SERV (Serve Robotics) Beneish M-Score: 47.89 (As of Jun. 28, 2026) — 39% Above Median


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What is Serve Robotics Beneish M-Score?

Serve Robotics SERV +1.69% 12 Beneish M-Score is 47.89 as of Jun. 28, 2026, which is 39% above its 10-year median of 34.51. GuruFocus rates SERV with a GF Score™ of 12/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,919 Industrial Products companies, Serve Robotics ranks worse than 99.79% on this metric.

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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 47.89 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SERV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -26.67   Med: 34.51   Max: 101.15
Current: 47.89

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Serve Robotics was 101.15. The lowest was -26.67. And the median was 34.51.


Serve Robotics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Serve Robotics'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.

Serve Robotics Beneish M-Score Chart

Serve Robotics Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
0.00 0.00 0.00 101.15 21.38

Serve Robotics Quarterly Data
Dec21 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -1.56 3.11 51.56 21.38 47.89

SERV vs KRNT, RR, PSIX: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Serve Robotics'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.


Serve Robotics Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Serve Robotics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Serve Robotics 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 Serve Robotics 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 * 2.6011+0.528 * 0.3713+0.404 * 118.3212+0.892 * 3.9778+0.115 * 0.2449
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8964+4.679 * -0.074694-0.327 * 2.2401
=47.89

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was $3.94 Mil.
Revenue was 2.984 + 0.882 + 0.687 + 0.642 = $5.20 Mil.
Gross Profit was -9.001 + -6.675 + -4.379 + -2.859 = $-22.91 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $201.13 Mil.
Total Assets was $340.80 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $61.85 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $14.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $51.82 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $19.74 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.93 Mil.
Net Income was -49.004 + -34.273 + -33.02 + -20.85 = $-137.15 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.024 + 0.395 + 0.089 + 0 = $0.51 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -41.422 + -29.639 + -25.175 + -15.963 = $-112.20 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.38 Mil.
Revenue was 0.44 + 0.176 + 0.222 + 0.468 = $1.31 Mil.
Gross Profit was -1.469 + -0.656 + -0.156 + 0.142 = $-2.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $199.97 Mil.
Total Assets was $216.60 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $16.21 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.77 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.26 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.17 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)
=(3.942 / 5.195) / (0.381 / 1.306)
=0.758807 / 0.29173
=2.6011

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)
=(-2.139 / 1.306) / (-22.914 / 5.195)
=-1.637825 / -4.41078
=0.3713

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 - (201.131 + 61.847) / 340.804) / (1 - (199.97 + 16.207) / 216.595)
=0.22836 / 0.00193
=118.3212

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
=5.195 / 1.306
=3.9778

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))
=(0.767 / (0.767 + 16.207)) / (13.996 / (13.996 + 61.847))
=0.045187 / 0.184539
=0.2449

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)
=(51.819 / 5.195) / (14.533 / 1.306)
=9.974783 / 11.127871
=0.8964

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)
=((2.932 + 19.735) / 340.804) / ((1.173 + 5.258) / 216.595)
=0.06651 / 0.029691
=2.2401

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
=(-137.147 - 0.508 - -112.199) / 340.804
=-0.074694

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.

Serve Robotics has a M-score of 47.89 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of 47.89 mean?
Serve Robotics (SERV) has a Beneish M-Score of 47.89 as of Jun. 28, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Serve Robotics and its competitors. This is 39% above median its historical median of 34.51. According to the industry distribution chart, Serve Robotics ranks #2913 out of 2919 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 99.8%.
Is Serve Robotics' Beneish M-Score too high?
Serve Robotics' current Beneish M-Score of 47.89 is 39% above median its 10-year median of 34.51. Based on the distribution chart, Serve Robotics ranks #2913 out of 2919 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Serve Robotics has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Serve Robotics' Beneish M-Score compare to KRNT and RR?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Serve Robotics ranks #2913 out of 2919 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Serve Robotics in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Industrial Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Serve Robotics and its competitors. Serve Robotics's current Beneish M-Score is 47.89, which is 39% above median its own 10-year median of 34.51. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Serve Robotics stock overvalued right now?
Serve Robotics (SERV) has a current Beneish M-Score of 47.89. The current Beneish M-Score is 47.89, which is 39% above median its 10-year median of 34.51. Serve Robotics' overall GF Score™ is 12/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Serve Robotics (SERV), the current Beneish M-Score is 47.89 as of Jun. 28, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Serve Robotics Business Description

Address 730 Broadway, Redwood, CA, USA, 94063
Serve Robotics Inc is developing next-generation robots for last-mile delivery services. It design, develop and operate low-emissions robots on AI-powered robotics mobility platform, that serve people in public spaces, starting with food delivery. Its first product is a zero-emission robot that serves people in public areas, Starting with food delivery. The Segment derives revenue from (i) services via the Companies robot fleet, including delivery, branding and experiential services, (ii) access to software developed for the robot fleet, including certain autonomous capabilities, and (iii) access to data collected by the robot fleet, including navigation-related data. The majority of the revenue is derived from robot delivery services and food delivery platforms.
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