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Everything Blockchain (Everything Blockchain) Beneish M-Score : -1.78 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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

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

EBZT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.95   Med: -1.69   Max: 123.14
Current: -1.78

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Everything Blockchain was 123.14. The lowest was -3.95. And the median was -1.69.


Everything Blockchain Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Everything Blockchain'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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Everything Blockchain Beneish M-Score Chart

Everything Blockchain Annual Data
Trend Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Beneish M-Score
- - - 30.75 2.43

Everything Blockchain Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.95 2.43 -2.26 -3.19 -1.78

Competitive Comparison of Everything Blockchain's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Everything Blockchain'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.


Everything Blockchain's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Everything Blockchain 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 Everything Blockchain 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+0.528 * 1.918+0.404 * 1.1815+0.892 * 3.2764+0.115 * 0.1032
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.3219+4.679 * -0.178842-0.327 * 1.4366
=-1.78

* 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 (Oct23) TTM:Last Year (Oct22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.061 + 0.47 + 0.262 + 2.372 = $3.17 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.061 + 0.39 + 0.21 + 0.832 = $1.49 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.50 Mil.
Total Assets was $22.08 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.11 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.89 Mil.
Net Income was -1.708 + -3.092 + -1.819 + -4.058 = $-10.68 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.41 + -1.335 + -0.017 + -1.511 = $-3.27 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.581 + 0.084 + -0.688 + -1.27 = $-3.46 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.22 Mil.
Revenue was 0.063 + 0.383 + 0.255 + 0.265 = $0.97 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.063 + 0.327 + 0.24 + 0.244 = $0.87 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.03 Mil.
Total Assets was $28.07 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.82 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.09 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.37 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.40 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.25 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 / 3.165) / (0.222 / 0.966)
=0 / 0.229814
=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)
=(0.874 / 0.966) / (1.493 / 3.165)
=0.904762 / 0.471722
=1.918

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 - (0.498 + 0.003) / 22.081) / (1 - (4.028 + 0.822) / 28.067)
=0.977311 / 0.827199
=1.1815

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
=3.165 / 0.966
=3.2764

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))
=(0.093 / (0.093 + 0.822)) / (0.2 / (0.2 + 0.003))
=0.101639 / 0.985222
=0.1032

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)
=(7.774 / 3.165) / (7.37 / 0.966)
=2.45624 / 7.6294
=0.3219

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)
=((0.889 + 2.106) / 22.081) / ((0.246 + 2.404) / 28.067)
=0.135637 / 0.094417
=1.4366

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
=(-10.677 - -3.273 - -3.455) / 22.081
=-0.178842

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.

Everything Blockchain has a M-score of -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Everything Blockchain (Everything Blockchain) Business Description

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Address
12574 Flagler Center Boulevard, Suite 101, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32258
Everything Blockchain Inc is a blockchain development, architecture, and software designer. It also provides cybersecurity-related solutions, consulting, and services specializing in blockchain technology and decentralized processing.
Executives
Michael W Hawkins director, officer: CEO, CFO 12574 FLAGLER CENTER BLVD., STE 101, JACKSONVILLE FL 32258
Eric C Jaffe director 12574 FLAGLER CENTER BLVD, SUITE 101, JACKSONVILLE FL 32258
Schaeffer Richard C Jr director 761 DIVIDING ROAD, SEVERNA PARK MD 21146-4305
William C Regan officer: Interim CFO 12574 FLAGLER CENTER BLVD, SUITE 101, JACKSONVILLE FL 32258
Brandon Hart officer: Chief Technology Officer 2627 RED FERN DR., DOVER FL 33527
Toney Jennings officer: Chief Operating Officer 5125 WHISPERING LEAF TRAIL, VALRICO FL 33596
Paul Rosenberg director 2367 JAWED PL, DUNN LORING VA 22027
Cedric Harris officer: Chief Research Officer 15302 OYSTER CREEK LN, SUGARLAND TX 77478
A.p.o. Holdings, Llc. 10 percent owner 30344 WOODBURY CIRCLE, MENIFEE CA 92584
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