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SPAI (Safe Pro Group) Beneish M-Score : -9.31 (As of Jun. 23, 2025)


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What is Safe Pro Group 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 -9.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SPAI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.31   Med: -7.17   Max: -5.02
Current: -9.31

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Safe Pro Group was -5.02. The lowest was -9.31. And the median was -7.17.


Safe Pro Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safe Pro Group'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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Safe Pro Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Safe Pro Group Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -5.02

Safe Pro Group Quarterly Data
Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -5.02 -9.31

Competitive Comparison of Safe Pro Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Safe Pro Group'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.


Safe Pro Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Safe Pro Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Safe Pro Group 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 Safe Pro Group 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 * 0.0913+0.528 * 0.8548+0.404 * 0.946+0.892 * 2.3998+0.115 * 0.7186
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6702+4.679 * -1.575807-0.327 * 0.3797
=-9.31

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.02 Mil.
Revenue was 0.185 + 0.888 + 0.331 + 0.643 = $2.05 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.062 + 0.464 + 0.134 + 0.185 = $0.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.49 Mil.
Total Assets was $3.69 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.40 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.60 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.87 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.17 Mil.
Net Income was -3.965 + -1.384 + -3.685 + -1.215 = $-10.25 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.03 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.03 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.942 + -1.03 + -1.906 + -0.591 = $-4.47 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.07 Mil.
Revenue was 0.308 + 0.278 + 0.164 + 0.103 = $0.85 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.127 + 0.078 + 0.062 + 0.034 = $0.30 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.09 Mil.
Total Assets was $3.17 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.44 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.59 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.14 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.22 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)
=(0.016 / 2.047) / (0.073 / 0.853)
=0.007816 / 0.08558
=0.0913

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)
=(0.301 / 0.853) / (0.845 / 2.047)
=0.352872 / 0.412799
=0.8548

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 - (1.486 + 0.397) / 3.687) / (1 - (1.086 + 0.442) / 3.165)
=0.489287 / 0.51722
=0.946

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
=2.047 / 0.853
=2.3998

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))
=(0.241 / (0.241 + 0.442)) / (0.383 / (0.383 + 0.397))
=0.352855 / 0.491026
=0.7186

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)
=(10.602 / 2.047) / (6.592 / 0.853)
=5.179287 / 7.728019
=0.6702

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)
=((0.171 + 0.872) / 3.687) / ((0.219 + 2.139) / 3.165)
=0.282886 / 0.745024
=0.3797

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
=(-10.249 - 0.03 - -4.469) / 3.687
=-1.575807

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.

Safe Pro Group has a M-score of -9.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Safe Pro Group Business Description

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18305 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 222, Aventura, FL, USA, 33160
Safe Pro Group Inc operates to acquire security and protection products. Its emphasis is on the development of a cloud-based ecosystem for analyzing drone imagery and data utilizing proprietary artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, deep learning, and applied computer vision software for hyper-scalable processing, analysis, and reporting. The company operated in three reportable business segments which consisted of: the business of Safe-Pro USA, the business of Airborne Response, and the business of Safe Pro AI. Key revenue is generated from Airborne Response.

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