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Mastermind (Mastermind) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mastermind was 2.63. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -2.07.


Mastermind Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Mastermind Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
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Mastermind Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Mastermind's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Mastermind'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.


Mastermind's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Mastermind's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mastermind 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 Mastermind 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1.93 Mil.
Revenue was 0.398 + 1.209 + 1.319 + 1.137 = $4.06 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.1 + 0.762 + 0.786 + 0.712 = $2.36 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.10 Mil.
Total Assets was $3.14 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.04 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.33 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -0.503 + 0.13 + 0.155 + 0.118 = $-0.10 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.253 + 0.207 + -0.195 + -0.323 = $-0.56 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.65 Mil.
Revenue was 1.042 + 1.149 + 1.456 + 1.078 = $4.73 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.621 + 0.732 + 1.063 + 0.677 = $3.09 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.39 Mil.
Total Assets was $3.43 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.04 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.03 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.37 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.46 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)
=(1.934 / 4.063) / (1.648 / 4.725)
=0.476003 / 0.348783
=

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)
=(3.093 / 4.725) / (2.36 / 4.063)
=0.654603 / 0.580852
=

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 - (3.1 + 0.038) / 3.138) / (1 - (3.392 + 0.041) / 3.433)
=0 / 0
=

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
=4.063 / 4.725
=

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))
=(0.025 / (0.025 + 0.041)) / (0.016 / (0.016 + 0.038))
=0.378788 / 0.296296
=

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)
=(2.394 / 4.063) / (2.374 / 4.725)
=0.58922 / 0.502434
=

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 + 0.334) / 3.138) / ((0 + 0.455) / 3.433)
=0.106437 / 0.132537
=

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
=(-0.1 - 0 - -0.564) / 3.138
=0.147865

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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Mastermind (Mastermind) Business Description

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2221 Peachtree Road NE, Suite D-134, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30309
Mastermind Inc is an involvement marketing service agency that designs, creates, and develops branding and marketing campaigns for large corporate clients. This involvement is achieved through multi-dimensional marketing campaigns that employ social, digital, mobile, content, influencer marketing, gamification, and promotion to drive greater sales and ROI.
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Ricardo Rios officer: Senior Vice President 3706 PACES PARK CIRCLE, VININGS GA 30080
Michael P Gelfond 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Vice President 1129 N. HIGHLAND AVENUE, ATLANTA GA 30306
Mastermind Marketing, Inc. 10 percent owner 1450 W. PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
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