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SOEN (Solar Enertech) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Sep. 22, 2024)


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What is Solar Enertech 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.

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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Solar Enertech was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Solar Enertech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Solar Enertech'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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Solar Enertech Beneish M-Score Chart

Solar Enertech Annual Data
Trend Sep05 Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -7.39 -8.92 -3.13

Solar Enertech Quarterly Data
Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11
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 -5.67 -3.53 -1.35 -3.13 -6.17

Competitive Comparison of Solar Enertech's Beneish M-Score

For the Solar subindustry, Solar Enertech'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.


Solar Enertech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Solar Enertech 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 Solar Enertech 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 * 1.4353+0.528 * -0.6069+0.404 * 0.1508+0.892 * 0.4318+0.115 * 0.9884
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3084+4.679 * -0.708597-0.327 * 1.1906
=-7.21

* 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 (Dec11) TTM:Last Year (Dec10) TTM:
Total Receivables was $5.71 Mil.
Revenue was 2.107 + 4.304 + 12.203 + 10.68 = $29.29 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.984 + -1.336 + -0.559 + -0.247 = $-3.13 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8.21 Mil.
Total Assets was $16.45 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8.16 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.84 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.51 Mil.
Net Income was -2.192 + -2.22 + -1.311 + -3.146 = $-8.87 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.107 + 0.387 + 0.749 + -0.653 = $0.38 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.462 + -0.319 + 0.915 + 1.352 = $2.41 Mil.
Total Receivables was $9.22 Mil.
Revenue was 15.507 + 18.23 + 16.355 + 17.751 = $67.84 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.116 + 1.047 + 1.304 + 0.927 = $4.39 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $17.25 Mil.
Total Assets was $26.47 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8.38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.45 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.16 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.47 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)
=(5.714 / 29.294) / (9.22 / 67.843)
=0.195057 / 0.135902
=1.4353

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)
=(4.394 / 67.843) / (-3.126 / 29.294)
=0.064767 / -0.106711
=-0.6069

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 - (8.207 + 8.162) / 16.448) / (1 - (17.252 + 8.375) / 26.47)
=0.004803 / 0.031847
=0.1508

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
=29.294 / 67.843
=0.4318

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))
=(2.445 / (2.445 + 8.375)) / (2.419 / (2.419 + 8.162))
=0.22597 / 0.228617
=0.9884

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)
=(5.479 / 29.294) / (9.698 / 67.843)
=0.187035 / 0.142948
=1.3084

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)
=((1.507 + 7.841) / 16.448) / ((1.473 + 11.163) / 26.47)
=0.568337 / 0.477371
=1.1906

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
=(-8.869 - 0.376 - 2.41) / 16.448
=-0.708597

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.

Solar Enertech has a M-score of -7.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Solar Enertech Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
655 West Evelyn Avenue, Suite 2, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94041
Solar Enertech Corp currently operates as a photovoltaic solar energy cell manufacturer.
Executives
David Anthony director 200 LUDLOW DRIVE, EWING NJ 08638
David Gelbaum 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Monica Chavez Gelbaum 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Quercus Trust 10 percent owner 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Luxor Capital Group, Lp 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
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