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Givex (TSX:GIVX) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Givex 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSX:GIVX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.32   Med: -2.85   Max: -2.47
Current: -2.85

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Givex was -2.47. The lowest was -3.32. And the median was -2.85.


Givex Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Givex'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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Givex Beneish M-Score Chart

Givex Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.47 -3.00

Givex Quarterly Data
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 -3.09 -2.85 -2.84 -3.00 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Givex's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Givex'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.


Givex's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Givex 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 Givex 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 * 0.9354+0.528 * 1.025+0.404 * 0.94+0.892 * 1.0882+0.115 * 1.0241
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8201+4.679 * -0.096133-0.327 * 0.8905
=-2.85

* 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 C$10.56 Mil.
Revenue was 20.804 + 22.531 + 19.641 + 19.433 = C$82.41 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.048 + 15.149 + 13.572 + 14.094 = C$56.86 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$43.73 Mil.
Total Assets was C$70.48 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$6.63 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$5.17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$50.44 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$18.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$5.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.492 + -0.203 + -0.999 + -0.978 = C$-1.69 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.375 + -0.206 + -0.014 + -0.271 = C$-0.12 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.991 + 0.502 + 2.001 + 0.709 = C$5.20 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$10.38 Mil.
Revenue was 19.158 + 21.321 + 18.407 + 16.845 = C$75.73 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13.221 + 15.156 + 13.014 + 12.171 = C$53.56 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$47.83 Mil.
Total Assets was C$78.02 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$6.51 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$5.30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$56.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$23.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$6.36 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)
=(10.561 / 82.409) / (10.375 / 75.731)
=0.128153 / 0.136998
=0.9354

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)
=(53.562 / 75.731) / (56.863 / 82.409)
=0.707267 / 0.69001
=1.025

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 - (43.734 + 6.631) / 70.475) / (1 - (47.826 + 6.512) / 78.023)
=0.285349 / 0.303564
=0.94

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
=82.409 / 75.731
=1.0882

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))
=(5.301 / (5.301 + 6.512)) / (5.172 / (5.172 + 6.631))
=0.448743 / 0.438194
=1.0241

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)
=(50.435 / 82.409) / (56.513 / 75.731)
=0.612008 / 0.746233
=0.8201

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)
=((4.998 + 18.638) / 70.475) / ((6.364 + 23.022) / 78.023)
=0.335381 / 0.376633
=0.8905

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
=(-1.688 - -0.116 - 5.203) / 70.475
=-0.096133

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.

Givex has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Givex (TSX:GIVX) Business Description

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Address
134 Peter Street, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5V 2H2
Givex Corp is a cloud-based, omnichannel technology platform, that integrates gift and loyalty programs, point of sale systems, and flexible payment services to enterprise-level retail and hospitality merchants. Its products include Gift cards, Loyalty Programs, Mobile App, Analytics, and Ordering kiosk among others. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Canada.

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