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FLD (FTAC Emerald Acquisition) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is FTAC Emerald 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 FTAC Emerald Acquisition's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FTAC Emerald Acquisition was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


FTAC Emerald Acquisition Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FTAC Emerald Acquisition'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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FTAC Emerald Acquisition Beneish M-Score Chart

FTAC Emerald Acquisition Annual Data
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FTAC Emerald Acquisition Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of FTAC Emerald Acquisition's Beneish M-Score

For the Shell Companies subindustry, FTAC Emerald Acquisition'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.


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

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

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



FTAC Emerald 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 FTAC Emerald Acquisition 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) 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 $0.25 Mil.
Total Assets was $51.76 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 $1.35 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.62 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -0.224 + -0.824 + 0.242 + 1.207 = $0.40 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + -0.839 + 0 + -0.708 = $-1.55 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.802 + -0.656 + -1.043 + -1.137 = $-3.64 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 $0.22 Mil.
Total Assets was $259.68 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 $1.57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.51 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 - (0.25 + 0) / 51.762) / (1 - (0.219 + 0) / 259.675)
=0.99517 / 0.999157
=

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)
=(1.353 / 0) / (1.568 / 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 + 5.615) / 51.762) / ((0 + 1.506) / 259.675)
=0.108477 / 0.0058
=

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
=(0.401 - -1.547 - -3.638) / 51.762
=0.107917

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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FTAC Emerald Acquisition Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19104
Website
FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, with one or more businesses or assets.
Executives
Emerald Esg Advisors, Llc 10 percent owner 2929 ARCH STREET STE 1703, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Douglas Listman officer: Chief Financial Officer 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Therese Rein director GPO BOX 3208, BRISBANE C3 4000
Betsy Z Cohen director, 10 percent owner
Lisa M Shalett director C/O PENNYMAC, 3043 TOWNSGATE ROAD, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Andrew Hohns director 2929 ARCH STREET STE 1703, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Tensie Whelan director C/O INVESTINDUSTRIAL, INC., 11-12 ST. JAMES SQUARE, 3RD FLOOR, LONDON X0 SW1Y 4LB
Mark R Tercek director
Young Bracebridge H Jr officer: President and CEO 35 WYKEHAM RD, NEWTON MA 02465
Emerald Esg Sponsor, Llc 10 percent owner 2929 ARCH STREET STE 1703, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104