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Turtle Beach (Turtle Beach) Beneish M-Score : -3.76 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Turtle Beach 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 -3.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HEAR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.06   Med: -2.49   Max: 316.01
Current: -3.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Turtle Beach was 316.01. The lowest was -4.06. And the median was -2.49.


Turtle Beach Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Turtle Beach'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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Turtle Beach Beneish M-Score Chart

Turtle Beach Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.30 -2.74 -2.24 -2.16 -3.76

Turtle Beach 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 -2.16 -2.78 -3.61 -5.00 -3.76

Competitive Comparison of Turtle Beach's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Turtle Beach'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.


Turtle Beach's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Turtle Beach 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 Turtle Beach 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 * 1.1678+0.528 * 0.7002+0.404 * 1.0118+0.892 * 1.0748+0.115 * 0.9537
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8739+4.679 * -0.295592-0.327 * 0.954
=-3.76

* 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 $54.4 Mil.
Revenue was 99.538 + 59.158 + 47.982 + 51.444 = $258.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.804 + 17.689 + 11.872 + 14.139 = $75.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $124.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $150.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $74.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $56.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 8.552 + -3.606 + -15.92 + -6.705 = $-17.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.405 + -0.481 + -0.198 + -0.12 = $-0.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 19.1 + -16.266 + -4.779 + 28.989 = $27.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $43.3 Mil.
Revenue was 100.9 + 51.304 + 41.3 + 46.662 = $240.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20.018 + 7.258 + 7.882 + 14.029 = $49.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $135.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $163.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $79.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $64.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(54.39 / 258.122) / (43.336 / 240.166)
=0.210714 / 0.180442
=1.1678

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)
=(49.187 / 240.166) / (75.504 / 258.122)
=0.204804 / 0.292513
=0.7002

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 - (124.855 + 4.824) / 149.967) / (1 - (135.18 + 6.362) / 163.387)
=0.135283 / 0.133701
=1.0118

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
=258.122 / 240.166
=1.0748

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))
=(5.816 / (5.816 + 6.362)) / (4.839 / (4.839 + 4.824))
=0.477583 / 0.500776
=0.9537

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)
=(74.81 / 258.122) / (79.648 / 240.166)
=0.289824 / 0.331637
=0.8739

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 + 56.332) / 149.967) / ((0 + 64.332) / 163.387)
=0.375629 / 0.39374
=0.954

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
=(-17.679 - -0.394 - 27.044) / 149.967
=-0.295592

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.

Turtle Beach has a M-score of -3.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Turtle Beach (Turtle Beach) Business Description

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Address
44 South Broadway, 4th Floor, White Plains, NY, USA, 10601
Turtle Beach Corp is gaming audio and accessory brand offering a broad selection of gaming headsets for Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo consoles, as well as for PC, Mac, and mobile/tablet devices. The company's portfolio includes gaming headsets, PC gaming headsets, PC gaming keyboards, PC gaming mice and other accessories which are distributed internationally in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and Asia sold at thousands of storefronts, including retailers such as Amazon, Argos, Best Buy, GAME, GameStop, EB Games, Media Markt, Saturn, Target and Walmart. Geographically, it generates majority revenue from North America.
Executives
Cris Keirn officer: Interim CEO C/O TURTLE BEACH CORP, 44 SOUTH BROADWAY, 4TH FLOOR, WHITE PLAINS NY 10601
Katherine Lee Scherping director 6312 SOUTH FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, SUITE 200 NORTH, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Terry Jimenez director TRONC, INC., 435 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60611
Juergen M. Stark director, officer: See Remarks 100 SUMMIT LAKE DRIVE, SUITE 100, VALHALLA NY 10594
Julia Sze director C/O 3636 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 1200, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Michelle D Wilson director C/O WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 1241 EAST MAIN STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
Andrew Wolfe director 108 LEEWOOD CT., LOS GATOS CA 95032
William Z Wyatt director 240 26TH STREET, SUITE 3, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
John T Hanson officer: CFO, Treasurer and Secretary 11011 VIA FRONTERA, SUITE A/B, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Lloyd Gregory Ballard director 2 TOWNSEND ST, #2-1003, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
William E Keitel director
Brian Stech director 910 W. LEGACY CENTER WAY, SUITE 500, MIDVALE UT 84047
Yie-hsin Hung director 30 HUDSON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Kelly Ann Thompson director 921 LINCOLN PL, PACIFICA CA 94044
Ronald Doornink director 3100 OCEAN PARK BLVD, SANTA MONICA CA 90405