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Metro One Telecommunications (Metro One Telecommunications) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Metro One Telecommunications 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 Metro One Telecommunications's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Metro One Telecommunications was 12.20. The lowest was -1.62. And the median was 1.16.


Metro One Telecommunications Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metro One Telecommunications'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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Metro One Telecommunications Beneish M-Score Chart

Metro One Telecommunications Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.65 -4.28 -0.65 -1.62 12.20

Metro One Telecommunications Quarterly Data
Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 - 12.20 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Metro One Telecommunications's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Metro One Telecommunications'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.


Metro One Telecommunications's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Metro One Telecommunications's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Metro One Telecommunications 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 Metro One Telecommunications 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0.017 + 0.018 + 0.018 = $0.05 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0.016 + -0.004 + -0.009 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.02 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.02 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.05 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.07 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.74 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -4.343 + -0.706 + -1.451 + -1.677 = $-8.18 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4.171 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $-4.17 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.129 + -0.103 + -0.535 + -0.948 = $-1.72 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.019 + 0.019 + 0.019 + 0 = $0.06 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.016 + 0.019 + 0.019 + 0 = $0.05 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.23 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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 / 0.053) / (0 / 0.057)
=0 / 0
=

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)
=(0.054 / 0.057) / (0.003 / 0.053)
=0.947368 / 0.056604
=

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 - (0.021 + 0) / 0.021) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 0)
=0 /
=

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
=0.053 / 0.057
=

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))
=(0.005 / (0.005 + 0)) / (1.048 / (1.048 + 0))
=1 / 1
=

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)
=(2.065 / 0.053) / (1.225 / 0.057)
=38.962264 / 21.491228
=

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 + 2.741) / 0.021) / ((0 + 0) / 0)
=130.52381 /
=

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
=(-8.177 - -4.171 - -1.715) / 0.021
=-109.095238

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.


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Metro One Telecommunications (Metro One Telecommunications) Business Description

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Address
30 North Gould Street, Suite 2990, Sheridan, WY, USA, 82801
Metro One Telecommunications Inc is a mobile commerce platform company. Its product includes Mobile Commerce Merchant Platform; Mobile Commerce Enterprise Platform and Instore Engagement Suite.
Executives
James F. Hensel officer: Chief Executive Officer METRO ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., 11200 MURRAY SCHOLLS PLACE, BEAVERTON OR 97007
Keller Richard B. Ii director C/O METRO ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., 11200 SW MURRAY SCHOLLS PLACE, BEAVERTON OR 97007
Jeana Randall officer: Controller METRO ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., 11200 MURRAY SCHOLLS PLACE, BEAVERTON OR 97007
Bruce Galloway 10 percent owner C/O GALLOWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, 720 FIFTH AVENUE 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gary L Herman 10 percent owner 720 FIFTH AVE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Galloway Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Strategic Turnaround Equity Partners Lp Cayman 10 percent owner PO BOX 2150 GT 4TH FLOOR, 1 CAYMAN FINANCIAL CENTER, GRAND CAYMAN E9 00000
Elchanan Maoz director 11200 SW MURRAY SCHOLLS PLACE, BEAVERTON OR 97007
Everest Special Situations Fund Lp 10 percent owner PLATINUM HOUSE, 21 HA'ARBA'A STREET, TEL AVIV ISREAL L3 64739
Maoz Everest Fund Management, Ltd. 10 percent owner PLATINUM HOUSE, 21 HA'ARBA'A STREET, TEL AVIV L3 64739
Jonathan A Ater director 11200 SW MURRAY SCHOLLS PLACE, BEAVERTON OR 97007
William K Hergenhan officer: Interim CFO 11200 MURRAY SCHOLLS PLACE, BEAVERTON OR 97007
Lynne L Michaelson officer: Senior Vice President - HR 11200 MURRAY SCHOLLS PLACE, BEAVERTON OR 97007
John S Miller officer: Sr. VP Voice Technology 11200 MURRAY SCHOLLS PLACE, BEAVERTON OR 97007
Philip A Ljubicich officer: President, M1 Data & Analytics 11200 MURRAY SCHOLLS PLACE, BEAVERTON OR 97007

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