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Teton Advisors (Teton Advisors) Beneish M-Score : -3.01 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Teton Advisors 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 -3.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TETAA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.22   Max: -1.42
Current: -3.01

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Teton Advisors was -1.42. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.22.


Teton Advisors Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Teton Advisors'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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Teton Advisors Beneish M-Score Chart

Teton Advisors Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.42

Teton Advisors Quarterly Data
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 - - - -1.42 -3.01

Competitive Comparison of Teton Advisors's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Teton Advisors'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.


Teton Advisors's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Teton Advisors's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Teton Advisors 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 Teton Advisors 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 * 1.0103+0.528 * 1.0456+0.404 * 0.8558+0.892 * 0.8274+0.115 * 0.8942
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3279+4.679 * -0.068359-0.327 * 0.8952
=-3.01

* 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 $0.89 Mil.
Revenue was 2.506 + 2.498 + 2.754 + 2.729 = $10.49 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.195 + 1.993 + 2.071 + 1.959 = $7.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $24.97 Mil.
Total Assets was $30.93 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.36 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.11 Mil.
Net Income was 0.298 + 0.3 + 0.344 + 0.183 = $1.13 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.294 + 0.293 + 0.314 + 0.229 = $1.13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.55 + 0.623 + 0.782 + 0.154 = $2.11 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.07 Mil.
Revenue was 2.962 + 3.009 + 3.223 + 3.48 = $12.67 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.608 + 2.297 + 2.502 + 2.714 = $9.12 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $22.95 Mil.
Total Assets was $29.66 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.16 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.34 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.45 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.18 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)
=(0.892 / 10.487) / (1.067 / 12.674)
=0.085058 / 0.084188
=1.0103

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)
=(9.121 / 12.674) / (7.218 / 10.487)
=0.719662 / 0.688281
=1.0456

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 - (24.97 + 0.106) / 30.925) / (1 - (22.949 + 0.159) / 29.664)
=0.189135 / 0.221009
=0.8558

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
=10.487 / 12.674
=0.8274

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))
=(0.336 / (0.336 + 0.159)) / (0.334 / (0.334 + 0.106))
=0.678788 / 0.759091
=0.8942

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)
=(3.304 / 10.487) / (3.007 / 12.674)
=0.315057 / 0.237257
=1.3279

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)
=((0.106 + 2.356) / 30.925) / ((0.184 + 2.454) / 29.664)
=0.079612 / 0.088929
=0.8952

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
=(1.125 - 1.13 - 2.109) / 30.925
=-0.068359

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.

Teton Advisors has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Teton Advisors (Teton Advisors) Business Description

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Address
189 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT, USA, 06830
Teton Advisors Inc is a multi asset manager company uncovering opportunities within inefficient markets, and are pioneer in micro, small and mid-cap value investing. It offers a product suite of mutual funds and separate account strategies, With complementary investment teams expanding research coverage across the platform and marketing efforts levered against a larger organization. The company aims at value creation for both clients and shareholders. The Company operates in one business segment that is the investment advisory and asset management business.
Executives
Westwood Management Corp /tx 10 percent owner 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Howard F. Ward director 401 THEODORE FREMD AVENUE, RYE NY 10580
Jeffrey M Farber officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Mario J Gabelli 10 percent owner 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Bruce N Alpert director, officer: Chairman C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al 10 percent owner 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ggcp, Inc. 10 percent owner 189 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Douglas R Jamieson director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Mjg Iv Limited Partnership 10 percent owner
Edward T Tokar director
Nicholas F. Galluccio director, officer: CEO & President C/O TETON ADVISORS, INC., 401 THEODORE FREMD AVENUE, RYE NY 10580
Alfred W. Fiore director C/O TETON ADVISORS, INC., 401 THEODORE FREMD AVENUE, RYE NY 10580

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