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SpringBig Holdings (SpringBig Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -4.44 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is SpringBig 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 -4.44 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SBIG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.28   Med: -5.71   Max: -2.5
Current: -4.44

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SpringBig Holdings was -2.50. The lowest was -9.28. And the median was -5.71.


SpringBig Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

SpringBig Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -9.28

SpringBig Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 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 - -2.50 -6.98 -9.28 -4.44

Competitive Comparison of SpringBig Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, SpringBig 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.


SpringBig Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



SpringBig 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 SpringBig 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 * 1.0018+0.528 * 1.0288+0.404 * 0+0.892 * 0.9911+0.115 * 2.6862
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7906+4.679 * -0.372108-0.327 * 1.1641
=-4.44

* 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 $3.47 Mil.
Revenue was 6.474 + 6.791 + 6.888 + 7.214 = $27.37 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.68 + 4.77 + 5.284 + 5.703 = $20.44 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.72 Mil.
Total Assets was $9.08 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.36 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $19.95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.08 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.01 Mil.
Net Income was 0.417 + -3.201 + -2.742 + -2.028 = $-7.55 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.57 + 0.076 + 0.347 + 0.064 = $2.06 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.878 + -0.508 + -0.905 + -2.942 = $-6.23 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.49 Mil.
Revenue was 7.157 + 6.77 + 7.232 + 6.454 = $27.61 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.807 + 5.278 + 5.544 + 4.586 = $21.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7.09 Mil.
Total Assets was $8.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.95 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.71 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25.47 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.77 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.65 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)
=(3.466 / 27.367) / (3.491 / 27.613)
=0.126649 / 0.126426
=1.0018

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)
=(21.215 / 27.613) / (20.437 / 27.367)
=0.768298 / 0.746775
=1.0288

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 - (5.722 + 3.356) / 9.078) / (1 - (7.086 + 0.945) / 8.293)
=0 / 0.031593
=0

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
=27.367 / 27.613
=0.9911

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))
=(0.707 / (0.707 + 0.945)) / (0.636 / (0.636 + 3.356))
=0.427966 / 0.159319
=2.6862

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)
=(19.954 / 27.367) / (25.465 / 27.613)
=0.729126 / 0.922211
=0.7906

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)
=((10.013 + 7.084) / 9.078) / ((1.647 + 11.77) / 8.293)
=1.883344 / 1.61787
=1.1641

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
=(-7.554 - 2.057 - -6.233) / 9.078
=-0.372108

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.

SpringBig Holdings has a M-score of -4.44 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SpringBig Holdings (SpringBig Holdings) Business Description

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Address
621 North West 53rd Street, Suite 250, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33487
SpringBig Holdings Inc is a software platform providing customer loyalty and marketing automation solutions to cannabis retailers and brands in the U.S. and Canada. The company's platform connects consumers with retailers and brands, through SMS marketing, emails, customer feedback system, and loyalty programs, to support retailers' and brands' customer engagement and retention.
Executives
Paul Sykes officer: Chief Financial Officer 621 NW 53RD STREET, SUITE 250, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Jeffrey Todd Harris director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 621 NW 53RD STREET, SUITE 260, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Steven E Bernstein director C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP, ONE TOWN CENTER ROAD - THIRD FLOOR, BOCO RATON FL 83486
Jonathan Trauben director 621 NW 53RD STREET, SUITE 250, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Patricia Glassford director 621 NW 53RD STREET, SUITE 250, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Philip Schwarz director C/O CORAZON CAPITAL, 1322 WEST HENDERSON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60657
Tuatara Capital Fund Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 12 EAST 44TH STREET, 8FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
Medici Holdings V, Inc. 10 percent owner 621 NW 53RD STREET, SUITE 250, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Amanda Lannert director 621 NW 53RD STREET, SUITE 250, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Navin Anand officer: Chief Technology Officer 621 NW 53RD STREET, SUITE 250, BOCA RATON FL 33487
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Mark Zittman director, officer: Chief Operating Officer TUATARA CAPITAL, L.P., 655 THIRD AVENUE, 8TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
Sergey Sherman officer: Chief Financial Officer TUATARA CAPITAL, L.P., 655 THIRD AVENUE, 8TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
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