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ENDI (ENDI) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is ENDI 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ENDI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.52   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.52
Current: -2.52

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ENDI was -2.52. The lowest was -2.52. And the median was -2.52.


ENDI Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ENDI'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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ENDI Beneish M-Score Chart

ENDI Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.52

ENDI Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 12.68 -2.50 -2.52

Competitive Comparison of ENDI's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, ENDI'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.


ENDI's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, ENDI's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



ENDI 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 ENDI 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 * 0.9234+0.528 * 1.0093+0.404 * 1.6292+0.892 * 1.2552+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9348+4.679 * -0.026962-0.327 * 2.0421
=-2.52

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1.06 Mil.
Revenue was 2.788 + 2.564 + 2.297 + 1.938 = $9.59 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.74 + 2.51 + 2.242 + 1.877 = $9.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $17.95 Mil.
Total Assets was $25.52 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.25 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 1.208 + 0.462 + 0.853 + 0.006 = $2.53 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.033 + -0.183 + 0.519 + 0.208 = $0.51 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.163 + 1.07 + 0.983 + 0.49 = $2.71 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.92 Mil.
Revenue was 2.042 + 2.127 + 1.762 + 1.707 = $7.64 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.971 + 2.094 + 1.762 + 1.707 = $7.53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $17.62 Mil.
Total Assets was $21.47 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 $5.39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.51 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)
=(1.064 / 9.587) / (0.918 / 7.638)
=0.110984 / 0.120189
=0.9234

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)
=(7.534 / 7.638) / (9.369 / 9.587)
=0.986384 / 0.977261
=1.0093

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 - (17.95 + 0.107) / 25.517) / (1 - (17.618 + 0) / 21.471)
=0.292354 / 0.179451
=1.6292

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
=9.587 / 7.638
=1.2552

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)) / (0.383 / (0.383 + 0.107))
= / 0.781633
=1

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)
=(6.328 / 9.587) / (5.393 / 7.638)
=0.66006 / 0.706075
=0.9348

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 + 1.245) / 25.517) / ((0 + 0.513) / 21.471)
=0.048791 / 0.023893
=2.0421

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
=(2.529 - 0.511 - 2.706) / 25.517
=-0.026962

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.

ENDI has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


ENDI (ENDI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2400 Old Brick Road, Suite 115, Glen Allen, VA, USA, 23060
ENDI Corp is primarily focused on financial products and services and owns the following companies: CrossingBridge Advisors--an asset management firm managing mutual funds and an ETF, focused on investment grade, high yield, opportunistic corporate credit; Willow Oak Asset Management--provides outsourced operational, business development and marketing support to boutique asset management firms; eBuild Ventures--seeks to invest in growing, but undermanaged consumer-focused companies and data aggregation services; and Sitestar.net--offers consumer and business-grade internet access and web hosting services in the US and Canada.
Executives
Thomas A Mcdonnell director C/O KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, 427 W 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Mahendra R Gupta director WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BOX 1133, ONE BROOKINGS DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63130-4899
Alea Ann Kleinhammer officer: Chief Financial Officer 1706 CARTER STREET, RICHMOND VA 23220
David K. Sherman director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1806 SUMMIT AVE, STE 300, RICHMOND VA 23230
Jessica L. Greer officer: Secretary 1806 SUMMIT AVE, STE 300, RICHMOND VA 23230
Steven L Kiel director, 10 percent owner 15 EAST 67TH STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10065
Robert A Davidow 10 percent owner 2020 S. CENTRAL AVENUE, COMPTON CA 90220
Cohanzick Management, Llc 10 percent owner 427 BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 230, PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570
Abigail Posner director C/O ENDI CORP. 2400 OLD BRICK ROAD, STE 115, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
David K. Sherman 1997 Family Trust 10 percent owner 1806 SUMMIT AVE, STE 300, RICHMOND VA 23230