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Plum Acquisition I (Plum Acquisition I) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 13, 2024)


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

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Plum Acquisition I was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Plum Acquisition I Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Plum Acquisition I'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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Plum Acquisition I Beneish M-Score Chart

Plum Acquisition I Annual Data
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Plum Acquisition I Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Plum Acquisition I's Beneish M-Score

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Plum Acquisition I'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.


Plum Acquisition I's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Plum Acquisition I's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Plum Acquisition I 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 Plum Acquisition I 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.14 Mil.
Total Assets was $36.24 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.95 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -4.207 + 1.015 + -4.606 + 4.268 = $-3.53 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.287 + -1.442 + -2.414 + 5.267 = $-1.88 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.402 + -0.353 + -0.278 + -0.193 = $-1.23 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.20 Mil.
Total Assets was $54.57 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.18 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.53 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)
=(0 / 0) / (0 / 0)
= /
=

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)
=(0 / 0) / (0 / 0)
= /
=

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 - (0.135 + 0) / 36.242) / (1 - (0.201 + 0) / 54.569)
=0.996275 / 0.996317
=

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
=0 / 0
=

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 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
= /
=

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 / 0) / (2.177 / 0)
= /
=

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 + 8.952) / 36.242) / ((0 + 6.534) / 54.569)
=0.247006 / 0.119738
=

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
=(-3.53 - -1.876 - -1.226) / 36.242
=-0.01181

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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Plum Acquisition I (Plum Acquisition I) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2021 Fillmore Street, Suite 2089, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94115
Plum Acquisition Corp I is a blank check company.
Executives
Brian Kevin Turner director C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Ursula M Burns director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairwoman 200 SE MIZNER BLVD, UNIT 703, BOCA RATON FL 33432
Jennifer Ceran director C/O QUOTIENT TECHNOLOGY INC., 400 LOGUE AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Lane Bess director C/O ZSCALER INC, 110 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Kelly Wright director C/O TABLEAU SOFTWARE, INC., 837 NORTH 34TH ST., SUITE 200, SEATTLE WA 98103
Alok Sama director C/O BLUERIVER ACQUSITION CORP., 250 WEST NOTTINGHAM DRIVE SUITE 400, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Plum Partners, Llc director, 10 percent owner 2021 FILLMORE STREET, SUITE 2089, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94115
Mike John Dinsdale director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks C/O PLUM ACQUISITION CORP. I, 339 SEAVIEW AVE, PIEDMONT CA 94610
Kanishka Roy director, 10 percent owner, officer: President C/O PLUM ACQUISITION CORP. I, 339 SEAVIEW AVE, PIEDMONT CA 94610
Vinodka Murria director C/O PLUM ACQUISITION CORP. I, 339 SEAVIEW AVE, PIEDMONT CA 94610
Clay Whitehead director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O PLUM ACQUISITION CORP. I, 339 SEAVIEW AVE, PIEDMONT CA 94610

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