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Casa Systems (Casa Systems) Beneish M-Score : -3.54 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Casa 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 -3.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CASSQ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4   Med: -2.79   Max: -0.61
Current: -3.54

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Casa Systems was -0.61. The lowest was -4.00. And the median was -2.79.


Casa Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Casa 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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Casa Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

Casa Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.80 -1.23 -2.63 -2.79 -3.32

Casa Systems Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -4.00 -3.32 -2.96 -3.72 -3.54

Competitive Comparison of Casa Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Casa 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.


Casa Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Casa 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 Casa 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 * 0.937+0.528 * 0.8902+0.404 * 1.6042+0.892 * 0.813+0.115 * 0.7674
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2995+4.679 * -0.17893-0.327 * 1.315
=-3.54

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $37.4 Mil.
Revenue was 62.089 + 58.003 + 45.297 + 84.403 = $249.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 25.891 + 23.816 + 18.155 + 35.976 = $103.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $169.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $262.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $92.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $114.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $177.5 Mil.
Net Income was -25.618 + -51.136 + -31.658 + 1.24 = $-107.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.682 + -27.698 + -0.126 + 2.836 = $-21.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -14.605 + 4.358 + -8.35 + -20.297 = $-38.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $49.0 Mil.
Revenue was 66.899 + 70.836 + 64.399 + 105.099 = $307.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.376 + 26.635 + 26.679 + 46.001 = $113.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $331.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $438.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $14.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $87.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $97.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $272.7 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)
=(37.36 / 249.792) / (49.04 / 307.233)
=0.149564 / 0.159618
=0.937

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)
=(113.691 / 307.233) / (103.838 / 249.792)
=0.370048 / 0.415698
=0.8902

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 - (169.684 + 10.101) / 262.516) / (1 - (331.665 + 20.266) / 437.968)
=0.315147 / 0.196446
=1.6042

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
=249.792 / 307.233
=0.813

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))
=(14.03 / (14.03 + 20.266)) / (11.533 / (11.533 + 10.101))
=0.409086 / 0.533096
=0.7674

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)
=(92.778 / 249.792) / (87.812 / 307.233)
=0.371421 / 0.285816
=1.2995

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)
=((177.52 + 114.432) / 262.516) / ((272.739 + 97.665) / 437.968)
=1.11213 / 0.845733
=1.315

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
=(-107.172 - -21.306 - -38.894) / 262.516
=-0.17893

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.

Casa Systems has a M-score of -3.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Casa Systems (Casa Systems) Business Description

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Address
100 Old River Road, Andover, MA, USA, 01810
Casa Systems Inc is engaged in providing a suite of software-centric infrastructure solutions that allow cable service providers to deliver voice, video and data services over a single platform at multi-gigabit speeds. In addition, the company offers solutions for next-generation distributed and virtualized architectures in cable operator, fixed telecom, and wireless networks. The company focuses on creating a software-centric, multi-service portfolio that enables a broad range of core and access network functions for fixed and wireless networks. The company's product line includes cable networks, IP networks, mobile networks, optical networks, professional and managed services and others. Substantial revenue is generated from North American operations.
Executives
Philip Jr. Paro officer: Chief Accounting Officer 100 OLD RIVER ROAD, C/O CASA SYSTEMS, INC., ANDOVER MA 01810
Michael Glickman director, officer: President and CEO 100 OLD RIVER ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Styslinger William C Iii director 124 ACTON STREET, MAYNARD MA 01754
Edward Durkin officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CASA SYSTEMS, INC., 100 OLD RIVER ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Weidong Chen officer: Chief Technology Officer 100 OLD RIVER ROAD, SUITE 100, ANDOVER MA 01810
Michael T Hayashi director MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4000 MACARTHUR BLVD., EAST TOWER, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Lucy Xie director, officer: SVP of Operations 100 OLD RIVER ROAD, SUITE 100, ANDOVER MA 01810
Daniel S. Mead director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Matthew Slepian officer: Corporate Controller CASA SYSTEMS, INC., 100 OLD RIVER ROAD, SUITE 100, ANDOVER MA 01810
Jerry Guo director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO 100 OLD RIVER ROAD, SUITE 100, ANDOVER MA 01810
Scott Bruckner officer: Interim CFO CASA SYSTEMS, INC., 100 OLD RIVER ROAD, SUITE 100, ANDOVER MA 01810
Susana D'emic director C/O TIME INC., 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281
Maurizio Nicolelli officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CASA SYSTEMS, 100 OLD RIVER ROAD, SUITE 100, ANDOVER MA 01810
Shaun N. Mccarthy officer: Interim CFO 100 OLD RIVER ROAD, SUITE 100, ANDOVER MA 01810
Bruce R Evans director C/O SUMMIT PARTNERS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116

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