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NETSOL Technologies (NETSOL Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -2.93 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is NETSOL Technologies 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 -2.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NTWK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.16   Med: -2.95   Max: -1.93
Current: -2.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NETSOL Technologies was -1.93. The lowest was -4.16. And the median was -2.95.


NETSOL Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NETSOL Technologies'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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NETSOL Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

NETSOL Technologies Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.64 -2.66 -3.69 -2.66 -3.42

NETSOL Technologies 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 -3.74 -3.02 -3.42 -3.40 -2.93

Competitive Comparison of NETSOL Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, NETSOL Technologies'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.


NETSOL Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, NETSOL Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



NETSOL Technologies 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 NETSOL Technologies 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 * 1.0835+0.528 * 0.8386+0.404 * 0.9646+0.892 * 1.0622+0.115 * 1.059
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9649+4.679 * -0.102293-0.327 * 1.0439
=-2.93

* 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 $22.37 Mil.
Revenue was 15.238 + 14.242 + 13.79 + 13.506 = $56.78 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.176 + 6.162 + 4.816 + 4.705 = $22.86 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $40.08 Mil.
Total Assets was $57.47 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.33 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $24.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $17.81 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.12 Mil.
Net Income was 0.408 + 0.031 + -5.075 + 2.545 = $-2.09 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.072 + -0.076 + -2.314 + 5.325 = $2.86 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.059 + 1.664 + -0.555 + 0.875 = $0.93 Mil.
Total Receivables was $19.43 Mil.
Revenue was 12.39 + 12.706 + 13.544 + 14.81 = $53.45 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.142 + 4.252 + 4.817 + 5.835 = $18.05 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $43.08 Mil.
Total Assets was $64.82 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.97 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $23.74 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $19.36 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.10 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)
=(22.368 / 56.776) / (19.434 / 53.45)
=0.393969 / 0.363592
=1.0835

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)
=(18.046 / 53.45) / (22.859 / 56.776)
=0.337624 / 0.402617
=0.8386

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 - (40.077 + 7.325) / 57.472) / (1 - (43.077 + 9.966) / 64.816)
=0.175216 / 0.181637
=0.9646

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
=56.776 / 53.45
=1.0622

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))
=(3.628 / (3.628 + 9.966)) / (2.468 / (2.468 + 7.325))
=0.266882 / 0.252017
=1.059

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)
=(24.328 / 56.776) / (23.735 / 53.45)
=0.428491 / 0.44406
=0.9649

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)
=((1.122 + 17.812) / 57.472) / ((1.097 + 19.358) / 64.816)
=0.329447 / 0.315586
=1.0439

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
=(-2.091 - 2.863 - 0.925) / 57.472
=-0.102293

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.

NETSOL Technologies has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NETSOL Technologies (NETSOL Technologies) Business Description

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Address
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 770, Encino, CA, USA, 91436
NETSOL Technologies Inc is involved in providing information technology and enterprise software solutions. Its products and services include NFS Ascent, NFS Digital, Leasepak Cloud, Business consultancy, and information security services among others. The firm has North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific segments, of which the majority of the revenue is derived from Asia-Pacific. It derives revenue from licensing, customization, enhancements, and maintenance of its financial applications. The company promotes and sells its products under the Netsol financial suite.
Executives
Naeem Ghaur director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 23901CALABASAS ROAD, SUITE 2072, CALABASAS CA 91302
Najeeb Ghauri director, officer: CFO, Chairman 24025, CALABASAS CA 91302
Michael Richard Francis director C/O NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 16000 VENTURA BLVD., SUITE 770, ENCINO CA 91436
Roger Kent Almond officer: CFO C/O NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 24025 PARK SORRENTO, SUITE 410, CALABASAS CA 91302
Henry Arnolfo Tolentino director C/O NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 23975 PARK SORRENTO, STE 250, CALABASAS CA 91302
Malea Farsai director 23901 CALABASAS ROAD, SUITE 2072, CALABASAS CA 91302
Syed Kausar Kazmi director C/O.NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES.INC., 23975 PARK SORRENTO, SUITE 250, CALABASAS CA 91302
Mark Caton director P O BO 270052, SAN DIEGO CA 92198
Eugen Beckert director 24025 PARK SORRENTO, SUITE 410, CALABASAS CA 91302
Shahid Burki director 11112 STACKHOUSE CT, POTOMAC MD 20854
Mcglasson Patti L W officer: Secretary 23901 CALABASAS RD STE 2072, CALABASAS CA 91302
Asad Ullah Ghauri director 24025 PARK SORRENTO, SUITE 410, C/O NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., CALABASAS CA 91302
Jeffrey M Bilbrey director C/O NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 24025 PARK SORRENTO, SUITE 410, CALABASAS CA 91302
Salim U Ghauri director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 24011 VENTURA BLVD #101, CALABASAS CA 91302
Alexander Shakow director NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES INC, 23901 CALABASAS ROAD STE 2072, CALABASAS CA 91032

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