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Aiadvertising (Aiadvertising) Beneish M-Score : -9.02 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Aiadvertising 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 -9.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AIAD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -38.39   Med: -6.64   Max: 4.3
Current: -9.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aiadvertising was 4.30. The lowest was -38.39. And the median was -6.64.


Aiadvertising Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aiadvertising'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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Aiadvertising Beneish M-Score Chart

Aiadvertising Annual Data
Trend Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.48 -9.56 -2.34 -7.07 -38.39

Aiadvertising Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -9.89 -38.39 -10.72 -10.75 -9.02

Competitive Comparison of Aiadvertising's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Aiadvertising'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.


Aiadvertising's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Aiadvertising 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 Aiadvertising 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 * 1.0945+0.528 * -8.1045+0.404 * 0.6264+0.892 * 1.2778+0.115 * 0.647
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5318+4.679 * -0.453125-0.327 * 0.5059
=-9.02

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.94 Mil.
Revenue was 2.09 + 1.594 + 2.175 + 2.076 = $7.94 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.091 + -0.36 + 0.519 + -0.285 = $-0.04 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.85 Mil.
Total Assets was $2.11 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.97 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.12 Mil.
Net Income was -1.534 + -1.89 + -0.883 + -1.851 = $-6.16 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0.435 + 0 + 0.005 = $0.44 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.698 + -2.635 + -0.611 + -0.697 = $-5.64 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.68 Mil.
Revenue was 1.85 + 1.619 + 1.2 + 1.541 = $6.21 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.062 + -0.009 + -0.336 + 0.505 = $0.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.32 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.29 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.04 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.61 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.43 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.16 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)
=(0.944 / 7.935) / (0.675 / 6.21)
=0.118967 / 0.108696
=1.0945

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)
=(0.222 / 6.21) / (-0.035 / 7.935)
=0.035749 / -0.004411
=-8.1045

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 - (1.849 + 0.234) / 2.112) / (1 - (1.002 + 0.292) / 1.323)
=0.013731 / 0.02192
=0.6264

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
=7.935 / 6.21
=1.2778

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))
=(0.041 / (0.041 + 0.292)) / (0.055 / (0.055 + 0.234))
=0.123123 / 0.190311
=0.647

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)
=(6.53 / 7.935) / (9.609 / 6.21)
=0.822936 / 1.547343
=0.5318

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)
=((0.123 + 1.968) / 2.112) / ((0.155 + 2.434) / 1.323)
=0.990057 / 1.956916
=0.5059

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
=(-6.158 - 0.44 - -5.641) / 2.112
=-0.453125

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.

Aiadvertising has a M-score of -9.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aiadvertising (Aiadvertising) Business Description

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Aiadvertising Inc is a technology-driven provider of digital advertising solutions. The company's proprietary software empowers marketers by intelligently automating data-driven, repetitive tasks, and improving their ability to make predictions at scale. Its software platform harnesses the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence to eliminate guesswork, predict what works, and prove advertising's impact on financial results.
Executives
Hicks Thomas O Jr director 100 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
James B. Renacci director C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 2005 MARKET ST, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Texas Star Management Company, Llc director, 10 percent owner 18 DESTA DR., MIDLAND TX 79705
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John C Small officer: Chief Financial Officer 25 ROCK SHELTER ROAD, NEW YORK NY 10597
Mark D Fruehan director C/O AXESSTEL, INC., 6815 FLANDERS DR. #210, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
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Gerard Francis Hug, 10 percent owner 19 GUNTHERS VIEW, TOWACO NJ 07082
Maria Isabel Gongora officer: Chief Financial Officer 3790 BRAHMAN RD., BULVERDE TX 78163
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Kevin Michael Myers director 321 SIXTH STREET, SAN ANTONIO TX 78215
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Jonathan L Lei director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President, CFO, Secretary 6144 CALLE REAL, SUITE 200, SANTA BARBARA CA 93117
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