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Catcha Investment (Catcha Investment) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is Catcha Investment 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 Catcha Investment's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Catcha Investment was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Catcha Investment Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Catcha Investment'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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Catcha Investment Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Catcha Investment's Beneish M-Score

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Catcha Investment'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.


Catcha Investment's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

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

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



Catcha Investment 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 Catcha Investment 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 $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 $24.31 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 $1.43 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.81 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -4.585 + -0.18 + -0.188 + 2.534 = $-2.42 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.757 + 0.191 + -1.222 + 0.647 = $-1.14 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.322 + -0.266 + -0.384 + -0.055 = $-1.03 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 $0.19 Mil.
Total Assets was $301.88 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 $1.29 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.35 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 - (0.038 + 0) / 24.307) / (1 - (0.194 + 0) / 301.878)
=0.998437 / 0.999357
=

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)
=(1.425 / 0) / (1.285 / 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 + 7.806) / 24.307) / ((0 + 0.349) / 301.878)
=0.321142 / 0.001156
=

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
=(-2.419 - -1.141 - -1.027) / 24.307
=-0.010326

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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Catcha Investment (Catcha Investment) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
8 Temasek Boulevard, Level 42, Suntec Tower Three, Singapore, SGP, 038988
Catcha Investment Corp is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Executives
Owl Creek Asset Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jeffrey A Altman 10 percent owner 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
James A Graf director 1450 2ND STREET, SUITE 247, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Catcha Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 45-7 THE BOULEVARD, MID VALLEY CITY, KUALA LUMPUR N8 592005
Richard Alan Hess director C/O CATCHA INVESTMENT, 45-7 THE BOULEVARD, MID VALLEY CITY, KUALA LUMPUR N8 592005
Patrick Grove director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CATCHA INVESTMENT, 45-7 THE BOULEVARD, MID VALLEY CITY, KUALA LUMPUR N8 592005
Lucas Robert Elliott director, 10 percent owner, officer: President C/O CATCHA INVESTMENT, 45-7 THE BOULEVARD, MID VALLEY CITY, KUALA LUMPUR N8 592005
Wai Kit Wong officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CATCHA INVESTMENTS, 45-7 THE BOULEVARD, MID VALLEY CITY, KUALA LUMPUR N8 592005