.
Net Income was -0.414 + -6.962 + -3.551 + -4.142 = $-15.07 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.086 + -3.102 + 0.206 + -1.191 = $-4.17 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.567 + -0.038 + -2.991 + 0.257 = $-4.34 Mil.
Total Receivables was $7.04 Mil.
Revenue was 10.165 + 8.284 + 6.327 + 6.843 = $31.62 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.434 + 0.935 + 2.19 + 2.425 = $6.98 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8.53 Mil.
Total Assets was $20.03 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.53 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $20.19 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.80 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)
=(4.483 / 24.479) / (7.037 / 31.619)
=0.183137 / 0.222556
=0.8229

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)
=(6.984 / 31.619) / (8.766 / 24.479)
=0.22088 / 0.358103
=0.6168

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 - (5.059 + 1.23) / 12.946) / (1 - (8.525 + 1.531) / 20.031)
=0.514213 / 0.497978
=1.0326

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
=24.479 / 31.619
=0.7742

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))
=(1.003 / (1.003 + 1.531)) / (0.932 / (0.932 + 1.23))
=0.395817 / 0.431082
=0.9182

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)
=(15.277 / 24.479) / (20.189 / 31.619)
=0.624086 / 0.638508
=0.9774

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)
=((0.163 + 15.754) / 12.946) / ((0 + 12.804) / 20.031)
=1.229492 / 0.639209
=1.9235

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
=(-15.069 - -4.173 - -4.339) / 12.946
=-0.506488

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.

High Wire Networks has a M-score of -5.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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High Wire Networks (High Wire Networks) Business Description

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High Wire Networks Inc provider of managed cybersecurity, managed networks, and tech-enabled professional services delivered exclusively through a channel sales model. Its Overwatch managed security platform-as-a-service offers organizations end-to-end protection for networks, data, endpoints, and users via multiyear recurring revenue contracts in this fast-growing technology segment.
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