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Park Aerospace (Park Aerospace) Beneish M-Score

: -2.17 (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 -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PKE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -2.36   Max: 9.51
Current: -2.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Park Aerospace was 9.51. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -2.36.


Park Aerospace Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Park Aerospace'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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Park Aerospace Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.32 -2.01 -2.85 -2.35 -3.27

Park Aerospace Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 -2.53 -3.27 -2.20 -2.35 -2.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Park Aerospace'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.


Park Aerospace Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Park Aerospace's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Park Aerospace 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 Park Aerospace 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 * 1.1055+0.528 * 1.0592+0.404 * 1.2336+0.892 * 1.0033+0.115 * 0.8792
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2293+4.679 * 0.047354-0.327 * 1.2427
=-2.17

* 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 (Nov23) TTM:Last Year (Nov22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $9.90 Mil.
Revenue was 11.639 + 12.481 + 15.551 + 13.53 = $53.20 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.169 + 4.079 + 4.833 + 3.851 = $15.93 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $93.77 Mil.
Total Assets was $127.51 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $23.86 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.90 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.43 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.09 Mil.
Net Income was 1.203 + 1.746 + 1.854 + 4.706 = $9.51 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.759 + -2.762 + 0.117 + 4.357 = $3.47 Mil.
Total Receivables was $8.92 Mil.
Revenue was 13.867 + 13.875 + 12.783 + 12.502 = $53.03 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.444 + 4.086 + 4.092 + 4.198 = $16.82 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $123.31 Mil.
Total Assets was $157.63 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $24.42 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.35 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.14 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)
=(9.897 / 53.201) / (8.923 / 53.027)
=0.18603 / 0.168273
=1.1055

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)
=(16.82 / 53.027) / (15.932 / 53.201)
=0.317197 / 0.299468
=1.0592

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 - (93.77 + 23.856) / 127.507) / (1 - (123.306 + 24.419) / 157.627)
=0.077494 / 0.062819
=1.2336

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
=53.201 / 53.027
=1.0033

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))
=(1.157 / (1.157 + 24.419)) / (1.294 / (1.294 + 23.856))
=0.045238 / 0.051451
=0.8792

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)
=(7.903 / 53.201) / (6.408 / 53.027)
=0.14855 / 0.120844
=1.2293

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)
=((0.094 + 6.429) / 127.507) / ((0.141 + 6.348) / 157.627)
=0.051158 / 0.041167
=1.2427

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
=(9.509 - 0 - 3.471) / 127.507
=0.047354

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.

Park Aerospace has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Park Aerospace (Park Aerospace) Business Description

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Address
1400 Old Country Road, Suite 409N, Westbury, New York, NY, USA, 11590
Park Aerospace Corp designs develop and manufactures engineered, Advanced composite materials and composite structures and assemblies and low-volume tooling for the aerospace markets and prototype tooling for such structures and assemblies. It only operating business segments is Aerospace. Geographically, the company derives a majority of revenue from North America and also has a presence in a company operates its business in Asia and Europe. It offers Advanced Composite Prepregs for Aircraft Structures and Interiors, Sigma Strut and Alpha Strut.
Executives
Shane Connor director 10510 SPRINGBORO PIKE, MIAMISBURG OH 45342
Nickel Cory officer: Sr VP and General Manager 816 N. BLAINE ST., NEWTON KS 67114
Dale Blanchfield director 128 HAWTHORNE ROAD, HOPKINS MN 55343
D. Bradley Thress director 250 WEST SPRING STREET, UNIT 615, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Brian E Shore director, officer: President and CEO
Emily J Groehl officer: Sr. VP, Sales and Marketing
Mark A Esquivel officer: Vice President - Aerospace 48 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Yvonne Julian director 225 HIDDEN HILLS DRIVE, GREENVILLE SC 29605
Steven T Warshaw director
Stephen E Gilhuley officer: Senior Vice President, Secreta
P. Matthew Farabaugh officer: Vice President and Controller PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP., 48 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 300, MELVILLE X1 11747
Benjamin Wykoff Shore officer: Senior Vice President 31 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, CENTERPORT NY 11721
Robert J Yaniro officer: VP and Corporate Controller 48 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Carl William Smith director 10044 E. NACOMA CT., SUN LAKE AZ 85248
Christopher T. Mastrogiacomo officer: V P of Strategic Marketing 48 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 300, MELVILLE NY 11747

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