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Witted Megacorp (OHEL:WITTED) Beneish M-Score : -2.28 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is Witted Megacorp 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 -2.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OHEL:WITTED' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.28   Med: -2.11   Max: -1.11
Current: -2.28

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Witted Megacorp was -1.11. The lowest was -2.28. And the median was -2.11.


Witted Megacorp Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Witted Megacorp'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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Witted Megacorp Beneish M-Score Chart

Witted Megacorp Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.11 -1.11 -2.28

Witted Megacorp Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - - - -2.28 -

Competitive Comparison of Witted Megacorp's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Witted Megacorp'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.


Witted Megacorp's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Witted Megacorp 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 Witted Megacorp 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 * 0.8531+0.528 * 0.9991+0.404 * 1.0134+0.892 * 1.2118+0.115 * 0.9895
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.032541-0.327 * 1.0383
=-2.28

* 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 €11.32 Mil.
Revenue was €64.10 Mil.
Gross Profit was €63.99 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €18.69 Mil.
Total Assets was €27.90 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €13.09 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.
Net Income was €-1.59 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €-2.49 Mil.
Total Receivables was €10.95 Mil.
Revenue was €52.90 Mil.
Gross Profit was €52.76 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €21.45 Mil.
Total Assets was €31.68 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.03 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €14.31 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)
=(11.323 / 64.101) / (10.952 / 52.896)
=0.176643 / 0.207048
=0.8531

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)
=(52.757 / 52.896) / (63.992 / 64.101)
=0.997372 / 0.9983
=0.9991

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 - (18.693 + 0.104) / 27.903) / (1 - (21.452 + 0.029) / 31.684)
=0.326345 / 0.322024
=1.0134

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
=64.101 / 52.896
=1.2118

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))
=(0.255 / (0.255 + 0.029)) / (1.019 / (1.019 + 0.104))
=0.897887 / 0.907391
=0.9895

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)
=(0 / 64.101) / (0 / 52.896)
=0 / 0
=1

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 + 13.086) / 27.903) / ((0.002 + 14.309) / 31.684)
=0.468982 / 0.451679
=1.0383

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
=(-1.586 - 0 - -2.494) / 27.903
=0.032541

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.

Witted Megacorp has a M-score of -2.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Witted Megacorp (OHEL:WITTED) Business Description

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Witted Megacorp PLC is a software development company that provides software development consulting and project deliveries, as well as growth consulting and recruitment services to support the customer's own software development.

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