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Cleanspark (MEX:CLSK) Beneish M-Score : 3.72 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Cleanspark 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 3.72 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

MEX:CLSK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.08   Med: 0.7   Max: 240.18
Current: 3.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cleanspark was 240.18. The lowest was -6.08. And the median was 0.70.


Cleanspark Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Cleanspark Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.08 2.03 -3.95 240.18 3.72

Cleanspark Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 240.18 -3.12 -2.49 171.34 3.72

Competitive Comparison of Cleanspark's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Cleanspark'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.


Cleanspark's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Cleanspark's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cleanspark 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 Cleanspark 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 * 7.1925+0.528 * 0.5517+0.404 * 0.5159+0.892 * 2.2738+0.115 * 1.5573
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6395+4.679 * 0.081383-0.327 * 0.9112
=4.46

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN2,732 Mil.
Revenue was 1757.852 + 1907.269 + 1855.445 + 1252.462 = MXN6,773 Mil.
Gross Profit was 144.31 + 765.377 + 1286.226 + 501.912 = MXN2,698 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN13,890 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN38,645 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN24,275 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN2,808 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN1,082 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN3,700 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN161 Mil.
Net Income was -1224.323 + -4327.978 + 2103.326 + 439.786 = MXN-3,009 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -74.41 + -4329.737 + 1936.866 + 579.178 = MXN-1,888 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1628.092 + -1246.427 + -712.096 + -679.547 = MXN-4,266 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN167 Mil.
Revenue was 901.567 + 777.99 + 766.892 + 532.28 = MXN2,979 Mil.
Gross Profit was 97.546 + 245.055 + 368.864 + -56.85 = MXN655 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN1,780 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN13,266 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN11,166 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN2,150 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN744 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN1,290 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN164 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)
=(2731.95 / 6773.028) / (167.047 / 2978.729)
=0.403357 / 0.05608
=7.1925

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)
=(654.615 / 2978.729) / (2697.825 / 6773.028)
=0.219763 / 0.398319
=0.5517

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 - (13890.128 + 24274.556) / 38645.404) / (1 - (1779.724 + 11166.245) / 13265.849)
=0.012439 / 0.024113
=0.5159

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
=6773.028 / 2978.729
=2.2738

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))
=(2150.026 / (2150.026 + 11166.245)) / (2807.84 / (2807.84 + 24274.556))
=0.161459 / 0.103678
=1.5573

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)
=(1082.249 / 6773.028) / (744.291 / 2978.729)
=0.159788 / 0.249869
=0.6395

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)
=((160.929 + 3699.551) / 38645.404) / ((164.417 + 1289.956) / 13265.849)
=0.099895 / 0.109633
=0.9112

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
=(-3009.189 - -1888.103 - -4266.162) / 38645.404
=0.081383

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.

Cleanspark has a M-score of 4.46 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Cleanspark Business Description

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10624 South Eastern Avenue, Suite A - 638, Henderson, NV, USA, 89052
Cleanspark Inc is a bitcoin mining company. Through CleanSpark, Inc., and the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries, the company mines bitcoin. The company entered the bitcoin mining industry through its acquisition of ATL. Bitcoin mining is the sole reportable segment of the company.

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