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SharpLink Gaming (SharpLink Gaming) Beneish M-Score : -3.41 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is SharpLink Gaming 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 -3.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SBET' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.41   Med: -3.41   Max: -3.41
Current: -3.41

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SharpLink Gaming was -3.41. The lowest was -3.41. And the median was -3.41.


SharpLink Gaming Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SharpLink Gaming'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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SharpLink Gaming Beneish M-Score Chart

SharpLink Gaming Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -3.41

SharpLink Gaming Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -2.24 - -3.41

Competitive Comparison of SharpLink Gaming's Beneish M-Score

For the Gambling subindustry, SharpLink Gaming'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.


SharpLink Gaming's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, SharpLink Gaming's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



SharpLink Gaming 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 SharpLink Gaming 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 * 0.6643+0.528 * 1.2189+0.404 * 0.0138+0.892 * 1.4189+0.115 * 1.0578
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.516+4.679 * -0.156004-0.327 * 1.2073
=-3.41

* 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 $0.43 Mil.
Revenue was -4.965 + 3.27 + 3.257 + 3.39 = $4.95 Mil.
Gross Profit was -1.913 + 1.136 + 0.965 + 1.344 = $1.53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $71.10 Mil.
Total Assets was $71.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $79.25 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.43 Mil.
Net Income was -5.129 + -2.85 + -3.441 + -2.824 = $-14.24 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.623 + -0.33 + -0.499 + -0.255 = $-3.71 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5.63 + 18.258 + 2.923 + -14.968 = $0.58 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.45 Mil.
Revenue was -1.45 + 1.293 + 1.751 + 1.896 = $3.49 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.411 + 0.188 + 0.09 + 0.627 = $1.32 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $53.91 Mil.
Total Assets was $65.05 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.02 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.91 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.87 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $58.91 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.06 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)
=(0.427 / 4.952) / (0.453 / 3.49)
=0.086228 / 0.129799
=0.6643

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)
=(1.316 / 3.49) / (1.532 / 4.952)
=0.377077 / 0.30937
=1.2189

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 - (71.103 + 0.009) / 71.28) / (1 - (53.911 + 0.022) / 65.045)
=0.002357 / 0.170836
=0.0138

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
=4.952 / 3.49
=1.4189

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))
=(0.911 / (0.911 + 0.022)) / (0.108 / (0.108 + 0.009))
=0.97642 / 0.923077
=1.0578

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)
=(7.961 / 4.952) / (10.873 / 3.49)
=1.607633 / 3.115473
=0.516

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)
=((1.425 + 79.248) / 71.28) / ((2.063 + 58.911) / 65.045)
=1.131776 / 0.937413
=1.2073

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
=(-14.244 - -3.707 - 0.583) / 71.28
=-0.156004

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.

SharpLink Gaming has a M-score of -3.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SharpLink Gaming (SharpLink Gaming) Business Description

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Address
333 Washington Avenue North, Suite 104, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55401
SharpLink Gaming Ltd is a online technology company that connects sports fans, leagues and sports websites to relevant and timely sports betting content. The Company has four operating segments: Affiliate Marketing Services-United States, Sports Gaming Client Services, Enterprise Telecom Expense Management (TEM) and Affiliate Marketing Services-International. Most of the revenue earned is from United states.
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