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Stack Capital Group (FRA:9W0) Beneish M-Score : -0.85 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Stack Capital Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.85 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

FRA:9W0' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.85   Med: 3.65   Max: 4.04
Current: -0.85

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Stack Capital Group was 4.04. The lowest was -0.85. And the median was 3.65.


Stack Capital Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stack Capital Group'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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Stack Capital Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Stack Capital Group Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 0.41

Stack Capital Group Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.04 4.00 3.65 0.41 -0.85

Competitive Comparison of Stack Capital Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Stack Capital Group'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.


Stack Capital Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



Stack Capital Group 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 Stack Capital Group 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 * 1+0.528 * 2.673+0.404 * 1.2359+0.892 * 1.2047+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7816+4.679 * 0.132361-0.327 * 1.5783
=-0.85

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.218 + 0.229 + 0.244 + 0.239 = €0.93 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.065 + -0.063 + -0.049 + -0.056 = €-0.23 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €9.66 Mil.
Total Assets was €68.86 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 €0.95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0.34 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 1.062 + -2.485 + 0.708 + -0.442 = €-1.16 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.342 + -1.128 + 0.67 + -0.622 = €0.26 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7.51 + -0.182 + -1.541 + -1.3 = €-10.53 Mil.
Total Receivables was €0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.231 + 0.249 + 0.192 + 0.1 = €0.77 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.063 + -0.062 + -0.154 + -0.238 = €-0.52 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €20.97 Mil.
Total Assets was €68.88 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 €1.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0.21 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 / 0.93) / (0 / 0.772)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(-0.517 / 0.772) / (-0.233 / 0.93)
=-0.669689 / -0.250538
=2.673

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 - (9.659 + 0) / 68.857) / (1 - (20.967 + 0) / 68.881)
=0.859724 / 0.695605
=1.2359

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
=0.93 / 0.772
=1.2047

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))
= /
=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)
=(0.95 / 0.93) / (1.009 / 0.772)
=1.021505 / 1.306995
=0.7816

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 + 0.336) / 68.857) / ((0 + 0.213) / 68.881)
=0.00488 / 0.003092
=1.5783

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
=(-1.157 - 0.262 - -10.533) / 68.857
=0.132361

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.

Stack Capital Group has a M-score of -0.85 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Stack Capital Group (FRA:9W0) Business Description

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155 Wellington Street West, Suite 3140, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5V 3H1
Stack Capital Group Inc is a newly formed investment holding company. It is focused on investing in growth to late-stage private issuers with operating businesses, with long-term growth potential, located in, or with customers, suppliers or business primarily conducted in or dependent on, Canada or the United States. Its business objective is to maximize its long-term capital appreciation by seeking to achieve superior risk-adjusted investment performance.

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