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Troika Media Group (Troika Media Group) Beneish M-Score : -4.02 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Troika Media Group 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 -4.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TRKAQ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.02   Med: 3.31   Max: 7.96
Current: -4.02

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Troika Media Group was 7.96. The lowest was -4.02. And the median was 3.31.


Troika Media Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Troika Media Group'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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Troika Media Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Troika Media Group Annual Data
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Troika Media Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 7.69 7.96 4.82 -1.95 -4.02

Competitive Comparison of Troika Media Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Troika Media Group'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.


Troika Media Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Troika Media Group 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 Troika Media Group 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 * 0.3427+0.528 * 1.5197+0.404 * 1.037+0.892 * 1.0535+0.115 * 0.6306
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9051+4.679 * -0.224644-0.327 * 1.5921
=-4.02

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $13.6 Mil.
Revenue was 54.239 + 58.689 + 59.038 + 68.101 = $240.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.769 + 5.743 + 8.755 + 6.906 = $30.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $28.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $86.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $9.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $45.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $58.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $69.6 Mil.
Net Income was -55.549 + -12.262 + -7.901 + -10.854 = $-86.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -49.782 + -0.355 + 0.048 + 0.98 = $-49.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7.181 + -5.124 + -2.514 + -3.286 = $-18.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $37.6 Mil.
Revenue was 119.81 + 85.382 + 15.685 + 6.994 = $227.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.754 + 17.412 + 3.947 + 3.411 = $43.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $72.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $205.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $47.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $119.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $72.8 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)
=(13.581 / 240.067) / (37.611 / 227.871)
=0.056572 / 0.165054
=0.3427

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)
=(43.524 / 227.871) / (30.173 / 240.067)
=0.191003 / 0.125686
=1.5197

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 - (28.575 + 2.753) / 86.145) / (1 - (72.582 + 6.808) / 205.481)
=0.636334 / 0.613638
=1.037

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
=240.067 / 227.871
=1.0535

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))
=(6.434 / (6.434 + 6.808)) / (9.242 / (9.242 + 2.753))
=0.485878 / 0.770488
=0.6306

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)
=(45.556 / 240.067) / (47.775 / 227.871)
=0.189764 / 0.209658
=0.9051

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)
=((69.593 + 58.454) / 86.145) / ((72.842 + 119) / 205.481)
=1.486412 / 0.933624
=1.5921

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
=(-86.566 - -49.109 - -18.105) / 86.145
=-0.224644

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.

Troika Media Group has a M-score of -4.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Troika Media Group (Troika Media Group) Business Description

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Address
25 West 39th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Troika Media Group Inc is a global marketing service company. It is leveraging data and technology to deliver integrated branding, marketing, media, and analytics solutions to clients. It offers solutions to clients seeking a holistic approach to meeting brand strategy, experiential marketing and communications needs.
Executives
Lawrence Vincent Wolfe officer: VP, Chief Operating Officer 25 WEST 39TH STREET, 6TH FLOOR, C/O TROIKA MEDIA GROUP, INC., NEW YORK NY 10018
Carl Derek Mckinney officer: VP, General Counsel 25 WEST 39TH STREET, 6TH FLOOR, C/O TROIKA MEDIA GROUP, INC., NEW YORK NY 10018
Kevin J Vanbeek 10 percent owner 149 ASH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Jeffrey Scott Stein director 601 TRAVIS, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
G Grant Lyon director 410 N. 44TH STREET, SUITE 700, PHOENIX AZ 85008
Peter Coates 10 percent owner 1715 NORTH GOWER STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Randall D Miles director 1321 KING STREET, SUITE 1, BELLINGHAM WA 98226
Erica Naidrich officer: Chief Financial Officer 1715 NORTH GOWER STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Sabrina Yang director 1715 NORTH GOWER STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
John Belniak director 1715 NORTH GOWER STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Sadig Toama director, officer: President 605 THIRD AVEUE, NEW YORK NY 10158
Thomas Marianacci 10 percent owner, officer: CEO of Converge Direct LLC 605 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10158
Kyle Hill 10 percent owner, officer: Pres. of Redeeem Acquisition 1227 11TH STREET - UNIT A, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Martin Pompadur director
Kevin Dundas officer: CEO of Mission Subsidiary 1715 NORTH GOWER STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90028