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Innovative Solutions and Support (Innovative Solutions and Support) Beneish M-Score : 8.79 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Innovative Solutions and Support 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 8.79 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ISSC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.18   Med: -2.71   Max: 22.46
Current: 8.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Innovative Solutions and Support was 22.46. The lowest was -4.18. And the median was -2.71.


Innovative Solutions and Support Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Innovative Solutions and Support'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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Innovative Solutions and Support Beneish M-Score Chart

Innovative Solutions and Support Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -3.13 1.01 -2.93 22.46

Innovative Solutions and Support 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 -3.06 -2.61 10.18 22.46 8.79

Competitive Comparison of Innovative Solutions and Support's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Innovative Solutions and Support'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.


Innovative Solutions and Support's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Innovative Solutions and Support's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Innovative Solutions and Support's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Innovative Solutions and Support 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 Innovative Solutions and Support 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 * 1.3128+0.528 * 0.97+0.404 * 28.7916+0.892 * 1.3642+0.115 * 0.4771
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1762+4.679 * 0.031222-0.327 * 2.872
=8.79

* 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 $6.23 Mil.
Revenue was 9.308 + 12.993 + 7.959 + 7.34 = $37.60 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.523 + 8.112 + 4.735 + 4.74 = $23.11 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $26.93 Mil.
Total Assets was $55.70 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.94 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15.37 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 1.057 + 2.635 + 1.423 + 1.271 = $6.39 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.018 + 0.02 + 0.09 + 0.023 = $0.15 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.216 + 1.158 + -1.274 + 0.396 = $4.50 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.48 Mil.
Revenue was 6.516 + 7.263 + 6.936 + 6.846 = $27.56 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.724 + 4.468 + 4.057 + 4.183 = $16.43 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29.22 Mil.
Total Assets was $35.96 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.27 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.21 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.44 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)
=(6.231 / 37.6) / (3.479 / 27.561)
=0.165718 / 0.126229
=1.3128

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)
=(16.432 / 27.561) / (23.11 / 37.6)
=0.596205 / 0.614628
=0.97

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 - (26.927 + 7.943) / 55.698) / (1 - (29.224 + 6.265) / 35.956)
=0.373945 / 0.012988
=28.7916

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
=37.6 / 27.561
=1.3642

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))
=(0.361 / (0.361 + 6.265)) / (1.024 / (1.024 + 7.943))
=0.054482 / 0.114196
=0.4771

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)
=(11.568 / 37.6) / (7.209 / 27.561)
=0.30766 / 0.261565
=1.1762

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 + 15.371) / 55.698) / ((0.012 + 3.443) / 35.956)
=0.27597 / 0.09609
=2.872

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
=(6.386 - 0.151 - 4.496) / 55.698
=0.031222

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.

Innovative Solutions and Support has a M-score of 8.79 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Innovative Solutions and Support (Innovative Solutions and Support) Business Description

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Address
720 Pennsylvania Drive, Exton, PA, USA, 19341
Innovative Solutions and Support Inc is a systems integrator that designs, manufactures, sells, and services air data equipment, engine display systems, standby equipment, primary flight guidance, and cockpit display systems for retrofit applications and original equipment manufacturers. The company supplies integrated Flight Management Systems, Flat Panel Display Systems, Integrated Standby Units, Advanced Global Positioning System receivers that enable reduced carbon footprint navigation, and an Autothrottle, which allows a pilot to automatically control the power setting of the engine and is designed to reduce pilot workload and enhance safety. It sells its products to both the OEM and the retrofit markets.
Executives
Glen R Bressner director 720 PENNSYLAVANIA DR, EXTON PA 19341
Estate Of Geoffrey S. M. Hedrick 10 percent owner C/O INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT INC, 720 PENNSYLVANIA DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Winston J Churchill director C/O SCP PARTNERS, SUITE 300, 1200 LIBERTY RIDGE DRIVE, WAYNE PA 19087
Christopher Harborne 10 percent owner 23F M THAI TOWER, ALL SEASONS PLACE, 87 WIRELESS ROAD, BANGKOK W1 10300
Michael Linacre officer: Chief Financial Officer 720 PENNSYLVANIA DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Parizad Olver director C/O SEMPER PARATUS ACQUISITION CORP., 767 THIRD AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Mittelstaedt Robert E Jr director
Stephen L Belland director 5717 COMPASS COURT, CAPE CORAL FL 33914
Roger Anthony Carolin director 1200 LIBERTY RIDGE DRIVE, WAYNE PA 19087
Relland Winand officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC., 720 PENNSYLVANIA DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Shahram Askarpour officer: President C/O INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT, INC., 720 PENNSYLVANIA DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Ronald Albrecht officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT INC, 720 PENNSYLVANIA DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Robert Mionis director
John C Long officer: Chief Financial Officer 2400 BERNVILLE ROAD, READING PA 19612
Raymond J Wilson director 720 PENNSYLVANIA DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341