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Mad Catz Interactive (Mad Catz Interactive) Beneish M-Score

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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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mad Catz Interactive was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Mad Catz Interactive Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mad Catz Interactive'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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Mad Catz Interactive Annual Data
Trend Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.54 -4.88 -3.94 -1.74 -2.25

Mad Catz Interactive Quarterly Data
Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16
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 -0.76 -2.25 -3.44 -2.35 2.54

Competitive Comparison

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Mad Catz Interactive'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.


Mad Catz Interactive Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Mad Catz Interactive's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mad Catz Interactive 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 Mad Catz Interactive 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 * 0.7251+0.528 * 14.878+0.404 * 1.9032+0.892 * 0.4634+0.115 * 0.6585
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3153+4.679 * -0.455729-0.327 * 1.248
=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 (Dec16) TTM:Last Year (Dec15) TTM:
Total Receivables was $9.63 Mil.
Revenue was 19.061 + 14.867 + 10.788 + 17.144 = $61.86 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.295 + 0.528 + -0.104 + -0.873 = $0.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29.90 Mil.
Total Assets was $41.79 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $40.88 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.93 Mil.
Net Income was -3.461 + 4.08 + -4.793 + -7.263 = $-11.44 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.485 + 8.492 + 0.534 + -2.285 = $7.23 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.236 + -10.168 + 3.823 + 5.49 = $0.38 Mil.
Total Receivables was $28.67 Mil.
Revenue was 65.038 + 38.918 + 12.974 + 16.558 = $133.49 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.405 + 9.006 + 2.878 + 3.872 = $27.16 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $69.05 Mil.
Total Assets was $83.30 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25.45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $69.80 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)
=(9.633 / 61.86) / (28.669 / 133.488)
=0.155723 / 0.214768
=0.7251

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)
=(27.161 / 133.488) / (0.846 / 61.86)
=0.203471 / 0.013676
=14.878

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 - (29.899 + 1.799) / 41.788) / (1 - (69.049 + 3.682) / 83.299)
=0.241457 / 0.126868
=1.9032

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
=61.86 / 133.488
=0.4634

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))
=(2.212 / (2.212 + 3.682)) / (2.384 / (2.384 + 1.799))
=0.375297 / 0.569926
=0.6585

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)
=(15.514 / 61.86) / (25.453 / 133.488)
=0.250792 / 0.190676
=1.3153

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)
=((2.925 + 40.875) / 41.788) / ((0.158 + 69.804) / 83.299)
=1.048148 / 0.83989
=1.248

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
=(-11.437 - 7.226 - 0.381) / 41.788
=-0.455729

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.

Mad Catz Interactive has a M-score of 2.17 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Mad Catz Interactive (Mad Catz Interactive) Business Description

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Address
181 Bay Street, Suite 4400, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2T3
Mad Catz Interactive Inc is a Canadian company which is engaged in designing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing interactive entertainment products marketed under Mad Catz (gaming), Tritton (audio), and Saitek (simulation) brands. The company's products include headsets, mice, keyboards, controllers, specialty controllers, and other accessories. It caters to gamers and simulation enthusiast across multiple platforms including in-home gaming consoles, handheld gaming consoles, PC (Personal Computers) and Mac computers, smartphones, tablets and other smart devices. The company distributes its products through various retailers around the globe. Mad Catz derives the majority of its revenue from Americas.
Executives
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