HUTN (HUTN) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)

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What is HUTN 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.

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

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of HUTN was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

HUTN Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for HUTN's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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HUTN Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of HUTN's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, HUTN'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.

HUTN's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, HUTN's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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

HUTN 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 HUTN for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 0.1213

0.528 * 1

0.404 * 1.1356

0.892 * 7.1429

0.115 * 1

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.9932

4.679 * -0.251451

0.327 * 2.1599

0.69

This Year (Sep18) TTM:

Last Year (Dec16) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.01 Mil.
Revenue was 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.1 + 0 = $0.20 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.1 + 0 = $0.20 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.18 Mil.
Total Assets was $21.19 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8.21 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.07 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $21.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -1.857 + -1.857 + -2.159 + 0 = $-5.87 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0.015 + 0 = $0.02 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.616 + -0.589 + 0.644 + 0 = $-0.56 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.02 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0.028 + 0 + 0 = $0.03 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0.028 + 0 + 0 = $0.03 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.02 Mil.
Total Assets was $19.01 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8.88 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.86 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.72 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)
	=	(0.013 / 0.2)	/	(0.015 / 0.028)
	=	0.065	/	0.535714
	=	0.1213

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)
	=	(0.028 / 0.028)	/	(0.2 / 0.2)
	=	1	/	1
	=	1

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 - (0.175 + 8.21) / 21.185)	/	(1 - (0.015 + 8.88) / 19.008)
	=	0.604201	/	0.532039
	=	1.1356

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
	=	0.2	/	0.028
	=	7.1429

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 / (0 + 8.88))	/	(0 / (0 + 8.21))
	=	0	/	0
	=	1

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)
	=	(6.073 / 0.2)	/	(0.856 / 0.028)
	=	30.365	/	30.571429
	=	0.9932

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 + 21.001) / 21.185)	/	((0 + 8.724) / 19.008)
	=	0.991315	/	0.458965
	=	2.1599

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
	=	(-5.873 - 0.015	-	-0.561)	/	21.185
	=	-0.251451

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.

HUTN has a M-score of 0.69 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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