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Inception Growth Acquisition (Inception Growth Acquisition) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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

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

Inception Growth Acquisition Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inception Growth 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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Inception Growth Acquisition Beneish M-Score Chart

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Inception Growth Acquisition Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Inception Growth Acquisition's Beneish M-Score

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Inception Growth 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.

Inception Growth Acquisition's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

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

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


Inception Growth 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 Inception Growth 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) 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 $32.82 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 $1.40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.62 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.128 + -0.129 + 0.062 + 0.22 = $0.28 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.421 + -0.028 + 0.611 + 0.577 = $1.58 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.376 + -0.183 + -0.214 + -0.383 = $-1.16 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 $0.58 Mil.
Total Assets was $107.76 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 $0.92 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $61.99 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 - (0.044 + 0) / 32.82) / (1 - (0.583 + 0) / 107.76)
=0.998659 / 0.99459
=

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)
=(1.398 / 0) / (0.924 / 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 + 2.622) / 32.82) / ((0 + 61.994) / 107.76)
=0.07989 / 0.575297
=

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
=(0.281 - 1.581 - -1.156) / 32.82
=-0.004388

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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Inception Growth Acquisition (Inception Growth Acquisition) Business Description

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Address
875 Washington Street, New York, NY, USA, 10014
Website
http://www.inceptiongrowth1.com
Inception Growth Acquisition Ltd is a blank check company.
Executives
Soul Venture Partners Llc 10 percent owner 875 WASHINGTON STREET, NEW YORK NY 10014
Yan Yannie Xu director 6/F UNIT B, CENTRAL 88, 88-98 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 00000
Michael Lawrence Coyne director 10/F TOWER A, BILLION CENTRE, 1 WANG KWONG ROAD, KOWLOON BAY K3 999077
Cheuk Hang Chow director, officer: CEO 875 WASHINGTON STREET, NEW YORK NY 10014
Yun Pun Wong director, officer: CFO UNIT B, 11F, ON HING BUILDING, 1-9 ON HING TERRACE, CENTRAL HONG KONG F4 00000
Matthew Hong director 8 NEWBURY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Paige Edward Craig director, officer: CEO 875 WASHINGTON STREET, NEW YORK NY 10014
Suen Man Tak Stephen director 875 WASHINGTON STREET, NEW YORK NY 10014
Albert Chang director 875 WASHINGTON STREET, NEW YORK NY 10014