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Soluna Holdings (Soluna Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 2.09 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Soluna 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 2.09 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SLNH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.95   Med: -2.31   Max: 17.44
Current: 2.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Soluna Holdings was 17.44. The lowest was -5.95. And the median was -2.31.


Soluna Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Soluna Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.51 17.44 -5.62 2.09

Soluna Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.62 -4.37 -2.06 -2.68 2.09

Competitive Comparison of Soluna Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Soluna 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.


Soluna Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Soluna Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Soluna 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 Soluna 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 * 8.5334+0.528 * -1.1195+0.404 * 0.7668+0.892 * 0.7379+0.115 * 1.7282
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0868+4.679 * -0.217056-0.327 * 0.8928
=2.09

* 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 $3.39 Mil.
Revenue was 10.118 + 5.797 + 2.068 + 3.082 = $21.07 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.285 + 1.407 + -0.39 + -0.056 = $5.25 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.28 Mil.
Total Assets was $91.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $46.03 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $13.62 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15.40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $28.18 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.22 Mil.
Net Income was -6.702 + -6.662 + -8.775 + -7.062 = $-29.20 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.883 + -1.257 + -2.46 + 0.198 = $-6.40 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.417 + -0.568 + -0.783 + -3.053 = $-2.99 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.54 Mil.
Revenue was 4.183 + 6.372 + 8.676 + 9.316 = $28.55 Mil.
Gross Profit was -2.167 + -4.816 + -1.433 + 0.457 = $-7.96 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.76 Mil.
Total Assets was $84.96 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $43.62 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $28.42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $19.20 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $29.52 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.08 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)
=(3.394 / 21.065) / (0.539 / 28.547)
=0.16112 / 0.018881
=8.5334

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)
=(-7.959 / 28.547) / (5.246 / 21.065)
=-0.278803 / 0.249039
=-1.1195

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 - (14.284 + 46.031) / 91.276) / (1 - (3.762 + 43.617) / 84.961)
=0.339202 / 0.442344
=0.7668

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
=21.065 / 28.547
=0.7379

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))
=(28.416 / (28.416 + 43.617)) / (13.615 / (13.615 + 46.031))
=0.394486 / 0.228263
=1.7282

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)
=(15.4 / 21.065) / (19.203 / 28.547)
=0.73107 / 0.67268
=1.0868

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)
=((0.216 + 28.175) / 91.276) / ((0.084 + 29.516) / 84.961)
=0.311046 / 0.348395
=0.8928

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
=(-29.201 - -6.402 - -2.987) / 91.276
=-0.217056

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.

Soluna Holdings has a M-score of 2.09 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Soluna Holdings (Soluna Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
325 Washington Avenue Extension, Albany, NY, USA, 12205
Soluna Holdings Inc, is a U.S based company that conducts operations through its subsidiary. The group is engaged in the mining of cryptocurrency through data centers that can be powered by renewable energy sources. The data centers buy every excess megawatt to use for batch-oriented, computing-intensive processes such as cryptocurrency mining or machine learning which is a low-risk and low-friction solution to use as a smartphone.
Executives
Jessica L. Thomas officer: CFO 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
John Belizaire director, officer: CEO & Pres. of EcoChain Inc. 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
Patman Philip F Jr officer: Chief Financial Officer 9800 RICHMOND AVE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
William Hazelip director C/O MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
John Bottomley director 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
Mary Jennifer Oreilly officer: Chief People Officer 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
William P Phelan director C/O MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY INC, 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
Michael Toporek director, other: See Explanation of Responses C/O MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED, 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
Matthew E. Lipman director, other: See Explanation of Responses C/O MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED, 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
David C Michaels director C/O MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
Alykhan Madhavji director 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
Moshe Binyamin officer: President-MTI Instruments, Inc 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
Frederick W. Jones officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER C/O MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY INC, 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
Thomas J Marusak director C/O MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY INC, 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
Edward R Hirshfield director, 10 percent owner 122 E.42ND STREET SUITE 4305, NEW YORK NY 10168