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Video Display (Video Display) Beneish M-Score : -4.90 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Video Display 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 -4.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VIDE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.97   Med: -4.06   Max: 34.15
Current: -4.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Video Display was 34.15. The lowest was -11.97. And the median was -4.06.


Video Display Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Video Display'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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Video Display Beneish M-Score Chart

Video Display Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.59 -3.55 -1.27 -8.64 -5.76

Video Display Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 -5.13 -5.76 -6.36 -4.76 -4.90

Competitive Comparison of Video Display's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Video Display'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.


Video Display's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Video Display 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 Video Display 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 * 0.3424+0.528 * 0.9329+0.404 * 0+0.892 * 1.0533+0.115 * 0.9226
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9318+4.679 * -0.282897-0.327 * 1.2977
=-4.90

* 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 (Nov23) TTM:Last Year (Nov22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.68 Mil.
Revenue was 2.018 + 2.365 + 2.56 + 1.608 = $8.55 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.589 + 0.588 + 0.669 + -0.342 = $1.50 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.44 Mil.
Total Assets was $5.27 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.83 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.93 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.04 Mil.
Net Income was -0.408 + 0.201 + -0.297 + -1.05 = $-1.55 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.015 + 0.573 + 0.012 + 0.244 = $0.84 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.2 + -0.503 + -0.228 + 0.025 = $-0.91 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.88 Mil.
Revenue was 1.687 + 1.966 + 2.841 + 1.624 = $8.12 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.295 + 0.512 + 0.711 + -0.186 = $1.33 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.32 Mil.
Total Assets was $6.70 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.36 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.37 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.72 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.21 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)
=(0.678 / 8.551) / (1.88 / 8.118)
=0.079289 / 0.231584
=0.3424

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)
=(1.332 / 8.118) / (1.504 / 8.551)
=0.16408 / 0.175886
=0.9329

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 - (4.442 + 0.832) / 5.274) / (1 - (5.318 + 1.362) / 6.703)
=0 / 0.003431
=0

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
=8.551 / 8.118
=1.0533

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))
=(0.369 / (0.369 + 1.362)) / (0.25 / (0.25 + 0.832))
=0.213172 / 0.231054
=0.9226

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)
=(3.927 / 8.551) / (4.001 / 8.118)
=0.459245 / 0.492855
=0.9318

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)
=((0.04 + 6.017) / 5.274) / ((0.211 + 5.721) / 6.703)
=1.148464 / 0.884977
=1.2977

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
=(-1.554 - 0.844 - -0.906) / 5.274
=-0.282897

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.

Video Display has a M-score of -4.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Video Display (Video Display) Business Description

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Address
5155 King Street, Cocoa, FL, USA, 32926
Video Display Corp is a provider and manufacturer of video products, components, and systems for the visual display and presentation of electronic information media in a range of requirements and environments. It designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, distributes, and installs display products and systems, from basic components to systems, for Government, military, aerospace, medical, industrial, and commercial organizations. The company operates in one segment which is simulation, training, and display products. Its products lines include Dome Aircraft Simulator Display Systems, Multi-Faceted Aircraft Simulator Display Systems, Video Walls for Broadcast and Control Centers, Rugged Flat Panel Displays and Computers, Projector and Monitor Upgrades, and Projection Screens.
Executives
Ronald D Ordway director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 1868 TUCKER INDL RD, TUCKER GA 30084
Jonathan R Ordway 10 percent owner
David Saunders Cooper director 2476 OLDFIELD ROAD NW, ATLANTA GA 30327
Lusby Roger Winfield Iii director 5604 BAHIA MAR CIRCLE, STONE MOUNTAIN GA 30087
Gregory Lee Osborn director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 1374 CARRINGTON WAY, LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30044
David Allen Heiden officer: President & COO 6078 WINDSONG WAY, STONE MOUNTAIN GA 30087
Ervin Kuczogi director P O BOX 353, WHITE MILLS PA 18473
Michael Delen Boyd officer: CFO 1451 BEVERLY DRIVE, ATHENS GA 30606
Thibeault Ernest Joseph Iii director 603 OLD MAMMOTH ROAD, LONDONDERRY NH 03053
Carolyn C Howard director 279 MOUNTAIN ROAD, JAFFREY NH 03452
Carleton E Sawyer director C/O VIDEO DISPLAY CORP, 13 PINE RIDGE RD, LOUDON NH 03307-0830
Murray G Fox director, officer: CEO - Fox International, Ltd
Carol D Franklin officer: CFO
Peter Frend director 1107 LIBERTY SQUARE RD, BOXBOROUGH MA 01719

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