BYTE Acquisition (BYTE Acquisition) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)

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What is BYTE Acquisition 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.

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

During the past 2 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BYTE Acquisition was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

BYTE Acquisition Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BYTE Acquisition's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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BYTE Acquisition Beneish M-Score Chart

BYTE Acquisition Annual Data

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Competitive Comparison of BYTE Acquisition's Beneish M-Score

For the Shell Companies subindustry, BYTE Acquisition's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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BYTE Acquisition's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, BYTE Acquisition's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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BYTE Acquisition 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 BYTE Acquisition for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

This Year (Sep23) TTM:

Last Year (Sep22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.04 Mil.
Total Assets was $25.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.87 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.07 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -1.49 + -1.82 + 1.163 + 1.95 = $-0.20 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.695 + 0.081 + 1.829 + 2.442 = $3.66 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.336 + -0.255 + -0.453 + -0.137 = $-1.18 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.47 Mil.
Total Assets was $327.09 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.24 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.23 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(0 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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 - (0.039 + 0) / 25.294)	/	(1 - (1.472 + 0) / 327.089)
	=	0.998458	/	0.9955
	=

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	/	0
	=

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 / (0 + 0))	/	(0 / (0 + 0))
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(3.872 / 0)	/	(1.241 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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 + 3.067) / 25.294)	/	((0 + 0.226) / 327.089)
	=	0.121254	/	0.000691
	=

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
	=	(-0.197 - 3.657	-	-1.181)	/	25.294
	=	-0.105677

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.

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BYTE Acquisition (BYTE Acquisition) Business Description

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Address

445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022

Website

https://www.bytespac.com

BYTE Acquisition Corp is a blank check company.

Executives

Vadim Komissarov	director	77 WATER STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10005
Louis Lebedin	director	445 PARK AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Danny Yamin	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	445 PARK AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Samuel Gloor	officer: Chief Financial Officer	445 PARK AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Oded Melamed	director	445 PARK AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Kobi Rozengarten	director, other: Executive Chairman	445 PARK AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Byte Holdings Lp	10 percent owner, other: *Director by Deputization	445 PARK AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Byte Holdings Gp Corp.	10 percent owner	445 PARK AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022