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RF Industries (RF Industries) Beneish M-Score

: -3.25 (As of Today)
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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 -3.25 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RFIL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.46   Med: -2.25   Max: -0.16
Current: -3.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of RF Industries was -0.16. The lowest was -3.46. And the median was -2.25.


RF Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for RF Industries'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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RF Industries Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.16 -3.16 -0.98 -2.16 -3.16

RF Industries Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.11 -2.80 -3.24 -3.16 -3.25

Competitive Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, RF Industries'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.


RF Industries Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, RF Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



RF Industries 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 RF Industries 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 * 0.7696+0.528 * 1.1172+0.404 * 1.0601+0.892 * 0.7762+0.115 * 0.9727
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2112+4.679 * -0.088539-0.327 * 0.9866
=-3.25

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $8.31 Mil.
Revenue was 13.458 + 15.874 + 15.652 + 22.298 = $67.28 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.303 + 4.506 + 3.824 + 6.12 = $17.75 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $32.91 Mil.
Total Assets was $79.13 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.17 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $19.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.32 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $29.15 Mil.
Net Income was -1.362 + -0.852 + -1.645 + 0.581 = $-3.28 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.108 + -0.111 + -0.117 + -0.072 = $-0.41 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.84 + 1.611 + 0.35 + 1.335 = $4.14 Mil.
Total Receivables was $13.91 Mil.
Revenue was 18.343 + 22.989 + 23.842 + 21.505 = $86.68 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.086 + 7.137 + 7.248 + 6.08 = $25.55 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $41.80 Mil.
Total Assets was $85.14 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $16.90 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.05 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $20.75 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.74 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27.40 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)
=(8.307 / 67.282) / (13.905 / 86.679)
=0.123465 / 0.160419
=0.7696

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)
=(25.551 / 86.679) / (17.753 / 67.282)
=0.294777 / 0.26386
=1.1172

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 - (32.905 + 20.171) / 79.129) / (1 - (41.796 + 16.901) / 85.14)
=0.329247 / 0.310583
=1.0601

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
=67.282 / 86.679
=0.7762

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))
=(2.051 / (2.051 + 16.901)) / (2.525 / (2.525 + 20.171))
=0.108221 / 0.111253
=0.9727

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)
=(19.509 / 67.282) / (20.75 / 86.679)
=0.289959 / 0.239389
=1.2112

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)
=((29.151 + 11.323) / 79.129) / ((27.398 + 16.744) / 85.14)
=0.511494 / 0.518464
=0.9866

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
=(-3.278 - -0.408 - 4.136) / 79.129
=-0.088539

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.

RF Industries has a M-score of -3.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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RF Industries (RF Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7610 Miramar Road, Building 6000, San Diego, CA, USA, 92126-4202
RF Industries Ltd is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of interconnect products and systems, including coaxial and specialty cables, fiber optic cables and connectors, and electrical and electronic specialty cables. The company operates through two segments: RF Connector and Cable Assembly, which consists of the Connector and Cable Assembly Division, and Custom Cabling Manufacturing and Assembly, which consists of its subsidiaries. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.
Executives
Robert D Dawson officer: President and CEO 7610 MIRAMAR RD., BLDG. 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Mark Holdsworth director 140 S. LAKE AVE., STE. 304, PASADENA CA 91101
Kay Lee Tidwell director C/O HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1600, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Jason Cohenour director 47669 FREMONT BLVD, FREMONT CA 94538
Ray Michael Bibisi officer: Chief Operating Officer 7610 MIRAMAR RD, BLDG 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Sheryl Lynn Cefali director 7610 MIRAMAR RD, BLDG 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Edward Joseph Benoit director 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, BUILDING 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Marvin Fink director 7610 MIRAMAR RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Howard F Hill officer: President, CEO 7610 MIRAMAR RD, SUITE 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126-4202
Peter Yin officer: Chief Financial Officer 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, SUITE 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Gerald T Garland director
Mark Turfler officer: Acting Chief Financial Officer 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, BUILDING 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
William Reynolds director 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, BLDG. 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Johnny Carl Walker officer: President 2217 RAVINIA DRIVE, ARLINGTON TX 76012
James Doss officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE C, CRANBURY NJ 08512