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Kore Group Holdings (Kore Group Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Kore Group Holdings 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KORE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -3   Max: -2.95
Current: -2.95

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kore Group Holdings was -2.95. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -3.00.


Kore Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kore Group Holdings'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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Kore Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Kore Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -3.05 -2.95

Kore Group Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.05 -3.29 -3.14 -3.01 -2.95

Competitive Comparison of Kore Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Kore Group Holdings'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.


Kore Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Kore Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kore Group Holdings 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 Kore Group Holdings 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 * 1.1314+0.528 * 0.9695+0.404 * 0.9674+0.892 * 1.0304+0.115 * 0.9615
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1272+4.679 * -0.123656-0.327 * 0.9447
=-2.95

* 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 $54.5 Mil.
Revenue was 72.466 + 68.633 + 69.536 + 65.975 = $276.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36.932 + 37.637 + 37.82 + 35.658 = $148.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $102.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $587.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $58.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $130.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $74.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $305.6 Mil.
Net Income was -33.692 + -95.361 + -19.499 + -18.49 = $-167.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -9.798 + -78.241 + -0.003 + 0.003 = $-88.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -10.912 + 3.19 + -0.609 + 1.912 = $-6.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $46.8 Mil.
Revenue was 62.411 + 66.137 + 70.921 + 68.978 = $268.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 33.698 + 34.596 + 37.293 + 33.705 = $139.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $103.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $688.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $21.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $54.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $112.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $48.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $423.2 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)
=(54.528 / 276.61) / (46.775 / 268.447)
=0.19713 / 0.174243
=1.1314

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)
=(139.292 / 268.447) / (148.047 / 276.61)
=0.518881 / 0.535219
=0.9695

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 - (101.987 + 20.323) / 586.984) / (1 - (103.22 + 21.918) / 688.681)
=0.79163 / 0.818293
=0.9674

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
=276.61 / 268.447
=1.0304

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))
=(54.499 / (54.499 + 21.918)) / (58.363 / (58.363 + 20.323))
=0.713179 / 0.74172
=0.9615

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)
=(130.188 / 276.61) / (112.091 / 268.447)
=0.470655 / 0.417554
=1.1272

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)
=((305.555 + 74.499) / 586.984) / ((423.185 + 48.841) / 688.681)
=0.647469 / 0.685406
=0.9447

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
=(-167.042 - -88.039 - -6.419) / 586.984
=-0.123656

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.

Kore Group Holdings has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kore Group Holdings (Kore Group Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3 Ravinia Dr, Suite 500, Alpharetta, GA, USA, 30346
Kore Group Holdings Inc provides Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services. In addition to providing critical services to customers globally, it enables them to manage, deploy, and scale their IoT applications and use cases. It offers connectivity services, location-based services, device solutions, and managed and professional services for the development and support of IoT technology for the Machine-to-Machine market. It derives revenue from IoT Connectivity services, IoT Solutions services, SIMs (IoT Connectivity), and IoT devices (IoT Solutions).
Executives
Romil Bahl director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3170 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Jason Dietrich officer: EVP, Chief Rev. Officer 3 RAVINIA DRIVE NE, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30346
Twilio Inc 10 percent owner 101 SPEAR STREET, SUITE 500, San Francisco CA 94105
Robert P Macinnis director C/O KORE, 3700 MANSELL ROAD, SUITE 300, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Tomer Yosef-or director C/O ABRY BROADCAST PARTNERS, 111 HUNTINGTON AVE., 30TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02199
Kennedy Jack William Jr. officer: See Remarks 1871 ASPEN DR NE, ATLANTA GA 30345
Tushar K. Sachdev officer: See Remarks 600 GALLERIA PARKWAY, SUITE 100, ATLANTA GA 30339
Paul Holtz officer: See Remarks C/O KORE, 3700 MANSELL ROAD, SUITE 300, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Wood River Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 4111 E. 37TH STREET N, WICHITA KS 67220
James E Geisler director 2087 BRIDGEPORT DR, LEXINGTON KY 40502
Paulett Eberhart director C/O LPL FINANCIAL, 4707 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 32121
Mark A Neporent director C/O CERBERUS PARTNERS LP, 450 PARK AVENUE 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Louise P Winstone officer: See Remarks 3700 MANSELL RD., SUITE 300, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
R Michael Thurston officer: See Remarks 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 900, ATLANTA GA 30309
Koch Industries Inc 10 percent owner 4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA KS 67220