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Urban-gro (Urban-gro) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Urban-gro 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

UGRO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -1.68   Max: 6.75
Current: -2.87

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Urban-gro was 6.75. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -1.68.


Urban-gro Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Urban-gro'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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Urban-gro Beneish M-Score Chart

Urban-gro Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -3.14 3.18 -1.72 -2.04

Urban-gro Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.64 -2.83 -1.94 -2.04 -2.87

Competitive Comparison of Urban-gro's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Urban-gro'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.


Urban-gro's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Urban-gro's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Urban-gro 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 Urban-gro 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 * 1.0372+0.528 * 1.2884+0.404 * 0.9674+0.892 * 1.1208+0.115 * 0.8689
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8492+4.679 * -0.12651-0.327 * 1.2777
=-2.87

* 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 $28.93 Mil.
Revenue was 15.543 + 15.006 + 20.934 + 18.838 = $70.32 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.116 + 1.718 + 2.857 + 2.875 = $10.57 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $33.23 Mil.
Total Assets was $56.13 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.17 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.67 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $23.27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $35.48 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.29 Mil.
Net Income was -2.142 + -4.725 + -3.368 + -5.443 = $-15.68 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.027 + -0.031 + -0.287 + -1.641 = $-1.99 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.329 + -4.671 + -5.864 + 3.615 = $-6.59 Mil.
Total Receivables was $24.89 Mil.
Revenue was 16.765 + 17.327 + 12.368 + 16.282 = $62.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.842 + 3.209 + 2.593 + 3.502 = $12.15 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $36.90 Mil.
Total Assets was $64.09 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.91 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.67 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $24.45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $30.90 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.97 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)
=(28.93 / 70.321) / (24.887 / 62.742)
=0.411399 / 0.396656
=1.0372

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)
=(12.146 / 62.742) / (10.566 / 70.321)
=0.193586 / 0.150254
=1.2884

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 - (33.229 + 3.174) / 56.13) / (1 - (36.9 + 3.909) / 64.094)
=0.351452 / 0.363295
=0.9674

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
=70.321 / 62.742
=1.1208

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))
=(1.669 / (1.669 + 3.909)) / (1.667 / (1.667 + 3.174))
=0.299211 / 0.34435
=0.8689

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)
=(23.274 / 70.321) / (24.454 / 62.742)
=0.330968 / 0.389755
=0.8492

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)
=((1.293 + 35.483) / 56.13) / ((1.965 + 30.902) / 64.094)
=0.655193 / 0.512794
=1.2777

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
=(-15.678 - -1.986 - -6.591) / 56.13
=-0.12651

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.

Urban-gro has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Urban-gro (Urban-gro) Business Description

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1751 Panorama Point, Unit G, Lafayette, CO, USA, 80026
Urban-gro Inc is a integrated professional services and construction design-build firm . we offer fully integrated architectural, engineering and cultivation systems integration company for commercial cannabis and food-focused Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) facilities. With experience in hundreds of CEA facilities spanning millions of square feet across the globe, the firm engineer, design, and integrate complex environmental equipment systems into high-performance facilities. Once operational, urban-gro's gro-care Managed Services Platform leverages the company's expertise to reduce downtime, provide continuity, and drive facility optimization.
Executives
Lewis Wilks director 555 SEVENTEENTH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Bradley John Nattrass director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 5115 FOXGLOVE TRAIL, BROOMFIELD CO 80023
Jason T Archer officer: Chief Operating Officer 883 CARBONATE LANE, ERIE CO 80516
Jim Dennedy director, officer: President and COO 5269 W. 62ND AVENUE, ARVADA CO 80003
Sonia Lo director 1751 PANORAMA POINT, UNIT G, LAFAYETTE CO 80026
Anita D Britt director 3000 NW 107TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
David Hsu director 1751 PANORAMA POINT, SUITE G, LAFAYETTE CO 80026
James Robert Lowe director 5132 QUITMAN STREET, DENVER CO 80212
Richard Alan Akright officer: Interim CFO 6549 S. BLACKHAWK WAY, AURORA CO 80016
Lance Galey director 3940 CHIPPEWA DR, BOULDER CO 80303
James H. Dennedy director 61 ROYAL BIRKDALE, SPRINGBORO OH 45066
George R Pullar director 1750 PANORAMA POINT, UNIT 6, LAYFETTE CO 80026
Gutierrez Arias De La Parra Octavio director, officer: Secretary 2537 PROSPECT COURT, BROOMFIELD CO 80023