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MDB Capital Holdings LLC (MDB Capital Holdings LLC) Beneish M-Score : -0.48 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is MDB Capital Holdings LLC 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 -0.48 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

MDBH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.48   Med: -0.48   Max: -0.48
Current: -0.48

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MDB Capital Holdings LLC was -0.48. The lowest was -0.48. And the median was -0.48.


MDB Capital Holdings LLC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for MDB Capital Holdings LLC'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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MDB Capital Holdings LLC Beneish M-Score Chart

MDB Capital Holdings LLC Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.48

MDB Capital Holdings LLC Quarterly Data
Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -0.48

Competitive Comparison of MDB Capital Holdings LLC's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, MDB Capital Holdings LLC'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.


MDB Capital Holdings LLC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, MDB Capital Holdings LLC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MDB Capital Holdings LLC's Beneish M-Score falls into.



MDB Capital Holdings LLC 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 MDB Capital Holdings LLC 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 * 0.2868+0.528 * 1.4754+0.404 * 1.0457+0.892 * 3.7964+0.115 * 1.1651
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.3652+4.679 * -0.029313-0.327 * 1.3063
=-0.48

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.88 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 4.233 + 0 = $4.23 Mil.
Gross Profit was -5.444 + -1.338 + 3.259 + -0.872 = $-4.40 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.02 Mil.
Total Assets was $42.99 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.19 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4.22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.25 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.42 Mil.
Net Income was -5.549 + -3.008 + 3.463 + -1.874 = $-6.97 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.757 + -0.787 + 1.429 + 0.055 = $1.45 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.052 + -1.388 + -2.519 + -1.203 = $-7.16 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.81 Mil.
Revenue was 1.115 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $1.12 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.512 + -1.13 + -0.684 + -0.406 = $-1.71 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6.07 Mil.
Total Assets was $25.70 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.03 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.15 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.04 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.17 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.42 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)
=(0.882 / 4.233) / (0.81 / 1.115)
=0.208363 / 0.726457
=0.2868

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)
=(-1.708 / 1.115) / (-4.395 / 4.233)
=-1.531839 / -1.038271
=1.4754

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 - (9.024 + 3.187) / 42.985) / (1 - (6.072 + 2.034) / 25.701)
=0.715924 / 0.684604
=1.0457

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
=4.233 / 1.115
=3.7964

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))
=(0.148 / (0.148 + 2.034)) / (0.197 / (0.197 + 3.187))
=0.067828 / 0.058215
=1.1651

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)
=(4.219 / 4.233) / (3.043 / 1.115)
=0.996693 / 2.729148
=0.3652

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)
=((2.416 + 3.249) / 42.985) / ((1.424 + 1.169) / 25.701)
=0.13179 / 0.100891
=1.3063

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
=(-6.968 - 1.454 - -7.162) / 42.985
=-0.029313

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.

MDB Capital Holdings LLC has a M-score of -0.48 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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MDB Capital Holdings LLC (MDB Capital Holdings LLC) Business Description

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Address
14135 Midway Road, Suite G-150, Addison, TX, USA, 75001
MDB Capital Holdings LLC is an investment holding company which operates through its subsidiaries focuses on early- stage technology companies through public offerings. The company's purpose is to engage with companies holding visionary technology, inventors, and technology entrepreneurs. The Company operates in two reportable segments: a broker dealer & intellectual property service and technology development.
Executives
Christopher A Marlett director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 100 WILSHIRE BLVD, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Anthony Digiandomenico director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief of Transactions 3600 GREEN COURT, SUITE 350, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Matthew Hayden director 9734 ANCHOR DRIVE, LONGS SC 29568
Jeremy William James officer: Chief Accounting Officer 4785 GLEN HEATHER DRIVE, FRISCO TX 75034
Sean James Magennis director 5109 W. PURDUE AVE, DALLAS TX 75209
Mohammad Hayat director, officer: Chief Entrepreneurship & Ops 750 ROYAL OAKS DRIVE,, SUITE 106, MONROVIA CA 91016
George Hugh Brandon director, officer: President 859 SOUTHERN SHORE DR, PEACHTREE CITY GA 30269
Susanne Meline director P.O. BOX 515381, #86506, LOS ANGELES CA 90051