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374Water (374Water) Beneish M-Score : 1.23 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is 374Water 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 1.23 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for 374Water's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SCWO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -40.93   Med: -5.12   Max: 47.44
Current: 1.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of 374Water was 47.44. The lowest was -40.93. And the median was -5.12.


374Water Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for 374Water'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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374Water Beneish M-Score Chart

374Water Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -30.66 - -18.63 47.44 1.23

374Water Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 47.44 8.03 1.93 -6.24 1.23

Competitive Comparison of 374Water's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, 374Water'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.


374Water's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, 374Water's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 374Water's Beneish M-Score falls into.



374Water 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 374Water 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 * 7.0705+0.528 * -0.0747+0.404 * 0.5788+0.892 * 0.2464+0.115 * 1.1981
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 6.1597+4.679 * 0.052044-0.327 * 0.5083
=1.23

* 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 $1.60 Mil.
Revenue was -0.12 + 0.012 + 0.05 + 0.801 = $0.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was -1.028 + -0.166 + 0.005 + 0.081 = $-1.11 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.90 Mil.
Total Assets was $16.12 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.09 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.04 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.37 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -3.081 + -1.731 + -1.651 + -1.64 = $-8.10 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.047 + 0.002 + 0.044 + 0 = $0.09 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.335 + -1.823 + -1.699 + -3.178 = $-9.04 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.92 Mil.
Revenue was 0.789 + 0.923 + 1.031 + 0.273 = $3.02 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.073 + 0.11 + 0.128 + 0.025 = $0.34 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8.72 Mil.
Total Assets was $9.92 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.07 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.66 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)
=(1.599 / 0.743) / (0.918 / 3.016)
=2.152086 / 0.304377
=7.0705

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)
=(0.336 / 3.016) / (-1.108 / 0.743)
=0.111406 / -1.491252
=-0.0747

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 - (14.902 + 0.231) / 16.121) / (1 - (8.724 + 0.143) / 9.917)
=0.061287 / 0.105879
=0.5788

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
=0.743 / 3.016
=0.2464

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))
=(0.068 / (0.068 + 0.143)) / (0.085 / (0.085 + 0.231))
=0.322275 / 0.268987
=1.1981

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)
=(6.038 / 0.743) / (3.979 / 3.016)
=8.126514 / 1.319297
=6.1597

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 + 1.374) / 16.121) / ((0 + 1.663) / 9.917)
=0.08523 / 0.167692
=0.5083

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
=(-8.103 - 0.093 - -9.035) / 16.121
=0.052044

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.

374Water has a M-score of 1.23 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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374Water (374Water) Business Description

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Address
701 W Main Street, Suite 410, Durham, NC, USA, 27701
374Water Inc offers a technology that transforms wet wastes such as sewage sludge, biosolids, food waste, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, and forever chemicals (e.g., PFAS) into recoverable resources by focusing on waste as a valuable resource for water, energy, and minerals. The business activities of the company include manufacturing processes and waste recycling and treatment processes, which currently involve the use, treatment, storage, transfer, handling and/or disposal of hazardous materials, chemicals and wastes.
Executives
Jeffrey Mark Quick officer: Interim CEO 1035 PEARL ST., SUITE 403, BOULDER CO 80302
Buddie J Penn director 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Deanna Rene Estes director 525 3RD STREET, SUITE 200, LAKE OSWEGO OR 97034
James Michael Vanderhider director 306 MAGNOLIA HEIGHTS LANE, HOUSTON TX 77024
Yizhaq Polad director HAGANIM 17, RAMAT HASHARON L3 4704318
Israel David Abitbol officer: Chief Financial Officer 12505 BOONE HALL COURT, RALEIGH NC 27614
Terry Merrell director 3710 SHANNON RD, SUITE 51877, DURHAM NC 27717
Marc Deshusses director, 10 percent owner 3710 SHANNON ROAD, SUITE 51877, DURHAM NC 27717
Yaacov Nagar director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3710 SHANNON ROAD, SUITE 51877, DURHAM NC 27717
Fred Barker director, officer: Vice President and Secretary 21615 NORTH SECOND AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
John L Hofmann officer: Chief Financial Officer 420 S DIXIE HIGHWAY, SUITE 4B, CORAL GABLES FL 33146
Bryce Allan Johnson director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 7595 E GRAY ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
George Konrad director, officer: President and Treasurer 21615 NORTH SECOND AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Richard H Davis director 10300 SUNSET DRIVE, SUITE 380, MIAMI FL 33173
Mckee Richard G Jr director 2775 CRAYTON ROAD, NAPLES FL 34103