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QualTek Services (QualTek Services) Beneish M-Score : -2.28 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is QualTek Services 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 -2.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

QTEKQ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.28   Med: -2.14   Max: -1.83
Current: -2.28

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of QualTek Services was -1.83. The lowest was -2.28. And the median was -2.14.


QualTek Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for QualTek Services'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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QualTek Services Beneish M-Score Chart

QualTek Services Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.83

QualTek Services Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -2.14 -1.83 -2.28

Competitive Comparison of QualTek Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, QualTek Services'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.


QualTek Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, QualTek Services's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



QualTek Services 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 QualTek Services 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 * 0.8782+0.528 * 1.5321+0.404 * 0.8593+0.892 * 1.1881+0.115 * 1.2921
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0016+4.679 * -0.008802-0.327 * 1.2211
=-2.28

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $222.6 Mil.
Revenue was 156.246 + 205.353 + 216.12 + 184.222 = $761.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.802 + 24.455 + 28.012 + 20.042 = $85.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $250.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $671.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $91.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $58.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $72.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $750.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $48.6 Mil.
Net Income was -24.494 + -16.56 + -3.142 + -11.718 = $-55.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.304 + 2.891 + -0.134 + -1.175 = $1.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -22.974 + 12.776 + -22.578 + -19.11 = $-51.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $213.3 Mil.
Revenue was 148.161 + 147.057 + 215.462 + 130.609 = $641.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.056 + 16.865 + 58.305 + 18.781 = $110.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $235.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $672.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $52.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $53.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $60.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $149.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $505.0 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)
=(222.58 / 761.941) / (213.326 / 641.289)
=0.292122 / 0.332652
=0.8782

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)
=(110.007 / 641.289) / (85.311 / 761.941)
=0.17154 / 0.111965
=1.5321

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 - (250.836 + 91.363) / 671.921) / (1 - (235.901 + 52.597) / 672.584)
=0.490715 / 0.57106
=0.8593

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
=761.941 / 641.289
=1.1881

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))
=(53.653 / (53.653 + 52.597)) / (58.61 / (58.61 + 91.363))
=0.504969 / 0.390804
=1.2921

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)
=(72.127 / 761.941) / (60.608 / 641.289)
=0.094662 / 0.09451
=1.0016

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)
=((48.554 + 750.183) / 671.921) / ((504.953 + 149.814) / 672.584)
=1.188736 / 0.97351
=1.2211

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
=(-55.914 - 1.886 - -51.886) / 671.921
=-0.008802

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.

QualTek Services has a M-score of -2.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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QualTek Services (QualTek Services) Business Description

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Address
475 Sentry Parkway E, Suite 200, Blue Bell, PA, USA, 19422
QualTek Services Inc is a technology-driven provider of infrastructure services to the 5G wireless, telecom, power grid modernization, and renewable energy sectors across North America.
Executives
Emanuel R Pearlman director 250 EAST 79TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10075
Alan Jeffrey Carr director 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE, MIAMISBURG OH 45342
Matthew J. Mccolgan officer: Chief Financial Officer 475 SENTRY PARKWAY E, STE 200, BLUE BELL PA 19422
John A Kritzmacher director C/O GLOBAL CROSSING LIMITED, 200 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 300, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Bruce E Roberson director 5416 HOLLY SPRINGS DR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Cielo Hernandez director C/O XL FLEET CORP., 145 NEWTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Adam Paul Spittler officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O QUALTEK SERVICES INC., 475 SENTRY PARKWAY E, SUITE 200, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Christopher Scott Hisey director, officer: CEO and Director 818 HIDDEN FOREST DRIVE, COLLEGEVILLE PA 19426
Elizabeth Downey officer: Chief Administrative Officer 1777 SENTRY PARKWAY WEST, SUITE 302, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Daniel Lafond director C/O QUALTEK SERVICES INC., 475 SENTRY PARKWAY E, SUITE 200, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Brightstar Gp Investors, Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O QUALTEK SERVICES INC., 475 SENTRY PARKWAY E, SUITE 200, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Bcp Qualtek Ii, Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O QUALTEK SERVICES INC., 475 SENTRY PARKWAY E, SUITE 200, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Bcp Qualtek, Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O QUALTEK SERVICES INC., 475 SENTRY PARKWAY E, SUITE 200, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Raul A Deju director
Maha Eltobgy director C/O QUALTEK SERVICES INC., 475 SENTRY PARKWAY E, SUITE 200, BLUE BELL PA 19422