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SITO Mobile (SITO Mobile) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is SITO Mobile 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 SITO Mobile's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SITO Mobile was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


SITO Mobile Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SITO Mobile'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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SITO Mobile Beneish M-Score Chart

SITO Mobile Annual Data
Trend Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.21 -2.36 -2.07 -3.76 -3.37

SITO Mobile Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 -4.26 -3.37 -4.30 -3.39 -20.99

Competitive Comparison of SITO Mobile's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, SITO Mobile'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.


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

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

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



SITO Mobile 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 SITO Mobile 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 * 0.4801+0.528 * 1.2295+0.404 * 0.5872+0.892 * 0.8366+0.115 * 0.9137
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0361+4.679 * -3.308762-0.327 * 8.1657
=-20.99

* 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 (Sep19) TTM:Last Year (Sep18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $3.67 Mil.
Revenue was 2.809 + 13.892 + 8.43 + 11.116 = $36.25 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.429 + 4.478 + 2.858 + 5.591 = $13.36 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.13 Mil.
Total Assets was $5.54 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.16 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.08 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $34.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $20.25 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -21.821 + -3.402 + -5.049 + -1.088 = $-31.36 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.602 + -1.723 + -0.319 + 0.213 = $-8.43 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.48 + -1.963 + -0.119 + -1.053 = $-4.62 Mil.
Total Receivables was $9.13 Mil.
Revenue was 9.057 + 8.429 + 11.145 + 14.696 = $43.33 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.338 + 4.026 + 4.447 + 6.818 = $19.63 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.36 Mil.
Total Assets was $23.87 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $39.61 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.69 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.01 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)
=(3.665 / 36.247) / (9.125 / 43.327)
=0.101112 / 0.210608
=0.4801

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)
=(19.629 / 43.327) / (13.356 / 36.247)
=0.453043 / 0.368472
=1.2295

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 - (4.13 + 0.162) / 5.535) / (1 - (14.359 + 0.38) / 23.866)
=0.224571 / 0.382427
=0.5872

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
=36.247 / 43.327
=0.8366

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))
=(1.468 / (1.468 + 0.38)) / (1.078 / (1.078 + 0.162))
=0.794372 / 0.869355
=0.9137

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)
=(34.33 / 36.247) / (39.607 / 43.327)
=0.947113 / 0.914141
=1.0361

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 + 20.254) / 5.535) / ((0.009 + 10.686) / 23.866)
=3.659259 / 0.448127
=8.1657

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
=(-31.36 - -8.431 - -4.615) / 5.535
=-3.308762

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.

SITO Mobile has a M-score of -20.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SITO Mobile (SITO Mobile) Business Description

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Address
100 Town Square Place, Suite 204, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 07310
SITO Mobile Ltd operates a mobile location-based advertising platform serving businesses, advertisers, and brands. Business activity of the group is operated SITO Location Based Advertising and SITO Mobile Messaging source. SITO Location Based Advertising displays advertisements and videos on behalf of advertisers including various features, such as geo-fencing, verified walk-in, behavioral targeting, and analytics and optimization; and SITO Mobile Messaging is a platform for building and controlling tailored programs including messaging and customer incentive programs. Its platform and tools are designed to enable large brands or anyone with substantial reach to utilize the mobile device as a new means to communicate.
Executives
Stephen D Baksa director
Scott L Kauffman officer: Chief Executive Officer 260 CHURCHILL AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Priore Mark Del other: Former Chief Financial Officer C/O SITO MOBILE, LTD., 100 TOWN SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 204, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Itzhak Fisher director 767 FIFTH AVE STE 4300, NEW YORK NY 10153
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