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Innovative Designs (Innovative Designs) Beneish M-Score : -1.35 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Innovative Designs 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 -1.35 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

IVDN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.94   Med: -2.3   Max: 202.19
Current: -1.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Innovative Designs was 202.19. The lowest was -4.94. And the median was -2.30.


Innovative Designs Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Innovative Designs'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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Innovative Designs Beneish M-Score Chart

Innovative Designs Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.21 -1.20 -4.35 8.17 -0.67

Innovative Designs Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -4.23 -4.39 -4.57 -0.67 -1.35

Competitive Comparison of Innovative Designs's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Innovative Designs'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.


Innovative Designs's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Innovative Designs's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Innovative Designs 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 Innovative Designs 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 * 0.9832+0.528 * 1.1165+0.404 * 0.969+0.892 * 1.2714+0.115 * 8.653
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5456+4.679 * -0.05218-0.327 * 0.5723
=-1.35

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.01 Mil.
Revenue was 0.066 + 0.124 + 0.125 + 0.027 = $0.34 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.031 + 0.063 + 0.048 + 0.014 = $0.16 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.83 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.51 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.44 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.20 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.04 Mil.
Net Income was -0.063 + -0.046 + -0.084 + -0.113 = $-0.31 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.123 + -0.11 + 0.049 + -0.043 = $-0.23 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.01 Mil.
Revenue was 0.072 + 0.024 + 0.135 + 0.038 = $0.27 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.055 + -0.013 + 0.079 + 0.016 = $0.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.82 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.47 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.63 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.03 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.63 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.35 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.06 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)
=(0.01 / 0.342) / (0.008 / 0.269)
=0.02924 / 0.02974
=0.9832

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)
=(0.137 / 0.269) / (0.156 / 0.342)
=0.509294 / 0.45614
=1.1165

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 - (0.826 + 0.675) / 1.514) / (1 - (0.821 + 0.633) / 1.467)
=0.008587 / 0.008862
=0.969

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
=0.342 / 0.269
=1.2714

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))
=(0.034 / (0.034 + 0.633)) / (0.004 / (0.004 + 0.675))
=0.050975 / 0.005891
=8.653

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)
=(0.437 / 0.342) / (0.63 / 0.269)
=1.277778 / 2.342007
=0.5456

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)
=((0.039 + 0.202) / 1.514) / ((0.06 + 0.348) / 1.467)
=0.159181 / 0.278119
=0.5723

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
=(-0.306 - 0 - -0.227) / 1.514
=-0.05218

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.

Innovative Designs has a M-score of -1.35 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Innovative Designs (Innovative Designs) Business Description

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Address
124 Cherry Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15223
Innovative Designs Inc markets cold-weather recreational and industrial clothing products, as well as house wrap, which is made from INSULTEX, a low density foamed polyethylene with buoyancy, scent block and thermal resistant properties. The business activity of the firm is operated through two segments Apparel and Housewrap. The Apparel segment offers a range of cold weather apparel and related items. The Housewrap segment includes its INSULTEX House Wrap and its own seam tape. It generates maximum revenue from the Housewrap segment.
Executives
Robert Kennedy Adams director 3509 WILLIAM PENN DR., SAN ANTONIO TX 78230
Donald Vincent Garlotta director 124 CHERRY STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15223
Joseph Riccelli director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 223 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 1, PITTSBURGH PA 15215
Dean Kolocouris director 109 FOX PATH, MOON TWP PA 15108
Daniel P Rains director 2509 WIEWAN ROAD, ALIQUIPPA PA 15001
Robert D Monsour director 223 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 1, PITTSBURGH PA 15215
Innovative Designs Inc director 124 CHERRY ST., STE 1, PITTSBURGH PA 15223
Joseph A Riccelli officer: Vice President 223 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 1, PITTSBURGH PA 15215
Dean P Kolocouris director 223 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 1, PITTSBURGH PA 15215
Frank Riccelli director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 223 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 1, PITTSBURGH PA 15215
Dominic Cerniglia director 223 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 1, PITTSBURGH PA 15215
Anthony Fonzi director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 223 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 1, PITTSBURGH PA 15215

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