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Startengine Crowdfunding (Startengine Crowdfunding) Beneish M-Score : -3.34 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Startengine Crowdfunding 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 -3.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STGC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.36   Med: -3.21   Max: -2.58
Current: -3.34

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Startengine Crowdfunding was -2.58. The lowest was -3.36. And the median was -3.21.


Startengine Crowdfunding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Startengine Crowdfunding'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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Startengine Crowdfunding Beneish M-Score Chart

Startengine Crowdfunding Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.36

Startengine Crowdfunding Quarterly Data
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 - -2.58 -3.08 -3.36 -3.34

Competitive Comparison of Startengine Crowdfunding's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Startengine Crowdfunding'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.


Startengine Crowdfunding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

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

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



Startengine Crowdfunding 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 Startengine Crowdfunding 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 * 0.1749+0.528 * 1.2044+0.404 * 1.6778+0.892 * 1.2777+0.115 * 0.1021
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9928+4.679 * -0.137422-0.327 * 0.9445
=-3.34

* 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 $0.27 Mil.
Revenue was 9.758 + 7.726 + 5.702 + 4.718 = $27.90 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.96 + 3.645 + 3.986 + 3.467 = $16.06 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11.84 Mil.
Total Assets was $51.52 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.12 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.12 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25.22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.34 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -4.021 + -7.244 + -3.973 + -3.099 = $-18.34 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.376 + -2.055 + 0.02 + 0.008 = $-2.40 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.216 + -5.556 + -0.049 + -1.033 = $-8.85 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.19 Mil.
Revenue was 5.24 + 4.782 + 5.229 + 6.588 = $21.84 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.584 + 3.183 + 3.476 + 4.894 = $15.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16.46 Mil.
Total Assets was $30.56 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $19.89 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.61 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)
=(0.265 / 27.904) / (1.186 / 21.839)
=0.009497 / 0.054307
=0.1749

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)
=(15.137 / 21.839) / (16.058 / 27.904)
=0.693118 / 0.575473
=1.2044

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 - (11.839 + 0.119) / 51.52) / (1 - (16.462 + 0.11) / 30.557)
=0.767896 / 0.457669
=1.6778

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
=27.904 / 21.839
=1.2777

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))
=(0.012 / (0.012 + 0.11)) / (3.119 / (3.119 + 0.119))
=0.098361 / 0.963249
=0.1021

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)
=(25.224 / 27.904) / (19.885 / 21.839)
=0.903956 / 0.910527
=0.9928

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 + 7.335) / 51.52) / ((0 + 4.606) / 30.557)
=0.142372 / 0.150735
=0.9445

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
=(-18.337 - -2.403 - -8.854) / 51.52
=-0.137422

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.

Startengine Crowdfunding has a M-score of -3.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Startengine Crowdfunding (Startengine Crowdfunding) Business Description

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Address
4100 West Alameda Avenue, 3rd Floor, Burbank, CA, USA, 91505
Startengine Crowdfunding Inc is an equity crowdfunding platform. The company allows investors and common people to invest in start-up projects and early-stage companies. Also, it facilitates small and medium-sized businesses in raising capital at every stage and provides related services.
Executives
Joshua Daniel Amster officer: VP, Fundraising 16029 SKYTOP RD ENCINO CA 91436
Jonathan Reyes officer: Chief Compliance Officer 3900 W ALAMEDA AVE STE 1200 BURBANK CA 91505
Aubrey Chernick 10 percent owner C/O STARTENGINE CROWDFUNDING INC. 3900 W ALAMEDA AVE STE 1200 BURBANK CA 91505
Lee Miller 10 percent owner 1014 23RD ST. SANTA MONICA CA 90403
Johanna Cronin officer: Chief Marketing Officer 3900 W ALAMEDA AVE STE 1200 BURBANK CA 91505
Howard Edward Marks director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2900 W ALAMEDA AVE SUITE 1200 BURBANK CA 91505
Ronald David Miller director, 10 percent owner 3900 W ALAMEDA AVE STE 1200 BURBANK CA 91505
Jebsen Allen C D officer: SVP, Fundraising 3900 W ALAMEDA AVE SUITE 1200 BURBANK CA 91505
Hunter Strassman officer: VP, Finance C/O STARTENGINE CROWDFUNDING INC. 3900 W ALAMEDA AVE STRE 1200 BURBANK CA 91515
Joeseph Mathews officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O STARTENGINE CROWDFUNDING INC. 3900 W ALAMEDA AVE. SUITE 1200 BURBANK CA 91505

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