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CEA Industries (CEA Industries) Beneish M-Score : 16.14 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is CEA Industries 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 16.14 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

CEAD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.17   Med: -4.33   Max: 119.46
Current: 16.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CEA Industries was 119.46. The lowest was -10.17. And the median was -4.33.


CEA Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CEA Industries'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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CEA Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

CEA Industries 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 -4.91 -6.41 1.39 -3.59 119.46

CEA Industries 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 -2.42 -0.81 3.33 119.46 16.14

Competitive Comparison of CEA Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, CEA Industries'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.


CEA Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

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

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



CEA Industries 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 CEA Industries 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 * 22.8107+0.528 * -0.7105+0.404 * 1.2944+0.892 * 0.1733+0.115 * 0.6484
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 3.067+4.679 * 0.074915-0.327 * 0.6334
=16.14

* 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 $0.25 Mil.
Revenue was 0.235 + 0.251 + 0.914 + 1.064 = $2.46 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.154 + -0.286 + -0.104 + 0.079 = $-0.47 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12.32 Mil.
Total Assets was $12.68 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.35 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.03 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.23 Mil.
Net Income was -0.917 + -0.988 + -0.799 + -0.694 = $-3.40 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.002 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.909 + -0.835 + -0.855 + -1.751 = $-4.35 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.06 Mil.
Revenue was 4.683 + 1.461 + 5.063 + 3.015 = $14.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.853 + 0.151 + 0.597 + 0.306 = $1.91 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16.92 Mil.
Total Assets was $17.44 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.39 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.35 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)
=(0.245 / 2.464) / (0.062 / 14.222)
=0.099432 / 0.004359
=22.8107

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)
=(1.907 / 14.222) / (-0.465 / 2.464)
=0.134088 / -0.188718
=-0.7105

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 - (12.317 + 0.348) / 12.681) / (1 - (16.922 + 0.497) / 17.436)
=0.001262 / 0.000975
=1.2944

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
=2.464 / 14.222
=0.1733

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))
=(0.11 / (0.11 + 0.497)) / (0.135 / (0.135 + 0.348))
=0.181219 / 0.279503
=0.6484

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)
=(2.964 / 2.464) / (5.578 / 14.222)
=1.202922 / 0.392209
=3.067

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)
=((0.229 + 1.031) / 12.681) / ((0.348 + 2.387) / 17.436)
=0.099361 / 0.156859
=0.6334

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
=(-3.398 - 0.002 - -4.35) / 12.681
=0.074915

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.

CEA Industries has a M-score of 16.14 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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CEA Industries (CEA Industries) Business Description

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Address
385 South Pierce Avenue, Suite C, Louisville, CO, USA, 80027
CEA Industries Inc through its subsidiary designs, engineers and manufactures application-specific environmental control and air sanitation systems for commercial, state and provincial-regulated indoor cannabis cultivation facilities in the U.S. and Canada. Its engineering and technical team provides energy and water-efficient solutions that allow growers to meet demands of an indoor cannabis cultivation environment through precise temperature, humidity, and process controls and to satisfy the evolving code and regulatory requirements at the state, provincial and local levels.
Executives
Ian Kiran Patel officer: CFO, Treasurer & Secretary 41 ONEIDA COURT, DENVER CO 80230
Troy Lee Reisner director 8374 RAPHAEL LANE, LITTLETON CO 80125
Marion Mariathasan director 2373 S OLIVE ST, DENVER CO 80224
Brian Knaley officer: CFO/Treasurer C/O ARC GROUP WORLDWIDE, INC., 810 FLIGHTLINE BLVD., DELAND FL 32724
James Randall Shipley director 530 NORTH LAKESHORE DR #1208, CHICAGO IL 60611
Nicholas J. Etten director 874, VALLEY ROAD, GLENCOE IL 60022
Anthony K Mcdonald director 11934 W. 75TH PLACE, ARVADA CO 80005
Mark E. Smiens officer: CFO/Treasurer 2819 IRONWOOD CIRCLE, ERIE CO 80516
Chris Bechtel director 31 CAPE HARBOUR PLACE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Aaron Trent Doucet officer: Chief Operating Officer 3301 ARAPAHOE, APT 404, BOULDER CO 80303
Paul C Kelly other: Former CFO/Treasurer 10401 OWENS CIRCLE, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
Morgan Paxhia other: Former Director 130 FREDERICK STREET, #102, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94117
Taylor Simonton director 5170 SOUTH HANOVER WAY, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111-6239
Brandy Marie Keen 10 percent owner 840 TURPIN WAY, ERIE CO 80516
Timothy J Keating director 8400 EAST CRESCENT PARKWAY, SUITE 600, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111