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KWE (KWESST Micro Systems) Beneish M-Score : -5.93 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is KWESST Micro Systems 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 -5.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KWE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.69   Med: -5.18   Max: -1.77
Current: -5.93

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KWESST Micro Systems was -1.77. The lowest was -8.69. And the median was -5.18.


KWESST Micro Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for KWESST Micro Systems'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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KWESST Micro Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

KWESST Micro Systems Annual Data
Trend Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
- -8.69 -2.77

KWESST Micro Systems Quarterly Data
Aug19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -1.87 -2.77 -5.18 -5.60 -5.93

Competitive Comparison of KWESST Micro Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, KWESST Micro Systems'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.


KWESST Micro Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, KWESST Micro Systems's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KWESST Micro Systems's Beneish M-Score falls into.



KWESST Micro Systems 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 KWESST Micro Systems 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 * 0.7502+0.528 * -3.1046+0.404 * 1.1293+0.892 * 1.7435+0.115 * 0.5936
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6256+4.679 * -0.416345-0.327 * 0.6551
=-5.98

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.29 Mil.
Revenue was 0.24 + 0.359 + 0.096 + 0.447 = $1.14 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.03 + 0.179 + -0.04 + -0.324 = $-0.16 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.95 Mil.
Total Assets was $4.92 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.44 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.14 Mil.
Net Income was -0.848 + -2.615 + -0.297 + -1.788 = $-5.55 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.792 + -0.395 + 1.582 + 1.621 = $3.60 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.384 + -1.572 + -2.125 + -2.019 = $-7.10 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.22 Mil.
Revenue was 0.113 + 0.118 + 0.233 + 0.191 = $0.66 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.028 + 0.024 + 0.131 + 0.093 = $0.28 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.74 Mil.
Total Assets was $8.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.77 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.42 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.56 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.16 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)
=(0.293 / 1.142) / (0.224 / 0.655)
=0.256567 / 0.341985
=0.7502

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)
=(0.276 / 0.655) / (-0.155 / 1.142)
=0.421374 / -0.135727
=-3.1046

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 - (1.948 + 0.44) / 4.919) / (1 - (3.739 + 0.768) / 8.279)
=0.514535 / 0.455611
=1.1293

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
=1.142 / 0.655
=1.7435

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))
=(0.528 / (0.528 + 0.768)) / (0.963 / (0.963 + 0.44))
=0.407407 / 0.686386
=0.5936

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)
=(7.006 / 1.142) / (6.423 / 0.655)
=6.134851 / 9.806107
=0.6256

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)
=((0.142 + 1.697) / 4.919) / ((0.163 + 4.562) / 8.279)
=0.373856 / 0.570721
=0.6551

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
=(-5.548 - 3.6 - -7.1) / 4.919
=-0.416345

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.

KWESST Micro Systems has a M-score of -5.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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KWESST Micro Systems Business Description

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155 Terence Matthews Crescent, Unit No. 1, Kanata, Ottawa, ON, CAN, K2M 2A8
KWESST Micro Systems Inc develops and commercializes next-generation tactical systems. The company offers breakthrough technology in lethal and non-lethal systems with broad application, including law enforcement and personal defence, modernized digitization of tactical forces for shared situational awareness and targeting, and counter-measures against threats such as drones, lasers and electronic detection.

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