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BETR (Better Home & Finance Holding Co) Beneish M-Score : 1.22 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Better Home & Finance Holding Co 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 1.22 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BETR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.22   Med: 1.22   Max: 1.22
Current: 1.22

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Better Home & Finance Holding Co was 1.22. The lowest was 1.22. And the median was 1.22.


Better Home & Finance Holding Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Better Home & Finance Holding Co'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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Better Home & Finance Holding Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Better Home & Finance Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - 1.22

Better Home & Finance Holding Co Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -4.36 -2.20 1.03 1.22

Competitive Comparison of Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Better Home & Finance Holding Co'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.


Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Better Home & Finance Holding Co 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 Better Home & Finance Holding Co 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 * 2.113+0.528 * 4.2484+0.404 * 0.6466+0.892 * 1.2619+0.115 * 0.6074
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8575+4.679 * 0.209302-0.327 * 1.2618
=1.22

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $533.8 Mil.
Revenue was 47.237 + 26.747 + 28.199 + 27.105 = $129.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.284 + -16.451 + -8.723 + -18.399 = $-33.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $861.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $913.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $33.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $86.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $435.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $523.8 Mil.
Net Income was -59.223 + -54.21 + -41.365 + -51.492 = $-206.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -17.154 + -1.332 + 0.879 + 0.183 = $-17.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -106.026 + -10.563 + -220.576 + -42.806 = $-380.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $200.2 Mil.
Revenue was 25.227 + 20.005 + 33.128 + 24.095 = $102.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was -3.886 + -79.022 + -4.476 + -24.688 = $-112.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $796.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $905.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $36.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $42.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $79.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $208.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $545.8 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)
=(533.751 / 129.288) / (200.179 / 102.455)
=4.128388 / 1.953824
=2.113

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)
=(-112.072 / 102.455) / (-33.289 / 129.288)
=-1.093866 / -0.257479
=4.2484

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 - (861.863 + 4.104) / 913.057) / (1 - (796.88 + 36.442) / 905.554)
=0.051574 / 0.079766
=0.6466

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
=129.288 / 102.455
=1.2619

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))
=(42.891 / (42.891 + 36.442)) / (33.227 / (33.227 + 4.104))
=0.540645 / 0.890065
=0.6074

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)
=(86.214 / 129.288) / (79.677 / 102.455)
=0.666837 / 0.777678
=0.8575

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)
=((523.83 + 435.562) / 913.057) / ((545.846 + 208.263) / 905.554)
=1.050747 / 0.83276
=1.2618

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
=(-206.29 - -17.424 - -379.971) / 913.057
=0.209302

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.

Better Home & Finance Holding Co has a M-score of 1.22 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Better Home & Finance Holding Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
175 Greenwich street, 3 World trade center, 57th floor, New York, NY, USA, 10007
Better Home & Finance Holding Co is a digital-first homeownership company whose services include mortgage, real estate, title, and homeowners insurance. The company has combined technology innovation and fresh thinking with a deep customer focus with the goal of revolutionizing the homeownership industry.
Executives
Thor Bjorgolfsson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman 430 PARK AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
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