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Turnium Technology Group (TSXV:TTGI) Beneish M-Score : -5.39 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Turnium Technology 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 -5.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSXV:TTGI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.35   Med: -6.35   Max: -5.39
Current: -5.39

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Turnium Technology Group was -5.39. The lowest was -8.35. And the median was -6.35.


Turnium Technology Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Turnium Technology 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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Turnium Technology Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Turnium Technology Group Annual Data
Trend Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -5.52

Turnium Technology Group Quarterly Data
Sep20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -7.18 -8.35 -5.52 -5.39

Competitive Comparison of Turnium Technology Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Turnium Technology 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.


Turnium Technology Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Turnium Technology Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Turnium Technology 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 Turnium Technology 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 * 0.6451+0.528 * 1.0319+0.404 * 1.2279+0.892 * 0.9943+0.115 * 0.5862
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.852+4.679 * -0.561649-0.327 * 1.1226
=-5.39

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$0.40 Mil.
Revenue was 1.284 + 1.258 + 1.476 + 1.185 = C$5.20 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.89 + 0.873 + 0.917 + 0.887 = C$3.57 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$0.74 Mil.
Total Assets was C$2.64 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$0.53 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$5.98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$3.11 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$1.07 Mil.
Net Income was -0.625 + -1.663 + -0.745 + -1.202 = C$-4.24 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.006 + -0.041 + -0.049 + 0.108 = C$0.01 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.22 + -1.975 + -0.472 + -0.095 = C$-2.76 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$0.62 Mil.
Revenue was 1.294 + 1.37 + 1.117 + 1.452 = C$5.23 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.926 + 1.038 + 0.831 + 0.907 = C$3.70 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$1.23 Mil.
Total Assets was C$3.39 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$0.72 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$7.06 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$4.04 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.73 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)
=(0.397 / 5.203) / (0.619 / 5.233)
=0.076302 / 0.118288
=0.6451

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)
=(3.702 / 5.233) / (3.567 / 5.203)
=0.707434 / 0.685566
=1.0319

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 - (0.738 + 0.53) / 2.644) / (1 - (1.228 + 0.724) / 3.388)
=0.520424 / 0.423849
=1.2279

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
=5.203 / 5.233
=0.9943

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))
=(0.155 / (0.155 + 0.724)) / (0.228 / (0.228 + 0.53))
=0.176337 / 0.300792
=0.5862

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)
=(5.978 / 5.203) / (7.057 / 5.233)
=1.148953 / 1.348557
=0.852

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)
=((1.071 + 3.107) / 2.644) / ((0.73 + 4.039) / 3.388)
=1.580182 / 1.407615
=1.1226

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
=(-4.235 - 0.012 - -2.762) / 2.644
=-0.561649

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.

Turnium Technology Group has a M-score of -5.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Turnium Technology Group (TSXV:TTGI) Business Description

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3355 Grandview Hwy, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V5M 1Z5
Turnium Technology Group Inc invests in companies that are creating software-defined networks for service providers, enterprises, and small-medium business. The company deliver its software-defined wide area networking solution as a white label, containerized, disaggregated software platform that channel partners host, manage, brand, and price and as a managed cloud-native service.

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