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Tingo (TMNA) Beneish M-Score : -2.21 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Tingo 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 -2.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TMNA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -0.02   Max: 399.79
Current: -2.21

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tingo was 399.79. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -0.02.


Tingo Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tingo'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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Tingo Beneish M-Score Chart

Tingo Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 4.10 399.79

Tingo Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 - - 399.79 -3.39 -2.21

Competitive Comparison of Tingo's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Tingo'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.


Tingo's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Tingo 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 Tingo 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 * 0.0856+0.528 * 0.8376+0.404 * 5.5166+0.892 * 0.2332+0.115 * 0.6837
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.556+4.679 * -0.0607-0.327 * 0.081
=-2.21

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $20.1 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 291.701 = $291.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 268.819 = $268.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $20.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,235.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $100.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $49.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $38.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was -11.223 + -18.904 + 0 + 90.709 = $60.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.298 + 0.453 + 0 + 0.6 = $1.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.041 + 0.071 + 0 + 134.185 = $134.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,005.2 Mil.
Revenue was 268.685 + 257.058 + 548.298 + 176.985 = $1,251.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 265.57 + 254.558 + 270.75 + 174.744 = $965.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,514.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,101.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $212.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $459.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $378.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $806.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(20.059 / 291.701) / (1005.225 / 1251.026)
=0.068766 / 0.80352
=0.0856

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)
=(965.622 / 1251.026) / (268.819 / 291.701)
=0.771864 / 0.921557
=0.8376

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 - (20.072 + 0) / 1235.313) / (1 - (1514.171 + 212.472) / 2101.367)
=0.983751 / 0.178324
=5.5166

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
=291.701 / 1251.026
=0.2332

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))
=(459.332 / (459.332 + 212.472)) / (100.298 / (100.298 + 0))
=0.683729 / 1
=0.6837

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)
=(49.021 / 291.701) / (378.118 / 1251.026)
=0.168052 / 0.302246
=0.556

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 + 38.398) / 1235.313) / ((0 + 806.308) / 2101.367)
=0.031084 / 0.383706
=0.081

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
=(60.582 - 1.351 - 134.215) / 1235.313
=-0.0607

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.

Tingo has a M-score of -2.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Tingo (TMNA) Business Description

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Address
11650 South State Street, Suite 240, Draper, UT, USA, 84020
Tingo Inc is an Agri-Fintech company offering a comprehensive platform service through the use of smartphones (using GSM technology) to empower a marketplace to enable subscribers/farmers within and outside of the agricultural sector to manage their commercial activities. The ecosystem provides a 'one-stop-shop solution to enable such subscribers to manage everything from airtime top-ups, bill pay services for utilities and other service providers, access to insurance services, and microfinance to support their value chain from 'seed to sale'.
Executives
Dozy Mmobousi director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO BRICKFIELD, RADLETT X0 WD7 8BS
Christophe Charlier director 7F 77/2 AL-FARABI AVENUE, ALMATY 1P 050040
Rory Bowen officer: Chief of Staff APARTMENT 19, 2 OFFENHAM ROAD, LONDON X0 SW9 7BN
Daksheshkumar B Patel director, officer: CFO APARTMENT 205, THE EMPEROR, 8 WEST ROAD SOUTH, SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG T3 2196
Leslie Nabanya Kasumba director 199 SIBAYA SANDS 9 THE STRAIGHT AVENUE, PINESLOPES, LONEHILL, SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG T3 2191
Kenneth I Denos officer: EVP, Genl Counsel & Secy 10757 SOUTH RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 125, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Onyekachi Elochukwu Onubogu director 14 A DASILVA ROAD, LAGOS Q5 101222
Christopher John Cleverly director, officer: President 60 THE GREEN, POULSHOT DEVICES X0 5N101RT
Derrick Randall-emeka director 21 MILESPIT HILL, MILL HILL X0 NW7 2PJ
Adewale Adebayo director 1004 ESTATE, CLUSTAR D1 APARTMENT 116, VICTORIA ISLAND / LAGOS Q5 101241
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John J Brown director 1450 BOOT RD BLDG 400, ROM TECH INC, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Zoliwe Macanda-simbodyal director 29 WOOLCOMBES COURT, LONDON X0 SE16 5RQ
Gurjinder Johal director 301 EAST 21ST, #13B, NEW YORK NY 10010
Tingo, Inc. 10 percent owner 11650 SOUTH STATE STREET, SUITE 240, DRAPER UT 84020