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Ispire Technology (Ispire Technology) Beneish M-Score : -0.62 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Ispire Technology 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.62 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ISPR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.62   Med: -0.62   Max: -0.62
Current: -0.62

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ispire Technology was -0.62. The lowest was -0.62. And the median was -0.62.


Ispire Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ispire Technology'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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Ispire Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Ispire Technology Annual Data
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Ispire Technology Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -0.62

Competitive Comparison of Ispire Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Tobacco subindustry, Ispire Technology'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.


Ispire Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ispire Technology's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ispire Technology 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 Ispire Technology 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 * 1.7873+0.528 * 0.9247+0.404 * 0.0435+0.892 * 1.4174+0.115 * 0.02
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1855+4.679 * 0.295772-0.327 * 1.1602
=-0.62

* 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 $45.7 Mil.
Revenue was 41.686 + 42.865 + 32.629 + 24.136 = $141.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.376 + 6.888 + 6.625 + 4.52 = $24.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $83.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $90.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $32.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $58.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.1 Mil.
Net Income was -4.022 + -1.375 + -1.586 + -2.334 = $-9.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.082 + -0.04 + -0.554 + 0.593 = $0.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7.352 + -12.88 + -9.833 + -6.124 = $-36.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $18.0 Mil.
Revenue was 31.897 + 26.943 + 21.848 + 19.014 = $99.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.139 + 4.792 + 3.018 + 2.976 = $15.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $122.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $201.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $19.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $115.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.8 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)
=(45.711 / 141.316) / (18.044 / 99.702)
=0.323467 / 0.180979
=1.7873

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)
=(15.925 / 99.702) / (24.409 / 141.316)
=0.159726 / 0.172726
=0.9247

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 - (83.008 + 6.118) / 90.58) / (1 - (122.808 + 4.039) / 201.055)
=0.016052 / 0.369093
=0.0435

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
=141.316 / 99.702
=1.4174

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))
=(0.013 / (0.013 + 4.039)) / (1.17 / (1.17 + 6.118))
=0.003208 / 0.160538
=0.02

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)
=(32.937 / 141.316) / (19.602 / 99.702)
=0.233073 / 0.196606
=1.1855

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)
=((3.068 + 58.525) / 90.58) / ((2.829 + 115.008) / 201.055)
=0.679985 / 0.586093
=1.1602

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
=(-9.317 - 0.081 - -36.189) / 90.58
=0.295772

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.

Ispire Technology has a M-score of -0.62 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Ispire Technology (Ispire Technology) Business Description

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Address
19700 Magellan Drive, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90502
Ispire Technology Inc is engaged in the research and development, design, commercialization, sales, marketing and distribution of branded e-cigarettes and cannabis vaping products.
Executives
Daniel J. Machock officer: Chief Financial Officer 19700 MAGELLAN DRIVE, LOS ANGELESC CA 90502
Christopher Robert Burch director 19700 MAGELLAN DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90502
Jeffrey Doiron officer: Chief Revenue Officer 3606 W MAGNOLIA BLVD, BURBANK CA 91505
John Fargis director 2000 S BAYSHORE DR, UNIT 20, MIAMI FL 33133
Joel Paritz director 204 MAIN STREET, FORT LEE NJ 07024
Lauren Stower officer: Chief Impact Officer 19700 MAGELLAN DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90502
Brent Cox director 19700 MAGELLAN DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90502
Ted Rouhani officer: Chief Operating Officer 19700 MAGELLAN DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90502
Michael Xue Wang officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 19700 MAGELLAN DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90502
Tuanfang Liu director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Chairman 19700 MAGELLAN DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90502
Jiangyan Zhu director 19700 MAGELLAN DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90502
Pride Worldwide Investment Ltd 10 percent owner 14 JIANAN ROAD, TANGWEI FUYONG TOWN GUANGDONG PROVINCE, SHENZHEN F4 000000