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OCTO (Eightco Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -3.68 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Eightco 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 -3.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OCTO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.76   Med: -0.76   Max: 2.28
Current: -3.68

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eightco Holdings was 2.28. The lowest was -3.76. And the median was -0.76.


Eightco Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eightco 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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Eightco Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Eightco Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 1.40 -2.91

Eightco Holdings Quarterly Data
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 1.89 -2.91 -3.76 -3.66 -3.68

Competitive Comparison of Eightco Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Eightco 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.


Eightco Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Eightco Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Eightco 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 Eightco 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 * 1.8652+0.528 * 0.5563+0.404 * 1.1458+0.892 * 0.5254+0.115 * 0.9216
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5402+4.679 * -0.286657-0.327 * 0.8704
=-3.68

* 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 $2.73 Mil.
Revenue was 7.672 + 7.017 + 9.62 + 15.526 = $39.84 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.047 + 1.778 + 1.886 + 1.396 = $7.11 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.62 Mil.
Total Assets was $49.24 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.67 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.97 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.75 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $27.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.30 Mil.
Net Income was -3.177 + 4.449 + 1.941 + -6.163 = $-2.95 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.024 + 7.456 + 4.716 + -0.245 = $11.95 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.078 + -0.44 + -0.723 + 0.299 = $-0.79 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.78 Mil.
Revenue was 23.335 + 20.547 + 15.89 + 16.053 = $75.83 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.747 + 2.53 + 1.819 + 0.43 = $7.53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $17.82 Mil.
Total Assets was $60.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.85 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18.23 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $25.99 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25.38 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)
=(2.727 / 39.835) / (2.783 / 75.825)
=0.068457 / 0.036703
=1.8652

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)
=(7.526 / 75.825) / (7.107 / 39.835)
=0.099255 / 0.178411
=0.5563

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 - (9.622 + 0.667) / 49.24) / (1 - (17.82 + 0.846) / 60.286)
=0.791044 / 0.690376
=1.1458

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
=39.835 / 75.825
=0.5254

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))
=(2.575 / (2.575 + 0.846)) / (2.973 / (2.973 + 0.667))
=0.752704 / 0.816758
=0.9216

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)
=(14.751 / 39.835) / (18.23 / 75.825)
=0.370302 / 0.240422
=1.5402

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)
=((9.299 + 27.224) / 49.24) / ((25.384 + 25.993) / 60.286)
=0.741734 / 0.852221
=0.8704

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
=(-2.95 - 11.951 - -0.786) / 49.24
=-0.286657

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.

Eightco Holdings has a M-score of -3.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eightco Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
101 Larry Holmes Dr., Easton, Safety Harbor, PA, USA, 18042
Eightco Holdings Inc operates in three main businesses: Forever 8 Inventory Cash Flow Solution, Web3 Business, and Packaging Business. Forever 8 focuses on purchasing inventory for e-commerce retailers and is part of its Inventory Solution Business. Web3 Business but has no intention of continuing this business at this time. The Packaging Business manufactures and sells custom packaging for a wide variety of products and helps customers generate brand awareness and promote brand image through packaging. The Company's two reportable segments were the Inventory Management Solutions segment and the Corrugated segment. Key revenue is generated from Inventory Management Solutions segment.
Executives
Brian Mcfadden director, officer: President and CEO 855 BAYWAY BLVD, CLEARWATER BEACH FL 33767
Louis Foreman director 520 ELLIOT STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Frank D Jennings director 1739 SAILMAKER STREET, CHARLESTON SC 29492
Vroman Brett Earl James officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O EDISON NATION, INC., 909 NEW BRUNSWICK AVENUE, PHILLIPSBURG NJ 08865
Kevin J O'donnell director, officer: Chairman 91 OAKLEIGH LANE, MAITLAND FL 32751
Vinco Ventures, Inc. 10 percent owner C/O INCORP SERVICES, 3773 HOWARD HUGHES PKWY. STE 500S, LAS VEGAS NV 89169
Mary Ann Halford director 12 BRIARBROOK DRIVE, BRIARCLIFF MANOR NY 10510