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Vitreous Glass (TSXV:VCI) Beneish M-Score : -4.34 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Vitreous Glass 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 -4.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSXV:VCI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.34   Med: -3.19   Max: 1.05
Current: -4.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vitreous Glass was 1.05. The lowest was -4.34. And the median was -3.19.


Vitreous Glass Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vitreous Glass'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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Vitreous Glass Beneish M-Score Chart

Vitreous Glass Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Beneish M-Score
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Vitreous Glass Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -3.17 - - - -4.34

Competitive Comparison of Vitreous Glass's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Vitreous Glass'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.


Vitreous Glass's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Vitreous Glass's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Vitreous Glass 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 Vitreous Glass 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 * 0.7068+0.528 * 1.007+0.404 * -0.8827+0.892 * 1.0161+0.115 * 0.8357
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0858+4.679 * -0.1435-0.327 * 1.4337
=-4.34

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$0.37 Mil.
Revenue was 2.459 + 2.386 + 2.489 + 2.441 = C$9.78 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.095 + 1.215 + 1.32 + 1.258 = C$4.89 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$3.76 Mil.
Total Assets was C$5.78 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$2.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$1.92 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$1.05 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.03 Mil.
Net Income was 0.405 + 0.525 + 0.659 + 0.647 = C$2.24 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.013 = C$0.01 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.913 + 0.563 + 0.817 + 0.759 = C$3.05 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$0.51 Mil.
Revenue was 2.342 + 2.338 + 2.451 + 2.489 = C$9.62 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.168 + 1.097 + 1.265 + 1.314 = C$4.84 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$3.02 Mil.
Total Assets was C$5.10 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$2.08 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$1.74 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.61 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.05 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)
=(0.367 / 9.775) / (0.511 / 9.62)
=0.037545 / 0.053119
=0.7068

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)
=(4.844 / 9.62) / (4.888 / 9.775)
=0.503534 / 0.500051
=1.007

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 - (3.764 + 2.014) / 5.777) / (1 - (3.021 + 2.076) / 5.098)
=-0.000173 / 0.000196
=-0.8827

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
=9.775 / 9.62
=1.0161

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))
=(0.157 / (0.157 + 2.076)) / (0.185 / (0.185 + 2.014))
=0.070309 / 0.084129
=0.8357

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)
=(1.922 / 9.775) / (1.742 / 9.62)
=0.196624 / 0.181081
=1.0858

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)
=((0.032 + 1.05) / 5.777) / ((0.054 + 0.612) / 5.098)
=0.187294 / 0.130639
=1.4337

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
=(2.236 - 0.013 - 3.052) / 5.777
=-0.1435

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.

Vitreous Glass has a M-score of -4.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vitreous Glass Business Description

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Address
212 East Lake Boulevard, Airdrie, AB, CAN, T4A 0H5
Vitreous Glass Inc cleans, crushes, and sells waste glass to the fiberglass manufacturing industry. The company also removes the contaminates and crushes the glass into sand and then this sand is sold to fiberglass insulation manufacturers as furnace-ready cullet for use in their production facilities. The sole source of revenue of the company is generated by providing crushed glass to its customers.
Executives
Darcy Forbes Senior Officer
Timothy Howard Rendell Senior Officer
John Patrick Cashion 10% Security Holder, Director, Senior Officer
Meredith Ann Cashion Director

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