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Skinvisible (Skinvisible) Beneish M-Score : -34.28 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Skinvisible 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 -34.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SKVI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -54.41   Med: -26.85   Max: 164.2
Current: -34.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Skinvisible was 164.20. The lowest was -54.41. And the median was -26.85.


Skinvisible Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Skinvisible Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -38.67 -33.62 -30.98 -30.78 -54.41

Skinvisible Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -39.77 163.52 164.20 -54.41 -34.28

Competitive Comparison of Skinvisible's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Skinvisible'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.


Skinvisible's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Skinvisible's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Skinvisible 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 Skinvisible 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 * 6.44+0.528 * 0.9866+0.404 * 1.235+0.892 * 0.0893+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 11.1771+4.679 * -7.300654-0.327 * 1.5243
=-34.28

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.02 Mil.
Revenue was 0.005 + 0.005 + 0.005 + 0.005 = $0.02 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.005 + 0.005 + 0.005 + 0.005 = $0.02 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.03 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.15 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.49 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.09 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.37 Mil.
Net Income was -0.29 + -0.304 + -0.288 + -0.276 = $-1.16 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.001 + 0.001 + -0.007 + 0.004 = $-0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.012 + -0.004 + -0.005 + -0.017 = $-0.04 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.04 Mil.
Revenue was 0.005 + 0.005 + 0.009 + 0.205 = $0.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.005 + 0.005 + 0.006 + 0.205 = $0.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.07 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.21 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.49 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.64 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)
=(0.023 / 0.02) / (0.04 / 0.224)
=1.15 / 0.178571
=6.44

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)
=(0.221 / 0.224) / (0.02 / 0.02)
=0.986607 / 1
=0.9866

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 - (0.031 + 0) / 0.153) / (1 - (0.073 + 0) / 0.206)
=0.797386 / 0.645631
=1.235

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
=0.02 / 0.224
=0.0893

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))
=(0.02 / (0.02 + 0)) / (0.02 / (0.02 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

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)
=(0.487 / 0.02) / (0.488 / 0.224)
=24.35 / 2.178571
=11.1771

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)
=((5.372 + 4.094) / 0.153) / ((5.635 + 2.726) / 0.206)
=61.869281 / 40.587379
=1.5243

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
=(-1.158 - -0.003 - -0.038) / 0.153
=-7.300654

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.

Skinvisible has a M-score of -34.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Skinvisible (Skinvisible) Business Description

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Address
6320 South Sandhill Road, Suite 10, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89120
Skinvisible Inc is a pharmaceutical research and development company that has developed and patented a polymer delivery system, Invisicare and formulated over forty topical skin products, which it out-licenses globally. Invisicare is a patented polymer delivery system that enhances the delivery of active ingredients for topically applied skin care products. Its patented technology has a formula and process for combining active ingredients with a delivery system that extends the duration of time the product remains on the skin and active.
Executives
St James David M director 3395 S. JONES BLVD., #169, LAS VEGAS NV 89146
Doreen Mcmorran 10 percent owner 6320 S. SANDHILL RD UNIT 10, LAS VEGAS NV 89120
Brian Piwek director 9014 GLENEAGLE DRIVE, BLAINE WA 98230
E Greg Mccartney director #307-15338 18TH AVENUE, SURREY BC A1 V4A 1W8
Jost Steinbruchel director 7, RUE DES BATTOIRS, POBOX #214, 1211 GENEVA 4 V8 000000
Robert F Lutz director, 10 percent owner
Terry Howlett director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & Chief Exec.Officer 6320 S. SANDHILL ROAD, SUITE #10, LAS VEGAS NV 89120
Skinvisible Inc director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 6320 S SANDHILL ROAD, SUITE 10, LAS VEGAS NV 89120
Lutz Family Trust 10 percent owner 8322 WEST TONTO LANE, PEORIA AZ 85382