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Sharps Compliance (Sharps Compliance) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Sharps Compliance 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sharps Compliance was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Sharps Compliance Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sharps Compliance'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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Sharps Compliance Beneish M-Score Chart

Sharps Compliance Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.11 -2.95 -2.23 -2.32 -3.32

Sharps Compliance Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 -1.43 -3.32 -2.92 -2.71 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of Sharps Compliance's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Sharps Compliance'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.


Sharps Compliance's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Sharps Compliance's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sharps Compliance 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 Sharps Compliance 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 * 0.6419+0.528 * 1.3639+0.404 * 1.1851+0.892 * 0.9836+0.115 * 0.9897
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1709+4.679 * -0.03166-0.327 * 0.7284
=-2.65

* 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 (Mar22) TTM:Last Year (Mar21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $14.81 Mil.
Revenue was 17.579 + 18.878 + 13.915 + 18.734 = $69.11 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.978 + 5.429 + 2.699 + 6.251 = $19.36 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $51.98 Mil.
Total Assets was $93.34 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $25.14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $17.34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14.85 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $13.55 Mil.
Net Income was -0.287 + 0.582 + -1.341 + 5.083 = $4.04 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.044 + 0.027 + 0.007 + 2.189 = $2.27 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.753 + -1.96 + -3.051 + 14.489 = $4.73 Mil.
Total Receivables was $23.45 Mil.
Revenue was 27.528 + 17.011 + 13.151 + 12.568 = $70.26 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13.399 + 5.637 + 3.623 + 4.183 = $26.84 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $39.49 Mil.
Total Assets was $69.72 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15.05 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $18.82 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.30 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)
=(14.806 / 69.106) / (23.452 / 70.258)
=0.214251 / 0.333798
=0.6419

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)
=(26.842 / 70.258) / (19.357 / 69.106)
=0.382049 / 0.280106
=1.3639

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 - (51.975 + 25.142) / 93.336) / (1 - (39.492 + 20.006) / 69.721)
=0.17377 / 0.146627
=1.1851

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
=69.106 / 70.258
=0.9836

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))
=(1.86 / (1.86 + 20.006)) / (2.364 / (2.364 + 25.142))
=0.085064 / 0.085945
=0.9897

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)
=(17.337 / 69.106) / (15.053 / 70.258)
=0.250875 / 0.214253
=1.1709

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)
=((13.552 + 14.847) / 93.336) / ((10.303 + 18.82) / 69.721)
=0.304266 / 0.417708
=0.7284

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
=(4.037 - 2.267 - 4.725) / 93.336
=-0.03166

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.

Sharps Compliance has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sharps Compliance (Sharps Compliance) Business Description

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Address
9220 Kirby Drive, Suite 500, Houston, TX, USA, 77054
Sharps Compliance Corp is a provider of waste management services including medical, pharmaceutical and hazardous. It offers a range of services including, the Sharps Recovery System, TakeAway Medication Recovery System, MedSafe, Route-Based Pickup Service, TakeAway Recycle System, ComplianceTRAC, Universal Waste Ship back Systems, and other solutions. It also offers route-based pickup service in regions of the Northeast portion of the United States as well as in Texas and Louisiana.
Executives
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David P Tusa officer: CEO and President NEW CENTURY EQUITY HOLDINGS CORP 1010 REUNION PLACE SAN ANTONIO TX 78216
Eric T Bauer officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 6720 N SCOTTSDALE RD SUITE 190 SCOTTSDALE AZ 85253
Gary Enzor director 2200 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE PHOENIX AZ 85043
Holmes Parris H Jr director 9311 SAN PEDRO SUITE 400, SAN ANTONIO TX 78216
Dennis Halligan officer: Vice President of Marketing 9220 KIRBY DRIVE, SUITE 500 HOUSTON TX 77054
Gregory C Davis officer: Vice President of Operations 9220 KIRBY DRIVE SUITE 500 HOUSTON TX 77054
Mulloy William Patrick Ii director 601 W MARKET ST, LOUISVILLE KY 40202
John W Dalton director
Diana P Diaz officer: Vice President and CFO 9220 KIRBY DRIVE SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77054
Adrian W. Burke officer: Sr VP of Operations 2705 LUELLA AVE DEER PARK TX 77536