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Liquid Meta Capital Holdings (NEOE:LIQD) Beneish M-Score : 707.76 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Liquid Meta Capital Holdings 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 707.76 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NEOE:LIQD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.3   Med: 350.73   Max: 707.76
Current: 707.76

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Liquid Meta Capital Holdings was 707.76. The lowest was -6.30. And the median was 350.73.


Liquid Meta Capital Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liquid Meta Capital Holdings'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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Liquid Meta Capital Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Liquid Meta Capital Holdings Annual Data
Trend May21 May22 May23
Beneish M-Score
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Liquid Meta Capital Holdings Quarterly Data
May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -6.30 - 707.76

Competitive Comparison of Liquid Meta Capital Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Liquid Meta Capital Holdings'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.


Liquid Meta Capital Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Liquid Meta Capital Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Liquid Meta Capital Holdings 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 Liquid Meta Capital Holdings 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 * 8.897+0.528 * -0.6765+0.404 * 1749.2813+0.892 * 0.0979+0.115 * 0.5455
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6865+4.679 * -0.293942-0.327 * 1.2982
=707.76

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$0.06 Mil.
Revenue was 0.119 + 0.075 + 0.073 + 0.076 = C$0.34 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.119 + 0.075 + 0.073 + 0.076 = C$0.34 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$6.69 Mil.
Total Assets was C$8.04 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$0.94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.30 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -0.041 + 1.822 + -0.071 + -0.201 = C$1.51 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.001 + 1.956 + 0.008 + 0.124 = C$2.09 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.162 + 1.908 + -0.003 + 0.042 = C$1.79 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$0.07 Mil.
Revenue was 0.118 + 0.536 + 0.235 + 2.613 = C$3.50 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.118 + -1.292 + 0.235 + -1.43 = C$-2.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$20.86 Mil.
Total Assets was C$20.87 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$0.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$5.71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.59 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.01 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)
=(0.061 / 0.343) / (0.07 / 3.502)
=0.177843 / 0.019989
=8.897

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)
=(-2.369 / 3.502) / (0.343 / 0.343)
=-0.676471 / 1
=-0.6765

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 - (6.685 + 0.004) / 8.039) / (1 - (20.863 + 0.008) / 20.873)
=0.167931 / 9.6E-5
=1749.2813

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
=0.343 / 3.502
=0.0979

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))
=(0.003 / (0.003 + 0.008)) / (0.004 / (0.004 + 0.004))
=0.272727 / 0.5
=0.5455

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)
=(0.943 / 0.343) / (5.709 / 3.502)
=2.749271 / 1.630211
=1.6865

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 + 0.3) / 8.039) / ((0.011 + 0.589) / 20.873)
=0.037318 / 0.028745
=1.2982

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
=(1.509 - 2.087 - 1.785) / 8.039
=-0.293942

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.

Liquid Meta Capital Holdings has a M-score of 707.76 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Liquid Meta Capital Holdings (NEOE:LIQD) Business Description

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Liquid Meta Capital Holdings Ltd is a decentralized finance infrastructure and technology company that is powering the next generation of open-access protocols and applications. The company is creating the bridge between traditional and decentralized finance while ushering in a new era of financial infrastructure.

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