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IonQ (IONQ) Beneish M-Score : -1.09 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is IonQ 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.09 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

IONQ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.39   Med: -1.09   Max: 21.4
Current: -1.09

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of IonQ was 21.40. The lowest was -2.39. And the median was -1.09.


IonQ Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for IonQ'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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IonQ Beneish M-Score Chart

IonQ Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 1.11 -1.79

IonQ Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.00 -2.05 -2.39 -1.79 -1.09

Competitive Comparison of IonQ's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, IonQ'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.


IonQ's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



IonQ 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 IonQ 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 * 2.7639+0.528 * 1.2736+0.404 * 0.5803+0.892 * 1.8821+0.115 * 0.8167
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.873+4.679 * -0.142154-0.327 * 2.0065
=-1.09

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $9.56 Mil.
Revenue was 7.582 + 6.106 + 6.136 + 5.515 = $25.34 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.168 + 2.943 + 4.128 + 3.614 = $14.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $409.93 Mil.
Total Assets was $543.86 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $51.64 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12.54 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $76.47 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $34.71 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14.45 Mil.
Net Income was -39.592 + -41.904 + -44.811 + -43.718 = $-170.03 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 8.493 + 7.346 + -7.585 + -15.506 = $-7.25 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -20.465 + -26.63 + -22.28 + -16.086 = $-85.46 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.84 Mil.
Revenue was 4.285 + 3.807 + 2.763 + 2.608 = $13.46 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.249 + 2.906 + 2.03 + 1.866 = $10.05 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $402.34 Mil.
Total Assets was $587.92 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $32.28 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $46.54 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $20.86 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.62 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)
=(9.556 / 25.339) / (1.837 / 13.463)
=0.377126 / 0.136448
=2.7639

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)
=(10.051 / 13.463) / (14.853 / 25.339)
=0.746565 / 0.586172
=1.2736

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 - (409.928 + 51.641) / 543.862) / (1 - (402.342 + 32.284) / 587.922)
=0.151312 / 0.260742
=0.5803

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
=25.339 / 13.463
=1.8821

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))
=(6.129 / (6.129 + 32.284)) / (12.539 / (12.539 + 51.641))
=0.159555 / 0.195372
=0.8167

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)
=(76.465 / 25.339) / (46.535 / 13.463)
=3.01768 / 3.45651
=0.873

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)
=((14.452 + 34.705) / 543.862) / ((5.624 + 20.86) / 587.922)
=0.090385 / 0.045047
=2.0065

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
=(-170.025 - -7.252 - -85.461) / 543.862
=-0.142154

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.

IonQ has a M-score of -1.09 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


IonQ (IONQ) Business Description

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Address
4505 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, USA, 20740
IonQ Inc sells access to several quantum computers of various qubit capacities and is in the process of researching and developing technologies for quantum computers with increasing computational capabilities. The company currently makes access to its quantum computers available via cloud platforms and also to select customers via its own cloud service. This cloud-based approach enables the broad availability of quantum-computing-as-a-service (QCaaS). The company derives its revenue from its quantum-computing-as-a-service arrangements, consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on company's quantum computing systems, and contracts associated with the design, development, and construction of specialized quantum computing systems together with related services.
Executives
Rima Alameddine officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O IONQ, INC., 4505 CAMPUS DRIVE, COLLEGE PARK MD 20740
Peter Hume Chapman director, officer: President and CEO C/O IONQ, INC., 4505 CAMPUS DRIVE, COLLEGE PARK MD 20740
Jungsang Kim director, officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O IONQ, INC., 4505 CAMPUS DRIVE, COLLEGE PARK MD 20740
Thomas G. Kramer officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O OPOWER, INC., 1515 NORTH COURTHOUSE ROAD, 8TH FLOOR, ARLINGTON VA 22201
Christopher Monroe officer: Chief Scientist C/O IONQ, INC., 4505 CAMPUS DRIVE, COLLEGE PARK MD 20740
Laurie A. Babinski officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O IONQ, INC., 4505 CAMPUS DRIVE, COLLEGE PARK MD 20740
Wendy Thomas director C/O SECUREWORKS CORP., ONE CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kathryn K. Chou director C/O IONQ, INC., 4505 CAMPUS DRIVE, COLLEGE PARK MD 20740
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