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PGY (Pagaya Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -2.20 (As of Jul. 14, 2025)


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What is Pagaya Technologies 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 -2.2 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PGY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.41   Med: -2.25   Max: -1.85
Current: -2.2

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pagaya Technologies was -1.85. The lowest was -2.41. And the median was -2.25.


Pagaya Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pagaya Technologies'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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Pagaya Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Pagaya Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.31 -2.31

Pagaya Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.12 -2.41 -2.30 -2.31 -2.20

Competitive Comparison of Pagaya Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Pagaya Technologies'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.


Pagaya Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Pagaya Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Pagaya Technologies 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 Pagaya Technologies 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 * 1.0364+0.528 * 0.8941+0.404 * 1+0.892 * 1.2584+0.115 * 0.6248
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.833+4.679 * 0.040153-0.327 * 1.2988
=-2.20

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $123 Mil.
Revenue was 282.704 + 275.669 + 249.283 + 242.594 = $1,050 Mil.
Gross Profit was 115.621 + 117.465 + 100.318 + 96.992 = $430 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $356 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,278 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $72 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $274 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $199 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $536 Mil.
Net Income was 7.893 + -237.922 + -67.476 + -74.785 = $-372 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -48.124 + -276.174 + -108.923 + -73.637 = $-507 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 34.427 + 32.063 + -1.504 + 18.252 = $83 Mil.
Total Receivables was $94 Mil.
Revenue was 237.004 + 210.428 + 201.447 + 185.685 = $835 Mil.
Gross Profit was 92.123 + 75.946 + 72.655 + 65.072 = $306 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $399 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,483 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $96 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $261 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $169 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $487 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)
=(123.205 / 1050.25) / (94.46 / 834.564)
=0.11731 / 0.113185
=1.0364

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)
=(305.796 / 834.564) / (430.396 / 1050.25)
=0.366414 / 0.409803
=0.8941

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 - (355.563 + 71.506) / 1278.365) / (1 - (399.094 + 96.388) / 1483.187)
=0.665926 / 0.665934
=1

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
=1050.25 / 834.564
=1.2584

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))
=(21.928 / (21.928 + 96.388)) / (30.158 / (30.158 + 71.506))
=0.185334 / 0.296644
=0.6248

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)
=(273.637 / 1050.25) / (261.023 / 834.564)
=0.260545 / 0.312766
=0.833

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)
=((536.359 + 198.695) / 1278.365) / ((487.238 + 169.384) / 1483.187)
=0.574995 / 0.44271
=1.2988

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
=(-372.29 - -506.858 - 83.238) / 1278.365
=0.040153

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.

Pagaya Technologies has a M-score of -2.20 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Pagaya Technologies Business Description

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335 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Pagaya Technologies Ltd is a financial technology company working to reshape the lending marketplace by using machine learning, data analytics, and sophisticated AI-driven credit and analysis technology. It was built to provide a comprehensive solution to enable the credit industry to deliver customers a positive experience while simultaneously enhancing the broader credit ecosystem. Its proprietary API seamlessly integrates into its next-gen infrastructure network of partners to deliver a premium customer user experience and greater access to credit. The company generates majority of its revenue from United States.